tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post7901859829857015514..comments2024-01-24T05:13:06.164-08:00Comments on Not Your Usual Suspects: Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-50266657843455312952015-09-10T14:47:54.757-07:002015-09-10T14:47:54.757-07:00Semaj is fantastic! Now all my reading is going to...Semaj is fantastic! Now all my reading is going to include renaming all the characters! Not in my current read because I LOVE it too much, shameless plug for Sarah Andre and her book Locked, Loaded and Lying!!! It's fantastic! But the next dud I read, I will change the names and maybe like it more!!Becky Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08323991564190303494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-69505840748653264902015-09-04T17:23:08.532-07:002015-09-04T17:23:08.532-07:00Elise and Sharon, It's so true, a character gr...Elise and Sharon, It's so true, a character grows into a name. Like relatives. Uncle Joe couldn't, just couldn't be called anything else. Uncanny. Off to watch TV.jean harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04925805990806522316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-66170117254689466622015-09-04T15:51:56.783-07:002015-09-04T15:51:56.783-07:00I have a Javier in one series and absolutely love ...I have a Javier in one series and absolutely love that name! My current WIP has a hero named Joe, and it is so totally him--just an average Joe who really isn't average at all! I must admit love the process of coming up with the right name for my characters.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11981187517116940212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-90142787320000208412015-09-04T15:23:46.775-07:002015-09-04T15:23:46.775-07:00My characters usually name themselves. Although An...My characters usually name themselves. Although Annalise, my tap dancing gofer in Scene Stealer was names after a cousin of a friends--just seemed to fit. A fun blog Jean.Elise Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111849185666548945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-90812498129314870662015-09-04T11:45:39.825-07:002015-09-04T11:45:39.825-07:00Good points Sandy and Rita. No Salvadors. Okay, ...Good points Sandy and Rita. No Salvadors. Okay, got it. And Rita I have a Honey in my WIP also. As for weird names, I grew up with a boy who's last name was Barr. Guess what his father gave him for a first name?jean harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04925805990806522316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-46854670801072227972015-09-04T11:38:44.661-07:002015-09-04T11:38:44.661-07:00Only one book did I have a problem coming up with ...Only one book did I have a problem coming up with names. After that I said, well you don't need to know what I said but my characters name themselves. Honey and yes, Jack. I love that name. Olivia and Declan. Hunter and Celia. Sara and Nick. I like Nick because she can call him Nick, Nicky, and Nicholas depending on her mood;-)<br />I worked for the government and saw many crazy names which I can't share. My boys went to school with Brick and Dusty Rhodes. And there are the famous Texas sisters Ima and Ura Hog.<br />Great post Jean. Thanks but I'll keep on listening to my characters for names. Plain or not. Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-42868151253816336322015-09-04T10:44:36.814-07:002015-09-04T10:44:36.814-07:00Names are a big deal and I'm well aware of the...Names are a big deal and I'm well aware of the pitfall of various naming conventions. Many of my stories take place in foreign countries, and while it is easy to look up and use a name from one of the numerous sites online, there are dangers in doing so. Would your character with that name be from the tribal or cast or location necessary. Does he have the same name as a real politician in a country of which you have set your story and a nasty politician is the bad guy? I have Salvador as a bad guy, and a South America was talking about names at a conference once and made the offhand comment that no writer would ever make Salvador a bad guy in a book. Whoops. LOL. Great topic.Sandy Parkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04005659579891587121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-55749321370854925792015-09-04T09:38:00.262-07:002015-09-04T09:38:00.262-07:00Anne Marie, In a recent WIP, I named one character...Anne Marie, In a recent WIP, I named one character Sam and another Saxby, even though I was aware that they both begin with W. The story is set in Arkansas so Sam ala Sam Walton of Walmart fame was too good not to use. And I couldn't, just couldn't, not use Saxby for a slick businessman with old family connections. The two character are seldom in the same scene, so this time that "no'no" works, I think. <br /><br />Marcelle, I visit name sites online too and keep old phone books around for the same reason--names of all kinds. Gautier is a unique name, strong-sounding, and what could be better than that for a hero? jean harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04925805990806522316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-8882711347532481002015-09-04T08:47:20.862-07:002015-09-04T08:47:20.862-07:00I love coming up with names! My favourite to date ...I love coming up with names! My favourite to date in my own stories is Gautier, the hero in Obeah. I have several baby books, and I often visit name sites online. Another great place to find interesting names is in the list of credits at the end of a show or movie.Marcelle Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164965676254630066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-77134380873734127592015-09-04T08:11:22.551-07:002015-09-04T08:11:22.551-07:00Ovary?! LOL I'm so glad you're not going t...Ovary?! LOL I'm so glad you're not going to use that one. Seems like she'd be the evil twin, amassing all that anger since her sister gets to be the lovely Ivory. ;)<br /><br />I love choosing names for characters (most of the time) because I only had 3 real-life kids (*grin*), and I had so many more names I loved. ;) The angsty part comes from making sure the secondary character names aren't too much like the primary characters (not beginning with the same letter, sound the same, etc.). Recently, I put a "Mason Gray" in my book and thought he'd be a great hero for another book...until I realized the heroine in that book was "Maya Jo." Not sure Mason and Maya work together. Will think on it...<br /><br />Fun topic!Anne Marie Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603878676306179018noreply@blogger.com