Celine_Brace
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Writing story on that one. When I wrote my first books, my trilogy, the baddy was called Averlyn. She'd been called that since I was about 15 (I am not 15 anymore, nor near it). Anyhow, in book two I put in a plot line where LYN at the end of a name denoted something very important about my main character - and that could not be anything to do with the baddy, due to family stuff and plot things.
Luckily, an eagle eyed beta caught it and asked what the secret reveal about this was going to be, just before I hit the publish button on book one! I did a control + H and turned her into Averrine in one quick swoop. I still occasionally slip up and call her Averrlyn, though.
So, yeah, I've changed this one to Julie (although, Celine is very nice - but it feels just a little too old for this character, which might be silly) and the brother to Jean-Pierre just for those who are getting tripped up on the French (that one is irking me a lot more, it's like pandering to dumbing things down) and we also have Eric, because I couldn't be bothered hunting out my keyboard's accent....
When I read the first line of that reply I thought for sure you were about to tell me the villain in your first book was named Celine
I have a character in the book I'm writing now who's name is actually pronounced differently than I say it in my mind and it really bugs me! I like it though, so I figured I would leave it and let readers pronounce it however they please.Celine is older! I am named after my grandmother so... good call!
