In regard to the names: I do have some naming conventions for the different races; for example, the Gibri tend to have short, "roundish" first names and plant/forest-related nouns for last names. The humans usually have European names simply because there are so many races with strange or difficult names that using conventional names for humans (and some non-humans) is just more comfortable to read, I think. Plus, I do my best to let characters name themselves (Lu and Aaron both named themselves), and I try not to use unconventional spelling for it's own sake. I have actually gotten criticism for having too many unpronounceable words and names.
As for being "Eurocentric," yes, I suppose it is a bit. But then again, so is most of what I read and write. If anything, Khartan is vaguely European in it's culture and whatnot (in Raekos anyhow). European culture would be the baseline from which Khartan deviates (as opposed to starting with say, an Asian culture, and working from there.

@Pan: Glad you liked the chapter so much! I wouldn't have chosen this one for one of the best, but hey, whatever floats your duck.

@Candace: I have not read any A. Lee Martinez, but I think my dad has a copy of Gil's All Fright Diner that I might steal.
I do have a friend who edits each chapter for me, and I try to catch most of my mistakes, but Pan catches most of what Whitney and I miss. I will try to proofread more carefully though, thanks.

@Cameron: I do have an ending planned out... though that would only be the end of book 1. There's way too much in Khartan to let it go with one story. When I do end up finishing it, I'll probably go back and work it over again, then see about getting it published. I'd love for traditional publishing, but at the very least I'll make it available as an ebook or on lulu.

A few of the fathers to be that I work with where having a similar argument that started when an Irish father said he wanted to name his son Exavior (which I know is because he addors the x-men series), and a man who claims African decendance said that was a "black" name.

I don't know how many of you are Amerians who pay attention to the world around you, but our culture was once based soly on the English. That has evolved to include any number of other cultures now, and using te concept of "that only works for this type of person" logic is outdated. You are stereotyping. The witer obviously has an English or American background, get over it.

The "for" wasn't supposed to be there. ("Jarn paused to find the right word.") Thanks for catching that!

I AM writing more. In fact, I have many words of chapter 25 already written. Now it's time to track down Whitney-editor and figure out what's wrong with it. Then fix that. Then decided whether to include another segment or not. Then final edit. Then format. Then post it.

See? It's basically already up...

"fish" might be a better verb than "find", at least with that tense you've got going here. or even "rummage".

i'm all caught-up now. please write more.

(Also, its not it's >.> Heil Merriam-Webster!)

In regard to the names: I do have some naming conventions for the different races; for example, the Gibri tend to have short, "roundish" first names and plant/forest-related nouns for last names. The humans usually have European names simply because there are so many races with strange or difficult names that using conventional names for humans (and some non-humans) is just more comfortable to read, I think. Plus, I do my best to let characters name themselves (Lu and Aaron both named themselves), and I try not to use unconventional spelling for it's own sake. I have actually gotten criticism for having too many unpronounceable words and names.
As for being "Eurocentric," yes, I suppose it is a bit. But then again, so is most of what I read and write. If anything, Khartan is vaguely European in it's culture and whatnot (in Raekos anyhow). European culture would be the baseline from which Khartan deviates (as opposed to starting with say, an Asian culture, and working from there.

@Pan: Glad you liked the chapter so much! I wouldn't have chosen this one for one of the best, but hey, whatever floats your duck.

@Candace: I have not read any A. Lee Martinez, but I think my dad has a copy of Gil's All Fright Diner that I might steal.
I do have a friend who edits each chapter for me, and I try to catch most of my mistakes, but Pan catches most of what Whitney and I miss. I will try to proofread more carefully though, thanks.

@Cameron: I do have an ending planned out... though that would only be the end of book 1. There's way too much in Khartan to let it go with one story. When I do end up finishing it, I'll probably go back and work it over again, then see about getting it published. I'd love for traditional publishing, but at the very least I'll make it available as an ebook or on lulu.

I think that if there ever comes a time where you feel like wraping up the story and ending it (gaia forbid) you should see about getting it published because I know for a solid gold fact I'd buy it.

The only constructive criticism I can give you is to proofread a little better. I didn't see any misspellings, but lots of little omitted or incorrect words (which the spellchecker doesn't catch). I have a reader on my own webnovel who consistently lets me know where and when I've made similar mistakes, so guess I'm passing it on to you. heh

I have to go add your link to my site now.