Kicking Butt and Making Names

Names for characters are often a struggle. there are a few issues that come into play when naming a character.

First, the character might have an appropriate name. It might be symbolic or ironic. For example, a nerd might need to be named Egbert. Unless an ironic name would be better suited, like Romeo. And with dozens of characters, there has to be a balance.

After all, everyone can’t have a name that is too cool. My main characters in the Dixon-Prince series are Jonathon “Jack”...