Naming Characters
by Wen Spencer
Someone asked for help to name their heroine.
This is how I answered them.
I hate naming characters.
Luckily main character names usually just "come" to
me.
Secondary characters, however, are a huge fight.
Usually if I...
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Naming Characters
by Wen Spencer
Someone asked for help to name their heroine.
This is how I answered them.
I hate naming characters.
Luckily main character names usually just "come" to
me.
Secondary characters, however, are a huge fight.
Usually if I have other characters already named, the first thing I do is look to see
what letters of the alphabet have been used already.
If I have Ann, Bob, Candy, and Don,
then I don t want the new character be Amanda, Betty, Clarisa, or Dawn.
Sure if I LOVE
one of those names, they re far apart enough to be used, but I m at a blank screen, why not
eliminate all confusion from the get go.
Once I have a list of letters free -- say I, J, K and L -- I start generating names I
feel are like that personality.
Each of us carry some gut level toward certain names.
Julia,
for me, will always represent a certain person I know in real life.
Jackie calls to mind the
famous first lady.
Kate is a strong woman.
Consider what you want for your charac
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