My Guest Post: Aliens, Naming and Naming Conventions

Hi,

Just wanted to drop a brief note that this month's post over at Apex Book Company continues my series on How To Create an Alien Language with names and naming conventions.

In this post, a talk about how names and naming conventions are often a reflection of culture rather than a mechanical permutation of letters. Here's a quote:

Whether you're describing our world or an alien planet, any intelligent life form will associate values with a particular place or location. Some languages employ...