There are times when I have no idea why my characters end up with the names they end up with. I try hard to keep from “repeating” names–especially with secondary or tertiary characters–and I try to keep names from sounding too much alike. I’ve been good to Ariel. I haven’t made any Little Mermaid jokes. It’s been hard but deep down, I respect Ari. Then I go and give him a heroine names Aisling. She had a couple of other names in the beginning but neither fit. She eventually cleared her throat, put her hands on her hips and introduced herself as “I’m Aisling Goodnight. Not As-ling or Ayes-ling. Pronouncer Ash-lynn. It’s Gaelic. Deal with it.” Pretty gutsy for a mostly shy and retiring librarian. Anyway, I didn’t have a recipe jump out to catch my attention for today so I thought I’d share my “piddling” with the Character Creator on Book Brush. Meet Ariel Daoine and Aishling Goodnight. What do you think?
