Doodling the Night Away

 I thought I’d fool around and take a break.  For me that means taking pencil in hand and doodling.  I find it very relaxing.  My mind goes elsewhere…la la land.

 But, this time I went for the charcoal to do some rough sketching.  I figured I’d sketch one of my characters, especially since she’s been changing a lot.  She’s the main character in my wip. 

What’s her name you ask?  Well, that’s changed too. It seems it's the name game here at the salon this week.  Anyway,  I gave my main character the name of Usha in the beginning.  It means dawn in Sanskrit and the name of the Hindu Goddess of the Dawn and she is considered a daughter of heaven.  I thought it was perfect for my YA character. 

So, why did I change her name?  The character is half-Chinese, but that’s not the reason.  I was worried that the name wouldn’t resonate with the teen reader.  Would the reader like or dislike the name?  What do you think?

So I began my search for a new name.  I went from the cute to the sublime and everything in between.  This is what I ended up with:  Cici, taking it from the English it means blind.   It has no meaning as an Italian name. The other name is Dao-ming, which means shinning path. 

Those don't do anything for me which means I’m back to the name search. If only I could doodle a name.

Anyway, here’s my quick sketch of Usha.

 Till next time,

Elizabeth