Shannon
Shannon asked Gena Showalter:

What made you decide on the names for Ten, Killian and Archer in the Firstlife trilogy?

Gena Showalter I had the name Archer first. I had a dream about the Firstlife plot and I heard someone shout, "Archer!"

For Killian, I had a list of names. (I had trouble deciding!) I talked with my editor, and we both realized Killian just fit.

Ten had a totally different name when I wrote the original proposal. Then her obsession with numbers developed, and I considered naming her Six or Seven (I was leaning heavily toward Seven) but Ten stuck.
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