Random Name Generators
I've mentioned a couple of times on Twitter lately that, if you know you're going to have to mass murder a bunch of characters, start with a lot of characters so you have some to choose from and some left over afterward.
But how do you name lots of characters?
Random name generators!
Some reasons to use random name generators:
Easier on your brain. Kinda fun. Easy to deliberately populate your book with a good mix of ethnicities and backgrounds. Hides your "naming tics," like some authors without knowing it name their characters only sweeping, romantic names, or names that only begin with the letters A-G, etc.
Some of my favorites:
Let's face it, you don't have to carefully craft the names of minor characters, especially when they're just going to all die horribly in Chapter 7.
TK Kenyon
But how do you name lots of characters?
Random name generators!
Some reasons to use random name generators:
Easier on your brain. Kinda fun. Easy to deliberately populate your book with a good mix of ethnicities and backgrounds. Hides your "naming tics," like some authors without knowing it name their characters only sweeping, romantic names, or names that only begin with the letters A-G, etc.
Some of my favorites:
Let's face it, you don't have to carefully craft the names of minor characters, especially when they're just going to all die horribly in Chapter 7.
TK Kenyon
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