{"id":16216,"date":"2012-09-26T06:30:37","date_gmt":"2012-09-25T18:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=16216"},"modified":"2012-09-25T20:46:39","modified_gmt":"2012-09-25T08:46:39","slug":"abhinav-jain-a-guest-author-series-on-the-importance-of-names-in-speculative-fiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2012\/09\/26\/abhinav-jain-a-guest-author-series-on-the-importance-of-names-in-speculative-fiction\/","title":{"rendered":"Abhinav Jain &#038; A Guest Author Series on The Importance of Names in Speculative Fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I mentioned in my round up on September 17, <a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2012\/09\/17\/what-im-doing-a-quick-round-up-plus-around-the-traps\/\">here<\/a>, I have not been doing so many guest post gigs recently, but I was delighted to receive an invitation from book blogger and reviewer Abhinav Jain to particpate in a new guest author series on his <a href=\"http:\/\/sonsofcorax.wordpress.com\/\">&#8220;Sons of Corax&#8221;<\/a> site.<\/p>\n<p>Mostly because the topic addresses a subject that is a really important part of my Fantasy (as I hope my guest post will attest.) To quote Abhinav:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The topic is how the names of characters and places and other things within their novels (and other works where appropriate) fit into their setting, their relevance and their power.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ooh, yes please! I thought, when the invitation came through.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the current schedule of authors and post titles as it appeared on Abhinav&#8217;s blog on September 18:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">24th September \u2013 Myke Cole \u2013 <em>The Significance Of Names<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">27th September \u2013 Chris F. Holm \u2013 <em>The Devil\u2019s In The Details<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">1st October \u2013 Kim Curran \u2013 <em>Names And Fun<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">8th October \u2013 Teresa Frohock \u2013 <em>A Game Of Names<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">11th October \u2013 Helen Lowe \u2013 <em>The Power Of Names<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">15th October \u2013 Anne Lyle \u2013 <em>Names As Characters<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">18th October \u2013 Courtney Schafer \u2013 <em>Building Fantasy Worlds One Name At A Time<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">22nd October \u2013 Lou Morgan &#8211;<em> The Naming Of Things<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">25th October \u2013 Jeff Salyards \u2013 <em>A Name By Any Other Name<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">29th October \u2013 Gwenda Bond \u2013 <em>Names, Names And Names<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">1st November \u2013 Stina Leicht \u2013 <em>What\u2019s In A Name<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">4th November \u2013 Sarah Cawkwell \u2013 <em>Untitled<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">8th November \u2013 David Annandale \u2013 <em>Untitled<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">11th November \u2013 Elspeth Cooper \u2013 <em>Untitled<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One of the exciting things about the guest list from my point-of-view is that it comprises new or debut Fantasy authors who, like me, are getting their first series &#8216;out there&#8217; into the world. So these are new names that I am discovering myself both in terms of their work and as fellow authors.<\/p>\n<p>I shall definitely be taking the opportunity to learn more as each of the featured authors&#8217; posts.<\/p>\n<p>First off the blocks is new military SF author, <a href=\"http:\/\/mykecole.com\/\">Myke Cole<\/a>: you can check out what he has to say on <em>&#8220;The Significance of Names&#8221;<\/em> in his work, right <a href=\"http:\/\/sonsofcorax.wordpress.com\/2012\/09\/24\/nanp-the-significance-of-names\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As host, Abhinav also plans to post his reviews of each guest author&#8217;s books&#8212;as well as his thoughts on each of our perspectives on &#8220;names&#8221; &#8212;within reasonable proximity to the post, so if you&#8217;re wanting to &#8220;find out more&#8221; about any or all of the writers, it may be a good idea to keep checking back for this.<\/p>\n<p>What more can I say but: Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>(Oh yes, and <em>do<\/em> note the scheduled day for my post is October 11 ;-))<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I mentioned in my round up on September 17, here, I have not been doing so many guest post gigs recently, but I was delighted to receive an invitation from book blogger and reviewer Abhinav Jain to particpate in a new guest author series on his &#8220;Sons of Corax&#8221; site. 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