tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045057682441280238.post7360374090391445263..comments2024-02-24T08:17:41.032-08:00Comments on One Bite at a Time: What’s In a Name?Dana Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045057682441280238.post-54370448850567247002013-02-07T17:00:43.929-08:002013-02-07T17:00:43.929-08:00I've definitely had trouble with characters th...I've definitely had trouble with characters that I misnamed at first, only to find they started cooperating once I found the right moniker.<br /><br />By the way, there's a Website giving the 10 most common last names in a given county that's pretty helpful. I used it last year when I was finishing my book set in the Arkansas Ozarks and wanted some authentic Scots-Irish last names. Also has other demographic data.<br />(http://www.city-data.com/county/Izard_County-AR.html)Nicholas Brunerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13965455854218171999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045057682441280238.post-91984445887805143722013-01-21T08:21:28.890-08:002013-01-21T08:21:28.890-08:00I often have to rename characters because I realiz...I often have to rename characters because I realize they don't seem like a Heather to me after a while. Also important is that someone 50 is not going to be named Taylor. And someone 18 is not going to be named Susan. Not for another generation at least. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045057682441280238.post-71267020791827784502013-01-21T06:37:51.363-08:002013-01-21T06:37:51.363-08:00I can take an instant dislike to a character if th...I can take an instant dislike to a character if the name puts me off, but unfortunately this doesn't apply just apply to fiction, but real-life also, I guess I'm shallow.<br /><br />I never want to read about or meet in real-life anyone called Justin, and not just because they've probably only got a 1 inch dick col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045057682441280238.post-71136705316409519542013-01-17T06:42:56.983-08:002013-01-17T06:42:56.983-08:00Some eye-talian surnames are from guys I knew as a...Some eye-talian surnames are from guys I knew as a kid (friends, etc.) ... some are outright Googled ... I think Leonard is right; if the name isn't right, neither will his dialogue be right (at least not in the writer's mind).<br /><br />Good to see you back on the blogging circuit.Charlieoperahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876755029099726686noreply@blogger.com