Bast's Warmth ([info]shemem) wrote,
@ 2008-04-24 13:32:00
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name game
So in Silver-Eyes, I've long had the elf name of the island be Thassalah, and their own name for themselves, "Thassen". However, it has come to my attention that "Thassalah" is very similar to a number of real-world names of things, including a couple of place names, so I'm thinking of changing it. I don't want to change it too much, though, because I really like the sound of the word. Right now I'm thinking of "Vassalah"/"Vassen."

Thoughts?

Oh, yeah, I'm working on Silver-Eyes again. As I was 15 when I started writing it, and it's been 15 years since then, I thought this might be the year I actually finish it. Maybe. Right now I'm trying to complete the album it inspired.

Edit: Okay, I'm convinced. I really like it a lot better with the "Th" too. :)



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[info]mysticpenguin
2008-04-24 07:44 pm UTC (link)
I actually prefer if with the Th. "Vassalah" sounds very similar to Valhalla, and kind of Tolkien-ish.

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[info]djedet
2008-04-24 09:13 pm UTC (link)
I like Thassalah as well I also find that eventually something will be similar to anything you create. Which is frustrating, but I am trying to teach myself to ignore it.

But your feeling about it is the most important thing.

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[info]shefytbast
2008-04-25 01:22 am UTC (link)
Names can be really hard. ^_^ I kind of like Thassalah also, though it could just be that my mind isn't coming up with the similar real-world names for comparison. (Vassalah makes me think of "vassals," unfortunately.)

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