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Naming Characters

Today at Inkspot, the blog for Midnight Ink authors, I talk about "Naming Characters" and how I pick names for my characters. I hope you'll read the post and if you're a reader, tell me your favorite fictional character names and why you like them. And if you're a writer, I'd love to know how you go about picking your character names!
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Published on September 23, 2010 06:30
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message 1: by Leigh (new)
Sep 30, 2010 03:50PM

Leigh MacCallum I don't qualify for membership in Inkspot, but thought I'd throw in my two cents worth anyway. How do I go about naming characters? It depends upon what I'm writing. In my novel, Cipher, I named one of the characters "Dillman" because it was the name of one of my former students, and I loved the sound of it. In the novel I'm writing now, Medusa, the book is based upon the myth wherein Medusa was raped by the god of the sea, Posidon. I named the modern-day character Dylan Murdock, of which both names have a connection to the sea. (Thank goodness for baby-name websites!!)

Leigh


message 2: by Beth (new)
Sep 30, 2010 04:09PM

Beth Thanks for sharing your character naming ideas, Leigh!


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