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Emily English

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How do you decide the names of your characters?

Emily English I love names, and I've always been intrigued by meanings behind names, as well as their origins. It's fun to learn how parents name their children--do…moreI love names, and I've always been intrigued by meanings behind names, as well as their origins. It's fun to learn how parents name their children--do they blindly pick a name out of a book? Is there a family name that just gets passed on? Do they name their kid after a person? A place? A specific event? A feeling? My mom said she was going to name us Elizabeth, Rebecca, and Robert. We ended up being Emily, Ruby, and Ryan. Hahaha!

It's also funny how you can meet someone, and in your head you go, "yeah, you look like a Thomas." Or maybe they actually go by "Tommy," and you can totally see how that person is absolutely a Tommy and definitely not a Thomas. I'm babbling, but I think you know what I mean!

When I pick character names, I think of several different things. Where is this person from? In Uniting the Heavens, several members of the Tiede family are mentioned: Vir, Ren, Lis, Lars, and Hraf. In Tiede, one syllable names are signs of strength, power. Most Tiedans in general won't have long first names. In the Gerrit family, for example, we have the parents Derrin and Trea, and their children Bret, Lana, Gryf, and Dane (and Aren, of course).

I also take into consideration family traditions. In the House of Rose, we have Lord Rose Gaithus. His brother (whom you haven't met yet) is Rose Glen. Gaithus named his daughter, Geyle. Nothin' but a G thing, baby. (I'm totally amusing myself.)

There are cultural differences to consider as well. These cultural influences came into play when naming Priestesses Teyna and Nianni (both from the Kailen Islands), as well as the Lords of Kaishar and Tennar: Letengel and Syncros, respectively (both have not yet been introduced).

The Houses of Tiede, Illithe, Tennar, Trum, Kaishar, Thell, Rose, and Li'aji all have their own cultures and traditions just like our world does. I just try to make sure that I immerse myself in that culture so I can accurately name my characters, and I "look" at that character in my head and study then from every angle. "Yeah, you definitely look like an Aren."(less)

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What books are on your summer reading list this year?

Emily English So many books to read! Here are my upcoming reads: Trigger Warning (Gaiman), Heir of Fire (Maas), and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Boyne). What I r…moreSo many books to read! Here are my upcoming reads: Trigger Warning (Gaiman), Heir of Fire (Maas), and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Boyne). What I really need to do is finish all the Shermans Lagoon (Toomey) that I have stacked by my bed, and then catch up on all the comic books I've fallen behind on (Marvel's Hawkeye series, Walking Dead, and GI Joe). I need more time! (less)

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NYC, Godot, and COVID

Earlier this year, Mark casually mentioned that Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are performing Waiting for Godot on Broadway and that tickets were going on pre-sale in April. I non-chalantly replied that I would love to go see that if we could make it work, but that tickets were probably too expensive.

In April, I snagged 3 tickets. Because KEANU REEVES and ALEX WINTER. Of course we were going to see

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The Starless Sea

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Of Seafoam & Saltwater (The Piscea Chronicles #1)

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The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)

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“And I came to understand, in a way I never had before, that books are truly the stuff of miracles. I even dared to dream that someday, somehow, I might surround myself with books from many times and many tongues...”
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“You worry about who you are too much. Just be yourself, and you'll find out eventually.”
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“In May, anything seemed possible. If only I could learn to harness time itself. To make every month like May! Or, perhaps, to live backward in time, so that whenever the end of the month arrived, I could turn May right around and live it all over again.”
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