Same Story, New Names
Jan. 18th, 2022 06:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rynlingI realized that I’d actually really like to keep writing The Demon King, but with some changes.
First, I’m going to scrap the Balthazar / Melchoir / Gasper names. People in the story will still think Ananth (Balthazar) is some sort of terrible demon king name because of the horrible things he did in the past, but that will just be his actual name. Marlowe (Melchoir) is a good wizard name on its own, and I think the name Mei Lin (for Gasper) is super cute, especially for a giant orc with a giant axe. Also, not using fantasy names is as good of an indication as any that this story takes place in New Jersey.
Second, Ceres is going to be a queen from the beginning. If you kill your mother in cold blood, you get to be queen. I don’t make the rules, I just respect them. Like I respect Ceres. Who is a queen.
First, I’m going to scrap the Balthazar / Melchoir / Gasper names. People in the story will still think Ananth (Balthazar) is some sort of terrible demon king name because of the horrible things he did in the past, but that will just be his actual name. Marlowe (Melchoir) is a good wizard name on its own, and I think the name Mei Lin (for Gasper) is super cute, especially for a giant orc with a giant axe. Also, not using fantasy names is as good of an indication as any that this story takes place in New Jersey.
Second, Ceres is going to be a queen from the beginning. If you kill your mother in cold blood, you get to be queen. I don’t make the rules, I just respect them. Like I respect Ceres. Who is a queen.
