For those of you who need updating, the contest was to select a name for a dog character in my upcoming novel, Starflower. The name needed to be Southlands-appropriate and fit for a female hunting/fighting dog, a scruffy gray lurcher.
This is a lurcher, in case you were wondering.
There were so many to choose from, it was almost impossible to pick! But, after great deliberation, the dog has been named. She will be called:
Frostbite.
Huzzah!
This means that Anonymous is our winner. So if Anonymous would please email me, I will be certain he/she receives his/her winnings (a signed copy of Veiled Rose.)
Thank you so much for your participation, everyone! For those of you interested, here were some of my favorite runner-ups:
Firefiend--by Amber
Harefoot--by Jenny
Fearfang--by al
Hemlock--by Elizabeth (Elizabeth Anne! The reverse me!). Also suggested by taylor2taylor74
Stormcloud--by Clara
Ashdust--by Clara
Tala--by Clara and Sister (but it isn't a Southlands sounding name, so I couldn't use it.)
Lyrk--by Maren (again, not a Southlands name, but a great name for a lurcher!)
But there were so many great ones to choose from! Thank you so much for your participation, and keep your eyes open for more name-drawings and contests!
"Frostbite" is an excellent name for a dog of such description. Congratulations, Anonymous - and congratulations, Anne Elisabeth, for being able to get a good appellation for your furry character! I look forward eagerly to meeting her scribbled to life from your pen.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great name! :) And I'm honored to be mentioned as a runner-up!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to read Moonblood and then Starflower!
~Amber
I loooved Frostbite! Congrats Anonymous! I'm glad you liked some of my names Anne Elisabeth!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on such a successful naming contest! Glad you got one that fit perfectly for you.
ReplyDeleteI'm also honored that you thought one of my suggestions was good enough to be a runner up; after I put it down I started to like it so much I thought I might use it in one of my stories. (Though, of course, different stories could certianly use the same name!)
I was happy to see that someone else suggested it also, that shows I'm Not as crazy as some people think!
Have a good one!
Elizabeth A.