Inktober 2018 Day 5 is Jude & Cardan from The Cruel Prince. I got inspired by Arthur Rackham paintings. I like this one and might do a painting of it in the future as opposed to this quick sketch.
I’d certainly read this story! I’m super curious about the world and culture and political system, because there’s so much freedom in a story like this. Lost Queen stories are the best and I never get tired of them.
Good luck with your writing, friend!! Feel free to message me or send me another ask about it whenever!
Usually I’ll have some particular letter or sound in mind that I think fits the character best. For the main of my original, I knew I wanted an “ah” sound, so I used one of those baby name sites and just filtered all the names ending in “ah”. For other characters though, like in my acotar fic, I had nothing in mind to base it off of. Honestly, I just scrolled through all the names (I think I had chosen ones of latin origin to fit with Sarah’s Illyrian names), and wrote down the ones I liked. Then I tested each name in a sentence until one of them stuck. Knowing what origin you want for the name is probably the most helpful, because it narrows it down to the names that will fit best with whatever world you’re putting them in.
It was also really helpful for me to have friends like @runesandfaes, @havilliardandgalathynius, and @acourtofredqueens to bounce ideas off of! I would send them a list and then they’d tell me their favourites, or I’d describe the character and they’d give me ideas! If you don’t have anyone to help you decide, I’m always here to help!
“We are the thirteen, from now until the darkness claims us.” She said it quietly, but knew all could hear her. “Let’s remind them why.” – Manon Blackbeak
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