Tea.

[snitchnipped]

I drink too much of it. I drink about 2-3 pots a day. That cannot be good. Thankfully, I've cut down on the caffeinated sorts, but still... I'm tired of running to the bathroom all the time.

OK, things I really need to sit and think long about (and probably write up reference material to build from) before I can really continue any further on my Big Bang WIP:

1. Archenland Geography. Villages, landscape, and scale. Just... all of it.
2. An OC, his name, and his function in the story. He needs to be in there, but am not sure how to use him yet. Hmmm.
3. Profiles on ALL the Lords of Archenland. I already have a good head start, I just need to organize it all and add on to what I have.
4.  Elephant Names. Why is naming such a chore? I need to come up with at least three more, and it took forever just to decide on one!
5. Bird Name. I just need one. Well, more, eventually, but am happy to take suggestions for the main one. Anyone? I think it's a raven, the sex matters not.

Things I'm learning so far:

• It's ten time easier to write males than females. I have no idea why.
• It's fifty times easier to write characters with a drink in their hand. Why is my "go to" to have them boozing it up?
• It's a hundred times easier to not write in any order at all. The stuff comes out when it wants to and I shouldn't fight it.

I NEED A BIRD NAME. HELP.

Comments

[snitchnipped.livejournal.com]

Yes! I've taken to changing and tweaking letters or syllables in names... that works splendidly, especially for the human-types.

And I totally agree with the simplest names thing... because some of them that have great origin and meaning are mouthfuls or sets off my Mary-Sue alarms. Y'know what I mean? And yes, when the name fits, it FITS... which was my problem. I had a fantastic bird name for my raven, but the first part of it sounded way too close to my faun, Baris. And I'm sorry... Baris is BARIS. I can't change that, even if the bird name was perfect!

I think I got a name for her now, though (she became female during my search, which I'm rather happy with). So, uh... no Nevermore. But thanks anyway! ;-)

[wingedflight21.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's the worst, to come up with a good name that's too similar to another perfect name! Funny thing is, that can happen so easily IRL but in stories it just makes everything so inconveniently annoying!

[snitchnipped.livejournal.com]

And normally it wouldn't be an issue, but in this case, there are THREE characters who already share the same long A sound in the first syllable of their names. I justified that a bit by writing a joke about it (which somehow in turn led to one of my favorite bits I've ever written ever, so YAY). But four characters? Nope, can't do it.