I read a lot of weird things, so please, no judging. You see, I was reading about the gold reserves of various countries. In fact, The Headmistress was born out of two names. The new idea is very often driven by a name of the character, and then it definitely pushes everything else aside. More often than not, a new idea pops up, pushing all the others to the backburner. I have a queue of eight fully plotted out ideas, that periodically switch places in said queue, jump ahead of each other, or get in the back of the line. Names of my characters are oftentimes what decides whether the book will or will not be written, and when that is going to happen. The essay, compounded by several other people - you know who you are, KJ - asking me about why I named the characters in my books the way I did, made me redesign my whole website - thank you, Luce, you’re the best broski - in order to add a blog and write this post. The author of the essay dove deep into why Magdalene and Sam were named the way they were - concluding that I must’ve had a reason for the appellations and trying to see if those names were inspired by Biblical notions, historical, or happenstance.
It was a gorgeous essay on The Headmistress and the mythology of the book, its characters, and the setting of the events. Last week I was sent one of those, and yes, very much yes, I needed to see it. Still, I have friends who forward me the reviews that they believe I need to see. Blame it on the anxiety or the abject fear of seeing people disappointed in my work. (Please be advised that this blog post contains spoilers for The Delicate Things We Make, The Perfect Match, and The Headmistress)
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