I recently had a question on my amazon author page, which I thought I would share. I was asked about the inspiration for my character’s names, and I know that many writers also struggle to choose names that really suit their characters. I even downloaded a great app to my iPad Air which gives me the option to roll a pair of dice again and again until I name I like comes up. In the first Dralfynia Saga, I spent a long, long, time picking the right names. For the family name, I knew I wanted something seasonal to fit in with the other two book series that I have under development (my teen girl detective Autumn Pugh, and my mother and daughter detective team, the de Winters Women) – Summers was an easy choice. As for Sabrina herself – well, the Latin name for the River Severn is Sabrina, and that’s the river that flows through Shrewsbury, my hometown. Also it means “from the border” but the reason for that will become clearer as the Sagas progress! The same goes for Rory (which means “the red king” and fits with his red hair). Olive and Persis are named for my late grandmothers, but both are great, strong and unusual names making a come back. Other names honour family members, and the di Kristi royal family celebrates my favourite crime author when I was growing up – Agatha Christie. As for Bridget Bishop? You definitely need to Google her to find out why I chose her name. It might give you a clue about what Melas is an anagram for. And Dralfynia? Another anagram – see what you come up with 🙂