tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post112524281825559123..comments2023-11-03T06:29:07.280-05:00Comments on The Bandwagon: Naming your charactersMJFredrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1125572936153495602005-09-01T06:08:00.000-05:002005-09-01T06:08:00.000-05:00I had an Adrian, too. Almost changed his name afte...I had an Adrian, too. Almost changed his name after watching Monk, though. I kept hearing Sharona's nasaly voice.<BR/><BR/>I can't name a character John - my dad's name. Would be as bad as naming him after my son!MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1125527352564153112005-08-31T17:29:00.000-05:002005-08-31T17:29:00.000-05:00I used some interesting names in my two paranormal...I used some interesting names in my two paranormals, but that was par for the course, and I made sure they weren't hard to pronounce. These days I have Adrian and LeeLee, Kat, and even a John. So no, nothing too odd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1125447945645952872005-08-30T19:25:00.000-05:002005-08-30T19:25:00.000-05:00I name my characters the names I wouldn't ever con...I name my characters the names I wouldn't ever consider naming my children. (sheepish grin)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1125440601381238572005-08-30T17:23:00.000-05:002005-08-30T17:23:00.000-05:00My characters pretty much name themselves. I feel...My characters pretty much name themselves. I feel as if I have little control over them, in that regard! My current characters are Damien and Caroline. Not names I would ever choose for my kids, but they fit these characters to a T.<BR/><BR/>JoAnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1125438003550323632005-08-30T16:40:00.000-05:002005-08-30T16:40:00.000-05:00Danica, I agree, it has to be the RIGHT name. The ...Danica, I agree, it has to be the RIGHT name. The story just won't work without it. Del has always been Del, but Liv was....Ali? I don't remember. In Hot Shot, Gabe was always Gabe, Peyton was always Peyton.<BR/><BR/>As for a bunch of kids named after a pop culture phenom, I thought for sure after Selena, the Tejano singer, was killed, we'd have a ton of Selenas. We don't, though.<BR/><BR/>I like Sorcha. And I have named numerous bad guys after my rotten boss from two years back.MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1125436001269543312005-08-30T16:06:00.000-05:002005-08-30T16:06:00.000-05:00I came over from Tori's *waves to Tori* I find tha...I came over from Tori's *waves to Tori* <BR/><BR/>I find that names just sort of come to me, or hit me as being right for a certain character. However, I do draw the line at giving a character the name of someone I don't like. I sometimes will name characters after people I like, but the characters are seldom like the peopleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1125421810363283952005-08-30T12:10:00.000-05:002005-08-30T12:10:00.000-05:00Hmm. In looking over my files, it appears I have m...Hmm. In looking over my files, it appears I have more unusual names than I thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1125419953895354102005-08-30T11:39:00.000-05:002005-08-30T11:39:00.000-05:00I have kept my character names normal. My current ...I have kept my character names normal. My current ones are Jake and Laura, my H/h. I have Mick and Angelina waiting in the wings and Mick is a nickname while Angelina just fits the character. <BR/><BR/>Personally, I think parents need to think of their children when naming them. The kid's going to be the one carrying around the name, not the parent. Of course parents who don't think about things like that- nah, don't get me started.MicheleKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395738979569634630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1125419079086644392005-08-30T11:24:00.000-05:002005-08-30T11:24:00.000-05:00I never thought of it before, but if it's a really...I never thought of it before, but if it's a really out there name that I can't even pronounce, I may have problems. But I like character names to fit the character's personality. That's always great. =DKelly (Lynn) Parrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827605655761900263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1125406909682046722005-08-30T08:01:00.000-05:002005-08-30T08:01:00.000-05:00There were a rake of Pocohontis' (sp?) in Fife aft...There were a rake of Pocohontis' (sp?) in Fife after the movie came out--can you imagine??? <BR/><BR/>I named my last heroine Sorcha, which I thought was a piece of cake, but a contest judge had real problems with it. Makes me wonder if people don't get out enough :)<BR/><BR/>But I do hate it when you have to stop and wonder how to pronounce the name when you're reading the story--Loghaire (sp?) from Diana Gabaldon is one. I only know how to pronounce it because my husband is irish and it still makes me stumble.Toni Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348843511453338339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1125396347601100002005-08-30T05:05:00.000-05:002005-08-30T05:05:00.000-05:00Ooh, I like Tish. I could never name a character D...Ooh, I like Tish. I could never name a character Derek because I had a student named Derek and he was a PAIN. I like Camilla, too.<BR/><BR/>You'd be surprised, some of the names. I don't have any weird ones this year, but boy, howdy, have I had some doozies!MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1125396168199503492005-08-30T05:02:00.000-05:002005-08-30T05:02:00.000-05:00I like to use just slightly different names, but s...I like to use just <I>slightly</I> different names, but still common enough that people recognize them: I have Patricia "Tish", Derek, Royce, Minerva, Camilla, and Jed. <BR/><BR/>I'm still reeling over someone naming their kid Abcde... and I thought "Apple" was bad. What are people <I>thinking</I>?Marianne Arkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934613403368823760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1125396076538164002005-08-30T05:01:00.000-05:002005-08-30T05:01:00.000-05:00Peggy, good point. I wouldn't name a child Sam, ei...Peggy, good point. I wouldn't name a child Sam, either, but it could be kind of sexy.<BR/><BR/>Conversely, I could never give a hero my son's name.MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.com