A Goodreads user asked Kellyn Roth:

I'm curious - how do you come up with names for the characters, towns, etc. in your books? :)

Kellyn Roth Obsession. It's due to obsession.

I spend forever researching meanings, etymology, considering the parents and other family ties for characters, etc. I can probably tell you the reasoning behind just about any character's name (though sometimes it's something like, "It was a family name!").

And sometimes I just do random stuff. Creling is an example of this. Sounds like an English village to me.

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