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action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home1/c375526/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6121Let’s revisit a post from several years ago! Once you’ve created your perfect character, you have a new problem on your hands: how to name him or her. This can be a challenge to many writers, especially once you’ve gotten a few hundred characters under your belt in stories or series. How do you come up with fresh names for all of those people?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here are some tips for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For Main Characters<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Acid Test<\/strong>: once you have a list of possible names, find a friend or relative who has no idea what your characters are like. Ask them to read the names and make some guesses about each character based on those. If their answers are way off base, you may need to rethink the names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Secondary Characters<\/strong>: if a character is important enough to merit a name, but not important enough to spend a lot of time researching, have a few good name websites bookmarked, and just pop over there to mix and match. Be sure to keep good notes, though – you don’t want a second George Rumpel showing up suddenly in a later novel, after killing him off in your first mystery. I keep a Series Bible for all my stories, with first and last names of any characters who have both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here are some more good places I’ve used for name searches over the years:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This website<\/a> is another good reference to start you on the road to naming your characters. Or, once you have written a few novels, you can do as some other authors do and kill off your fans\u2014have a raffle to see which members of your fan club or mailing list will be murdered in your next story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What about you? Do you have any great character naming tips to share?<\/p>\n