How did you come up with the names of places in The Unwanteds?

Lisa McMann Mostly I just use my imagination. But sometimes I'm looking for something specific. Like, Warbler is a kind of bird, and lots of the names of people on Warbler are nature related. Also because it's a silent island, Warbler is an ironic name. It's opposite from the truth, if that makes sense. I like to do that. Quill is a place where writing and creativity isn't allowed, but a Quill is something people wrote with many years ago.

I also did a lot of research on mythology and legends for the island of Karkinos (Island of Legends). Look up Karkinos and see what you find.

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