Eleanor Pearlstein
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Jennifer A. Nielsen:
Where do you get the names for your characters? (specifically the ones in Ascendance) some of them are really unique, I've never heard them before or come across them while researching. And do you make up the names for the kingdoms? Do you take words from other languages and twist them Or are they right out of your imagination?
Jennifer A. Nielsen
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(view spoiler)[? For me, names come in one of three ways. Some names are symbolic. For example, Conner’s name is because he is a conman. Sage’s name came because the word sage also means “wise” and I figured Jaron would choose something like that to remind his dad that he is smarter than anyone thinks. Some names come from baby name books – I just look at names until I find ones that fit the character I have in mind – such as Tobias and Imogen. The third way is by making up the name by combining the sound of letters. This would be true for Amarinda or Mott.
To get the place names in the story, really all I do is to pick a first letter from the alphabet and then start combining it with other sounds until it sounds like a place name I like. It’s really that simple.
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To get the place names in the story, really all I do is to pick a first letter from the alphabet and then start combining it with other sounds until it sounds like a place name I like. It’s really that simple.
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Astha
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Jennifer A. Nielsen:
After one of your books is published, do you ever read it? Do you read it to your friends or relatives? And do you ever notice something that you wish you could go back and change? Thank you so much, your books matter so much to me and I can't wait to read your future stories!

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Jennifer A. Nielsen:
Hello Jennifer A. Nielsen you are one of my most favorite authors and I love to read books a lot. And I have some questions for you, what is going to be your next book? And did you always wanted to become an author and why did you started to write stories? I hope you have a nice day and thank you!!!!!
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