While I was writing Wicked Intention, I had Archer use Zo's full name every time he spoke it.
As I was editing, I kept coming back to those few scenes over and over. Zo liked the abbreviated version of her name rather than the full thing. Why did I have Archer using Zofia all the time?
On one pass or another, I changed some of the Zofia references to Zo before the book was published.
Now as I'm writing Wicked Ambition, which is the seventh book in the Paladin League series, it's clear that Archer uses full names for all the women working for him.
It's Zofia, Catriona, Marianna, Francesca, and Iona and not Zo, Cat, Mari, Frankie, and Io.
Zo might prefer Zo, but Archer doesn't care. All the instances I changed from Zofia to Zo were wrong. I should have left them alone because I was right the first time.
This year, I've set the goal of updating the pages at the back of my books. I'm starting with the Paladin League series. And while I'm updating the back matter, I also went into Wicked Intention and changed every time Archer said Zo back to Zofia.
I didn't trust my instincts while I was editing the book, but now I know better.
