https://liviajelliot.com/categories/mien/ Recent content in mien on Livia J. Elliot Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Thu, 29 Jun 2023 12:00:00 +1000 https://liviajelliot.com/blog/2023/1-spanish-names/ Thu, 29 Jun 2023 12:00:00 +1000 https://liviajelliot.com/blog/2023/1-spanish-names/ In fantasy or sci-fi writing, names are powerful. They impact how the readers imagine a character, a fictional country, their culture, clothes, and everything around it. As readers, we pull on from anything familiar to ‘fill in the gaps’ and imagine a world that is not ours. Let me discuss my little “battle” finding names for the characters and places in Mien. Be warned, there may be very minor spoilers here.