Sunday, November 11, 2001 ( 9:24 AM ) Advice from a critic

Keith pointed out to me last night that the protagonist's name, Raoli, sounds too much like Ravioli. LOL ... I can always count on Keith to criticize something, so I have refused to allow him to read the rough draft. I told him that after the first re-write I'd read it out loud to the family for comments and reactions, which will hopefully help me with the final rewrite.

In the meantime - what to do about the name? Could it be changed to Rioli, or Raoni..?? I'm just making these names up, since the book is set in an ancient earthbound culture predating any historical records we now have. I don't want them to sound like any names currently being used on earth.

[Note: I decided to keep Raoli - because I like it. If an editor suggests a name change I will consider it.] #