tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294986155177272443.post4417040688360153144..comments2024-02-16T02:46:08.503-08:00Comments on Write Writing Written: What's in a name?Taffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11796711977284429278noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294986155177272443.post-50111597894176532402012-06-21T17:29:27.647-07:002012-06-21T17:29:27.647-07:00When I start to picture a character, they tell me ...When I start to picture a character, they tell me their name. I've heard of people writing entire stories with names like XXXX and then filling in names after, which feels horrible to me. Not that you can't rename them later--perhaps they change enough to warrant it, or you realize it doesn't fit them--but a person's name should be tied to their character.Rachel Frosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18196361094129390262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294986155177272443.post-35972003110907628442012-05-30T15:22:10.376-07:002012-05-30T15:22:10.376-07:00I love all the different names in books. I always ...I love all the different names in books. I always wonder how the Author comes up with them. A few times when interviewing an Author I have asked them where they get the names. Some of them just make them up and a few have said they actually are a name of someone they know.<br />I just think the whole name thing is very interesting.<br />I have thought of keeping a list of all the neat book names I like.Wall-to-wall bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866065085086660318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294986155177272443.post-67007390457945993132012-05-30T15:08:33.782-07:002012-05-30T15:08:33.782-07:00When I am picking a name I try to go with what fee...When I am picking a name I try to go with what feels right. A lot of times I end up changing after I get to know my character better.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05078687302885742526noreply@blogger.com