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Thursday, May 15, 2008
"What's in a Name"
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
Romeo and Juliet
I remember wanting to change my name at an early age. I preferred Stephanie or Courtney. Lisa was a very popular name in 1965. Before I named my son, I poured through several baby name books. I had a particular vision in my mind when I pictured my son. He was Chad to me long before I saw his face.
I do the same when I visualize my characters. I name them according to their personal makeup and personalities. I also choose names that fit their culture or heritage. I admit to scanning the phone book for names, but I never choose them carelessly. They have to resonate when said aloud, and have meaning behind the name.
I have a book called the Character Naming Sourcebook written by Sherrilyn Kenyon. The book lists several guidelines for naming characters. I thought I would share a few, since I really enjoy naming my characters.
1. Capture the persona. Never randomly pick a name, get to know your character, and make the name have a personal meaning to you or the story as a whole. Kenyon pointed out that almost every individual has some kind of baggage that comes along with his or her name. Playing off this makes your character seem more real.
2. Consider you character’s heritage and personality or trade.
3. Make the name harmonious. Vary the syllables between the first and last names.
4. Consider the time period in naming your characters. I’ve read historical work, and looked up certain names solely for the reason I didn’t think they fit the time period. I’ve often been pleasantly surprised to find that the name was true to the period.
5. Consider your character’s social status. This is fairly self-explanatory. It would be uncommon to name a chicken farmer from the south Juan, or Marcus.
6. Use nicknames. I’m a big believer in nicknames. To me it makes the character more endearing, and there are so many possibilities to weave around the use of a nickname.
7. Remember the genre. Name characters according to the category. In young adult fiction, a reader will expect a familiar name such as Keri, or Brandon, rather than Elizabeth or Elaine. Its common sense to use a name the target audience can identify with.
8. Avoid names that other writers have made famous. Try to stay on top of naming trends in your chosen genre.
9. If you step out of the box and name a character something out of context, make sure to address the reason in the storyline.
10. Mix it up. Vary the names you use. Don’t get stuck on a letter or rhythm. Avoid naming a heroine Alice and the hero Alec. It is too confusing for the reader to decipher between the two names.
The most important thing is to choose a name that you can embrace and envision for your character. In my current WIP, my character changes her name after she leaves home. She wants to shed the past, and her name held bad memories for her from the start. It has provided fodder for me to develop her personality and her conflict. She only allows the hero in the story to call her by her given name; it adds a very personal dimension to their relationship.
I know that most or all of this information is common knowledge for a writer, but it’s the simple things that intrigue me about writing. In creating characters we breath life into a new individual, it only makes sense to gift that individual with the perfect name.
Do you enjoy naming your characters? What do you use as a resource for naming your characters? Do any of your character’s names hold a special significance to your storyline, or is a name just a name for you? Interested in finding your offical pirate name? Take this quiz matey!
I do the same when I visualize my characters. I name them according to their personal makeup and personalities. I also choose names that fit their culture or heritage. I admit to scanning the phone book for names, but I never choose them carelessly. They have to resonate when said aloud, and have meaning behind the name.
I have a book called the Character Naming Sourcebook written by Sherrilyn Kenyon. The book lists several guidelines for naming characters. I thought I would share a few, since I really enjoy naming my characters.
1. Capture the persona. Never randomly pick a name, get to know your character, and make the name have a personal meaning to you or the story as a whole. Kenyon pointed out that almost every individual has some kind of baggage that comes along with his or her name. Playing off this makes your character seem more real.
2. Consider you character’s heritage and personality or trade.
3. Make the name harmonious. Vary the syllables between the first and last names.
4. Consider the time period in naming your characters. I’ve read historical work, and looked up certain names solely for the reason I didn’t think they fit the time period. I’ve often been pleasantly surprised to find that the name was true to the period.
5. Consider your character’s social status. This is fairly self-explanatory. It would be uncommon to name a chicken farmer from the south Juan, or Marcus.
6. Use nicknames. I’m a big believer in nicknames. To me it makes the character more endearing, and there are so many possibilities to weave around the use of a nickname.
7. Remember the genre. Name characters according to the category. In young adult fiction, a reader will expect a familiar name such as Keri, or Brandon, rather than Elizabeth or Elaine. Its common sense to use a name the target audience can identify with.
8. Avoid names that other writers have made famous. Try to stay on top of naming trends in your chosen genre.
9. If you step out of the box and name a character something out of context, make sure to address the reason in the storyline.
10. Mix it up. Vary the names you use. Don’t get stuck on a letter or rhythm. Avoid naming a heroine Alice and the hero Alec. It is too confusing for the reader to decipher between the two names.
The most important thing is to choose a name that you can embrace and envision for your character. In my current WIP, my character changes her name after she leaves home. She wants to shed the past, and her name held bad memories for her from the start. It has provided fodder for me to develop her personality and her conflict. She only allows the hero in the story to call her by her given name; it adds a very personal dimension to their relationship.
I know that most or all of this information is common knowledge for a writer, but it’s the simple things that intrigue me about writing. In creating characters we breath life into a new individual, it only makes sense to gift that individual with the perfect name.
Do you enjoy naming your characters? What do you use as a resource for naming your characters? Do any of your character’s names hold a special significance to your storyline, or is a name just a name for you? Interested in finding your offical pirate name? Take this quiz matey!
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Yeah, tried that whole HTML thingy and it didn't work. Figures. I'm Captain Bess Rackham (pronounced RACKam of course). I'm guessing I should change that captain bit to Bo'sun iffn I want to keep me tail feathers.
I CANNOT name anything until I know a bit about it. Be it child, pet, or character. My daughter even names our vehicles. When I was pregnant, I didn't find out the sex of the child ahead of time. But I knew it was a girl and I knew she was Isabelle. So I know exactly where you're coming from, Lis. (BTW - Lisa is a beautiful name!)
I don't name pets until I've lived with them a while and figured out what would suit their personality. Our parakeet is named Chesney, a name she didn't get until we'd had her for more than 24 hours, and it fits her perfectly.
My characters usually show up with names when they come to me. It's almost as if they introduce themselves to me and I have nothing to do with it. Since I write contemp, I've never thought to do history on names of the time, but I guess I probably should.
I've heard that "don't use the same sound for more than one character" thing before and it does make sense. There have been characters in books whose names were too similar and it's made it difficult for me to keep them straight.
Isn't the quiz fun! My name is Red Bess Flint. Much more exotic than Lisa don't you think?
Names intrigue me, and always have. I admit to calling heroines XXXX until I really felt the character.
I'm the same way with animals. Our family has to get the personality of the pet down before we hang a name on them.
Thank you Terrio, I guess Lisa is an okay name. I always liked to stand apart from the pack in school, and being one of four girls blessed with the name Lisa in my elementary classes left little room to be different. I look back on it now and see I did a pretty fair job or being my own person:)
My characters are Corinne (Cory) and Julian, but I feel like Julian is a little over done and I've been wondering about changing it. Though I love that name. :(
My name is Dirty Mary Rackham (Ter, we're sisters! awwhh...)
And I like Lisa and I think Chad's a great boy name. :)
My pirate name is:
Red Grace Kidd
Passion is a big part of your life, which makes sense for a pirate. Even though you're not always the traditional swaggering gallant, your steadiness and planning make you a fine, reliable pirate. Arr!
Get your own pirate name from piratequiz.com.part of the fidius.org network
My characters come to me with names too. I did change the names of a couple of secondary characters. The heroine's brother started out as Murphy, but Ely created a fabulous dog character with the same name. Every time I wrote "Murphy," I saw the dog, so my Murphy became Brody.
Some author advised against alliterative names, so I changed another secondary character's name to avoid the letter "M," but I could not change another character. He was Mowgli, and he refused to be anyone else.
Somebody on a blog posted about googling their characters. I tried that and was astounded to discover that all but one of my major characters have RL counterparts.
I guess it's OK to have another captain on the ship if one is a visitor. I'm Captain Jenny Kidd. :)
I always have a baby naming book in the house. I wrote in college too; I had a friend named Justin, who was in all my history classes with me. (Since I was the English major, it looks like I was the stalker, so don't get excited). We were in Gerbes one day; he had talked me into skipping history class with the promise of ice cream (yes, even then I was easy); and as we're checking out through Gerbes, I spy a tiny $1 babynaming book. He sees I'm excited and says, "Go ahead."
Okay, HE knows I'm not pregnant; I know I'm not pregnant--but the lady who's checking us out doesn't know...and she's all, "So, you're expecting?" (Yes, clearly I've always looked pregnant. Probably from all the ice cream I was bribed with.)
To which I ruined Justin's reputation when I laughed and said, "Um, no, he's engaged to someone else." Which he was. As I said, we were only FRIENDS. The check out lady was horrified.
A man has not bought my baby naming books since.
I am Dread Pirate Roberts. I don't think this is right because they say I'm good with money. Yeah, if good with money means blowing it on rum and strip poker when we're in port. LOL
I was hearing conversations between my characters before I knew their names. Sadie told me her name. It suits her in a way. Sadie means Princess. I dare not say Ash's real name in open air. And Ruiz' name, well, he cracks me up. But I didn't name them. Every time they had conversations I was told what they'd be named. The only one I've had problems with naming is Sadie's younger brother. And I've kinda stuck with Nate now. Her younger sister has always been Lexi. Just seems like a hellraiser's name.
I'm OBSESSED with name meanings. Ever since I got saddled with MY name, I've been trying to make peace with it ever since. It drives me crazy that Frances means "Free"--as a kid, this meant nothing to me. Especially since as I was governed by adults, I didn't feel especially free. Marie in a lot of sources means, "Bitter or sorrow." So I'm free and sad about it. What? I'm a man without a country? I'm my own person, but I have no one? It made me crazy. THEN I found a source that said Marie also means, "REBELLIOUS" and that is something I can get behind. I don't mind being FREE and REBELLIOUS. Only free and pathetic. Apparently Frances Marie is a fine pirate name.
I spent a lot of time picking out the name for Lucifer's bride. I picked Elizabeth--I love Elizabeth, but the meaning is: God's Solemn Oath. For me that had meaning, impact for the rest of the story.
Ben Tucker was less about the meaning (because the meaning of Ben doesn't really fit) but TUCKER was very important, because I needed something that rhymed with "Motherf--r" for a particular scene. I just liked the cadence of saying Benjamin David Tucker. It sounded like a solid name, a guy who was good, but Ben also has the promise of being someone really, really naughty.
I love the Dread Pirate Roberts. "I'll most likely kill you in the morning. Sleep well." I am Captain Anne Rackham sister to Terri and Marnie.
Cannot really speak to naming characters but found naming my own children an exercise in negotiation. I got to name our oldest after my grandmother, Genevieve. Terri, I never found out the sex of our kids but knew what each were. For our son, we had a list of boys names but I knew we were using my husband's first name--even though he never said he wanted to. When he was born my husband said James Millard or James Arthur? Millard Arthur is my dad's name. Nice, huh? My son is James Millard.
The next daughter has an alliterative name. Both names start with Z. I wasn't so sure about that, but everyone loves her name. It's Zoe. She will never have to read aloud in class, I bet.
Love the pirate names.
Marnee- I love the name Julian. Think long and hard before you change that one:) I've always loved the name Chad. Thank you!
Janga- You are christened a pirate when aboard the ship. Everyone is entitled to a pirate name. *off to google my character's names*
Fran- I love you, you always have a story to fit every blog. I'm cracking up at the visual of the look on the cashier's face. It's too funny that you named Ben in order to rhyme with motherf*****. Only you Babe. I'm in heaven, I love hearing stories of how character's names came about. I'm like a kid in a candy store.
Sin- You are so fortunate that your characters talk to you. Cutter used to talk to me before I drifted off to sleep, but it was always about when he could bang Reid...such a man that one.Sadie is a perfect name, and Ash and Ruiz are so hot, they make their names hot.
I like to know what a name means too. That is why I was willing to name our youngest, Zoe in spite of the alliteration. It means "life". Of course Amanda--ugh. "Worthy of all men to be loved.". I don't know about that. All the latin scholars in my class when I was an exchange student were fascinated by that. Your name means...did you know that? Yep. How are you supposed to reply--my mother was optimistic?
My English professor told a cute story about an Amanda--he called us all Miss or Mr. and our last names. Of course he knew our first names. When he met the Amanda he told the story about--she replied that she didn't care about all men, she just wanted Mr. Right. Apparently, she ended up marrying a Wright.
*high fiving my pirate sisters*
When I was 16 my mother was pregnant. Yes, my parents are clearly insane as my sister was 19 at the time. Anyway, they didn't find out the sex so my sister got to pick a boy name and I picked a girl name. She picked Cody and I picked Sadie. Everyone hated the name I picked so were relieved when Cody showed up. I still love that name.
Hellion - I didn't know David was Ben's middle name. One of my best friends has a son named Benjamin David. Those names just sound so good together.
Now y'all can help me a bit. And for the wenches who already know, keep mum. My heroine's name is Cecelia but Celi for short.
How would you pronounce Celi seeing it for the first time?
See-lee. I wouldn't be right would I?
I'm getting ready to get to an Ash part. He's going to come up to Sadie on her own and ask her some things and Ruiz is gonna walk up on the conversation. Should be fun. LOL
Men are always talking about banging the heroine. I just think that I could do anything to them, including give them blue balls until they rot off and usually they shut up about it. LOL
Terri, Short e if I just saw the name by itself with a long ee at the end (Sellee). Long e if I knew it was short for Cecelia (Seelee).
See-lee is right. I worry about it all the time and have a part in the book where I show how it's pronounced. When she first tells the hero her name she's drunk and he asks her what a seely is?
But this doesn't happen at the very beginning and I worry if I need to clear it up right away. I do say right away that Celi is short for Cecelia.
Lis - my real name is Theresa and when you go through Catholic school with that name (by some miracle I was the ONLY one), you get teased pretty mercilessly. If it was Harry Terri then it was St. Theresa. *sigh*
Really, do I look like a little flower?!
Do not hang up on this detail, Terri. It is not going to make or break your story. Fantasy writers use the bizarrist names I've ever had the misfortune of trying to figure out--and they clearly didn't worry about it. Just finish the story, and if it still bothers you, insert a scene then--but for God's sake, don't worry about it now.
Amanda- I have always loved the name Zoe. It's so different and it conjures this vision of an angelic, zen like child.
Chad means protector or defender. Makes perfect sense, the child has a love for wrestling and wants to be a cop when he grows up:) He also discovered on the globe at school that a country is named Chad. I must be the biggest dummy in the world, because I had no idea, so what did I do? I googled and sure enough there is a country named Chad.
Ter- I would pronounce it See-lee too. Harry Terri LMAO. Sorry.
Sin- what a fun scene to write. Those are the type of scenes that cruise you through the rough parts.
Chill. Not too hung up about it. But this seemed like a good occasion to take a poll. LOL!
Amanda - love the "my mother was optimistic" comment. LOL! And Amanda is a beautiful name. You have a song written just to you! There's a song with Lisa in the title but not quite the same idea. LOL!
You never knew there was a Chad? LOL! I sure hope you at least pretended you knew to the child. And somehow it does not surprise me that a child of yours will grow up to be a cop.
My brother's name is Chaz. The poor thing was named after a mens cologne. No wonder he's gay. *shakes head*
Bloody Ethel Kidd
Every pirate lives for something different. For some, it's the open sea. For others (the masochists), it's the food. For you, it's definitely the fighting. Even though you're not always the traditional swaggering gallant, your steadiness and planning make you a fine, reliable pirate. Arr!
I did not know that's what Amanda means. I thought it meant "beloved" (my niece is named Amanda, my favorite one really)--and it suddenly makes sense why she's so popular! *LOL*
Great blog Lisa.
I m glad to hear that you writers are very selective about the names you choose for your characters. A “bad” name can ruin a good book for me. That makes me shallow I suppose. But Honestly it’s hard to take a hero seriously if he is named something like… Ethelbert Nevin. That, by the way, happens to be someone’s real name. I saw on a stamp.
See Hellion? It could have been worse!
I too believe that a name’s meaning ends up impacting a person’s personality. For instance my name is Julie. It means “Youthful One”. So true! And how Great is that? I can blame my Immaturity upon my name!
Oh
I am
Dirty Jenny Roberts
You're the pirate everyone else wants to throw in the ocean -- not to get rid of you, you understand; just to get rid of the smell. Two things complete your pirate persona: style and swagger. Maybe a little too much swagger sometimes -- but who really cares? Arr
*ROTFLMAO* Thank you, Julie, you're right. It could have been much, much worse!
Great blog, Lisa. I think naming any of my characters is hard. It’s the whole association I have with certain names. I don’t think there is a name out there that I don’t have a preconceived idea about. I haven’t played around with it yet but I know that my options are a little more extensive than I once thought.
I like your name, Lisa! That name has always said fun and friendly to me! I sympathize with you, though. I always wanted to be Stephanie. All the popular and pretty girls were named Stephanie when I was growing up. I like your characters names too, Marnee. Julian is one of my favorite characters (from a Madeline Hunter novel). I’m also a big believer in nicknames. When you use them correctly they can convey so much. In a very quick and concise way they can convey intimacy between the H/H.
Naming my kids was painful! LOL I can’t make a decision to save my life. It took a day or two to name my daughter. The nurses were getting a little annoyed with me. The problem with that whole scenario is that the DH and I never agree on anything. I wanted Elizabeth after my mother and wanted to call her Lizzie. He wanted Elizabeth, but wanted to call her Betty (just like my mother). Hello!!!! Betty for a tiny little baby? Apologies to all the Bettys out there and I LOVE my mother, but when is the last time you met a little girl named Betty? No way! We settled on Haylie Elizabeth, and even then he wouldn’t let me spell it the way I wanted. He wanted her to have an “I” in her name so she could dot it with smileys and hearts! Sheesh. Why couldn’t he be like most guys and not give a crap! For my son I wanted a strong name and ever since I was a teen, I associated strong with Jacob McCandles (John Wayne in Big Jake!) I know… very cheesy and not quite imaginative enough seeing how he’s one in a sea of Jake’s wherever he goes!
Well all Rackhams, welcome another family member…. Meet Dirty Jenny Rackham! Our family reunions are going to be awesome!!
I am Red Ethel Cash.
Nice.
In my WIP, the names showed up in my head with the character. And somehow, the hero's name was the perfect fit for him (I wish I could take credit for it, but alas). First name means "rest and comfort," but he only allows one person to call him that (the woman who raised him) and sometimes the heroine. Last name, which he uses, means dark. And dark sums him up pretty damn well.
Usually, when I'm forced to name, I start scrolling through baby name websites. I'm sort of working on another project where I have no name for the hero. Nothing. I know his personality, his backstory, the way he looks. I've even been able to visualize him walking up to me, holding out his hand, and saying "hello I'm...." and I blank. I figure it'll come when he's good and ready.
*laughing* Oh, Irish, I have missed you! Where have you been? And I love this line: "Why couldn't he be like most guys and not given a crap!" I'm glad Haylie got her I so she could dot it with hearts and smilies. :) And I love the name Jake! Good name!
There is a lot of Dirty Jennys on this ship! I think you all need to go to confession...
Ooh...we have another one. This is one awesome family!
Terri - I'd pronounce it "see-lee" too. And I think you're good. It's not enough of a change to throw a reader off mid-way :)
Thanks Julie- Awesome that your name supports all your immaturity-how cool is that! Sorry but your name reminds me of one of the tags I used for this blog...remember the cheesy song? My name's not Lisa, my name is Julie:)
Ter- *blushing* Don't make fun of my geographical shortcomings, and yes I lied my ass off.
Irish! Thank you -all the pretty tall girls with the long flawless flowing hair was named Stephanie. I love your DH be glad he's different, mine wouldn't even know how to spell Haylie! And you're right I just don't think of a baby named Betty.
Haleigh! Dude I'm sure his name will come to you when you least expect it, and it will seem like the obvious choice. Love your pirate name:)
Oh, I forgot to mention, Terri, I would pronounce it SeeLee too! I think you handled the pronunciation of the name properly. If there is every any question, a quick convo between two people clarifying is always helpful!
End of the year school chaos, Hellion! I've been running like a chicken with her head cut off and I'm off and running again in another couple of minutes. My son's end of the year celebration is tonight and I'm chaperone!
Lisa
Do I remember that cheesy Lisa/Julie song?
OMG yes! I have a sister named Lisa who is a year older than me. When we were kids we used to look like twins…
My mother actually bought the record cuz she thought that it was sooooo cute!
gag
Irish, I love Julian, that was the romantic wasn't it? sigh...
Lisa, this is an awesome blog. I love names! some times my characters come with them, sometimes they have three before it suits them. My first book, Claudia had three names, Etienne two before. My short erotic, they both had two names before it fit them. My latest book... Jinan I picked for the meaning (paradise) and my Marquess of Rothburn just got a name a few weeks ago--and I still call him Rothburn, it's stuck, but his name is Griffin. Elena never came to me... that was Ely's doing and it was Spanish so it worked well. It's hard to find names sometimes... I often refer to... behindthename.com they do have to be perfect...
forgot... nicknames work well... but one of my characters never went by anything but Nicholas... no shorts, maybe cause it sounds so damn sexy in my head en français?
Love that Nicholas, Tiffany!
My first hero is the only one who's name ever changed. He started out as a Julian, but it didn't work for him. Changed to Rhys (pronounced like the peanut butter cup) and I like that much better.
I won't even bring up the debates about name pronounciation Tiff and I have had. LOL!
I never look up the meanings to names but you gals made me curious. So I looked up mine, my daughter's, my hero's and my heroine's. And it's CREEPY how accurate this stuff is.
Theresa - Greek - Harvester
Isabelle - Hebrew - My God is a vow (explains why she nags to go to church so much)
Hero is Bryan - Gaelic - Noble, Strong, Virtuous
This is EXACTLY right!
Heroine is Cecelia - Latin - Blind
Now this is freaking me out. That's her fatal flaw!
Calico Jenny Kidd (and pink wasn't on the list :P)
Often indecisive, you can't even choose a favorite color. You're apt to follow wherever the wind blows you, just like Calico Jack Rackham, your namesake. Even though you're not always the traditional swaggering gallant, your steadiness and planning make you a fine, reliable pirate. Arr!
Isabelle and Elizabeth are the same meaning; Isabelle is the Spanish version of Elizabeth.
That's really sad that your name meanings reflect your characters and you're not even aware of it.
I love Julian too, thanks Irish. :) And rock on with the Rackhams. :)
Julian means "Down-bearded youth" - that's random.
Corinne means "Maiden" - ok....
Man, I picked stupid names.
That's not sad, that's brilliant! LOL! That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Really just proves they tell me their names and I have very little to do with it.
Your names are good for your characters. Sadie's not even like a princess but she wanted the name *shrugging shoulder* Cory fits your heroine. It's good. Sort of like the nickname wildcat for Sadie. LOL
I see Janga was here. She’s blogging about Mrs. Malaprop over at the VR today.
I love Malapropisms!
This one’s for you Janga. And for poor ol`Hellion/Fran too.
So Hellion
I don’t mean to make light of your plight. But the more I think about it The More I think
Hey “Frances” ain’t so bad. Run your name trough Spellcheck and you get France or franc or Francois. Cool stuff. When I run my noble Germanic madden name and my DH’s elegant sounding French surname through Spellcheck I get
Poop- douche`.
Poop-douche`? What the hell is that?
An enema?
Lovely
Spellcheck has decreed that I live my life as
Julie Poop-douche, aka Julie Enema.
Which would make me … that’s right
Public Enema Number One!
Someone switch out Julie's rum for coffee. I think she's had too much. LMAO!!!
Marnee- I love your character names. They are so befitting of your story. I can't wait to read more, I'm totally hooked.
Julie, LOL you win the prize for being the most colorful pirate of all today!
Isabelle and Lisa have the same meaning. Both names come from Elizabeth. It must explain my built in moral compass.
J.K I love the name Rhys...reminds me of the dude that portrays King Henry in the Tudors. His middle name is Rhys. That man is smokin hot.
Public Enema!? ROFLMAO!! That's awesome!
Isabelle is sort of a prude - though I'm thankful for this as there were times I feared there'd be a pole in her future - and gets very upset if she thinks I'm breaking a rule. I sure hope that holds out and there's less rebelling in her teen years.
After Julie's last story, I'm so glad my name is Frances. *LOL*
*starts humming the Elizabeth song by The Statlers* Hey, it was OLD country music in my house, okay?
I hung out with that little dude from The Statlers once. He sang a Bee Gees song to me while on his knees on the dance floor. It was quite flattering.
I can handle The Statlers. *counting flowers on the wall...that don't bother me at all*
Can't handle The Oak Ridge Boys.
Terri! I loved The Oak Ridge Boys, saw them in ooncert once.
My mom and dad were big Statler fans, watched the show every week. The songs I remember from my parent's eight track days. Kiss an Angel Good Morning- Charlie Pride. Behind Closed Doors- Charlie Rich, and D-I-V-O-R-C-E by Tammy Wynette. *sigh* I miss those days.
Oh, I don't hate the Oak Ridge Boys. I sang along with Elvira just like everyone else. But I can't listen to them today like I can The Statlers. And when they kicked that Golden guy out, it was all handled so poorly. LOL!
Janga! You didn't have to change your character's brother's name! Thanks for the shout-out to my Murphy.
I love naming characters' names. Tiff named Noah in LAYLOM... I did not like what I had the character named before but I knew I wanted a two-syllable name and a name that oozed "sex." When she said Noah, I knew immediately that was it. I love Noah Harper.
I can agonize over character's names but usually they come to me right away. Kate and Sam were always Kate and Sam, along with Murphy who was named after Murphy's Law. And Simone, the heroine of LAYLOM, was there. Noah's name did give me trouble.
I took the pirate quiz, which was sooo much fun. I am Dirty Bess Cash
You're the pirate everyone else wants to throw in the ocean -- not to get rid of you, you understand; just to get rid of the smell. You're musical, and you've got a certain style if not flair. You'll do just fine. Arr!
I love the Oaks, Murphy, and Noah. :)
Wow, Lisa, very interesting blog!
I've hardly considered any of that when naming my characters. In fact, I've often blindly pointed to a spot in the phone book. I've even saved SPAM e-mails we used to get from "people." Some of them had unusual names. But I've never made a science of naming.
Is there a way to become a content writer for the site?
Course on Ethical Hacking was good..
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