Naming things — especially naming storyworlds — is typically pretty easy for me. In fact, it’s usually one of the first things I do when coming up with a new world, game, or other such project.
But this “spider world,” man. Finding a name was freaking killing me. I needed something that said “spiders” and “fantasy” in the same breath, but with a touch of darkness and without being too obvious — or too vague. My ideas were okay. Your ideas from Facebook and Twitter were fantastic, so I took my inspiration from them and came up with…
Empire of Venom & Silk
…which makes me sigh contentedly. It’s got spiders and fantasy and darkness, but is broad and poetic enough to fire the imagination. When I showed the name to to one of my writer friends, she said “I want to write stories in that world!” which is the best seal of approval I could ask for.
Sometimes finding just the right name is hard. But it’s always worth it.
