Comments | rj_anderson: Sometimes I hate my characters

rj_anderson

Sometimes I hate my characters

Nov 25, 2006 07:51

...and after all that, she-who-was-Willow seems to think her name may be Vervain. Which wasn't even on the poll ( Read more... )

editing, knife, writing, character h8

Comments 11

shellebelle93 November 25 2006, 17:50:09 UTC

Oh, those pesky characters. I hate when they keep things like that a secret.

I haven't told you lately how much you rock.

Well, you do. :)

rj_anderson November 25 2006, 20:03:15 UTC

*claps hands together, misty-eyed*

I rock? Oh, thank you! I am not sure what I did to deserve the compliment, but I appreciate it, all the same.

shellebelle93 November 27 2006, 01:54:20 UTC

*grins* I've been reading your journal! Just not commenting so much. There were some rock-worthy things since last time I commented. :)

Keeping on with writing is one of them. Especially when those pesky characters keep surprising you.

infiniteviking November 25 2006, 22:35:33 UTC

Hee. Your characters sound like live ones.

persephone_kore November 26 2006, 04:32:08 UTC

Hey, I like Vervain, too.

Amaryllis certainly sounds like the kind of name it makes sense to change to upon taking the throne, but what does it explain? Or is this the sort of thing I shouldn't ask?

rj_anderson November 27 2006, 02:05:56 UTC

The answer isn't especially spoilerish. Just that it explains why she was open to Knife taking an unconventional name for herself (she changed her name from Bryony to Knife on becoming a Hunter), and also why Knife couldn't find any mention of Amaryllis in the faery histories (since she was going by another name at the time).

persephone_kore November 27 2006, 02:14:55 UTC

Aah, neat.

I am not terribly spoiler-sensitive, but I didn't know whether it was something you might not want to explain... or if it might require too much explanation!

anonymous November 26 2006, 05:26:31 UTC

How about Moly?
from Wikipedia: "Moly is a wild European plant of the lily family also called Golden Garlic or Lily Leek (Allium moly)."

I knew a little girl named Amaryllis, called Rillie or Rilla for short.

Naomi

rj_anderson November 27 2006, 02:06:25 UTC

*chuckles* All I can think of is "Holy Moly, Batman!" :D

anonymous November 27 2006, 18:52:31 UTC

Umm, yeah. I can see why you might not want to go there ;-)

Naomi

Vervain anonymous November 26 2006, 16:01:06 UTC

Some interesting background on the plant here:

http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/v/vervai08.html

Wonder if any of this fits in with the character? Looking forward to finding out. 8-)

Mary Anne