Names, Names and More Names!
Have
you ever wondered how sci-fi authors come up with names for planets,
species, people, animals, food or objects? Well, if they’re like
me they make them up or “play” on words that are used in everyday
common language or even read the credits of a movie or sitcom to nab
an unusual last name. Sometimes, for specific characters I will take
the name of a loved one and spell it backward.
Who am I
kidding? I also type random words and see if anything “sticks.” LOL
But going
into Dangerously His, book #4 of my
sci-fi space opera series Loving Dangerously, I was stuck at naming two planets
and a species. That’s when I was struck with awesomeness (it strikes slow and
not often enough).
Why not hold a contest and let the
readers help me with naming?
Pure awesomeness…
But this
contest isn’t open to just everybody (oh
poo). I have a small but awesome (I guess that’s the word for the day)
group of folks that ‘like’ my FaceBook page. Every other month I like to thank
them for their support. But hey! Like my FaceBook page and you too can join in
on all the fun!
Here are the contest
directions:
Step one: Like my FaceBook page (see link
above)
Step two: After liking my page, scroll through
my posts to find the one titled, “Just because you like me…”
Step three: The link in that post will take you
to a super-secret page on my website
where you can find the directions, descriptions of the planets and species and
the entry form.
Planet
#1: This planet
makes its debut in Dangerously His
(Book #4 in the Loving Dangerously Series) and is featured in Dangerously Forever (Book #5 in the
Loving Dangerously Series). This is the planet where Kiehle Xochis, brother of
Taio Xochis has a private home.
Planet
#2: This planet
makes a debut in Dangerously His
(Book #4 in the Loving Dangerously Series). This is where JB and Saia Xochis
vacation and have their HEA.
Species: This is a new fun-loving species that
lives on planet #2. They may be featured in other books, but for now they are
making their debut in Dangerously His.
Step four: Use your super-duper smarts and creativity
to come up with names, fill out the form and submit your ideas!
The contest
runs from August 1st –
August 15th. Roughly a week after the contest closes I’ll
post who the winners are.
The winners
will get their submitted planet and species names added to the new books. The
winners will also receive a free ecopy of the books when it is released!
Like I said…awesome
Good luck and
thanks for playing along!
P.S.
I’m having a
blog hop party to celebrate the third release Dangerously Hers. If you're an
author, reader and blogger and want to join in on the fun I’d love to have you
participate!
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