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Naming Names
Originally posted on Megan Morgan:
This post is part of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group blog hop. The first Wednesday of every month is Insecure Writer’s Support Group day. Post your thoughts on your own blog. Talk about your doubts and the fears you have conquered. Discuss your struggles and triumphs. Offer a word of encouragement…
Unique, beautiful or strange; how do you select the best name?
Originally posted on Jean's Writing:
Naming characters can be hard. Is for me. I worry over them like newborn babes. So… Just how important is choosing the right name? Turns out very! That is if you want to write memorable characters. No writer wants their readers to go whats-his-name killed whois.No, we want our characters…
Did you know where Dickens got the character Scrooge from? It was a bit of mistake actually…
Originally posted on BRIDGET WHELAN writer:
It is clear from any Dickens’ novel that the great man enjoyed names. His friend and biographer, John Forster, said that Dickens made “characters real existences, not by describing them but by letting them describe themselves.” You can find a comprehensive list of all Dickens’ characters HERE a website…
Maginalia, no.337
Originally posted on The New Psalmanazar:
Snorri’s father was Thorgrim, son of Thorstein Cod-biter, son of Thorolf Monster-beard, the son of Ornolf Fish-driver. Ari the Learned, however, says that Thorolf was the son of Thorgils Whale-side… Ingjald’s mother was Thora, the daughter of Sigurd Snake-in-the-eye, the son of Ragnar Shaggy-breaches… ~ Njal’s Saga Depending on…
Character Names in Three Places You Might Not Have Thought to Look
Originally posted on The Brass Rag:
For a lot of writers, naming characters is a huge challenge. There are a lot of factors to take into consideration. The mountain of advice on this topic is gargantuan. Character names: shouldn’t be too similar, should fit the character, highlight some virtue or flaw, be ironic or misleading,…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 