Jo Graham on Nostr: #writingwonders What is your MC's name? Does it fit? Caralys (usually called Cara) ...
#writingwonders What is your MC's name? Does it fit?
Caralys (usually called Cara) definitely has a name that fits. Like many names in Fortune's Favor, it's based on Hellenic. Cara means sad or melancholy, and -lys is a word part meaning to let go or unbind. In Latin, which I also use differently in naming conventions, Cara means beloved. In many ways her plot arc is about letting go of sadness and becoming beloved.
An aesthetic for Cara: the gown and necklace she wears for half the book.
Caralys (usually called Cara) definitely has a name that fits. Like many names in Fortune's Favor, it's based on Hellenic. Cara means sad or melancholy, and -lys is a word part meaning to let go or unbind. In Latin, which I also use differently in naming conventions, Cara means beloved. In many ways her plot arc is about letting go of sadness and becoming beloved.
An aesthetic for Cara: the gown and necklace she wears for half the book.