Capri's Fate – Writer's Notes part 2

 First off - Happy Thanksgiving to all Canadians - enjoy the day.

Capri's Fate – Writer's Notes part 2 What's in a name? A lot if you ask an author who's had to change their character's name. Luckily, so far, I haven't had to do that, but I've read emails from critique group partners, and it was an upsetting experience for some of them. That doesn't mean I haven't changed a character's name, but it was my decision – during the writing process – that his/her name wasn't appropriate for their character.
Capri and Thall – how did I select their names? No idea. I guess I get a bit focused when I'm writing and don't pay a lot of attention to what is going on beyond what my fingers just typed.
Capri's name popped into my head, which this books being about a Fate makes me wonder if they had something to do with it. 1. A one point in the book, Capri is wearing capris. Actually I couldn't resist that. 2. When I was searching astrological signs, Capri's perfect match was Capri-corn. Yes, I did slip that into the book. 3. Capri's full name is Capricious - def. subjectto, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic. Capri's life is exactly that full of unpredictable changes. She believes she is a woman in control, but life throws her curves balls. (Had to put in baseball reference –  my Detroit Tigers are in the playoffs) 4. Thall needs a mysterious substance and capricci is a writer's respelling of an actual substance which starts with Capri's name (got to love Google)
Thall's name when through changes including the fact it didn't start off as Thall. Then there was the ThaLL or ThaL period where I drove my cp's crazy because I had decided how to spell his name. Thall had to sound unusual – unworldly. It also had to be a name that could be broken apart – T.Hall. Which lead to Thall having to come up with what the T in T. Hall stands for –  Tallywacker  (British for penis)  Taboo (is a vehement prohibition of an action based on the belief that such behavior is either too sacred or too accursed for ordinary individuals to undertake, under threat of supernatural punishment – this definition fits Thalls love for Capri) Titanic (has tit in it and Thall found that amusing). I had more but they got edited out.
What name does Thall choose for the T in T. Hall? If you don't know, guess you'll have to read the book.
If you’re a writer – is there a story behind how a character got his/her name? If you're a reader – what's the name of your favourite character?
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