I was visiting the blogosphere once more when I realized I'd better hurry and put up the next confession before the month of November is - gasp - OVER!!!
This one's from Madeline!
Writer's confession: I have a hard time picking out names for the ''cute'' guys, because I know if I ever become famous and have my stories leaked out, there will be somebody I know with that name; and I don't want them to think I really like them or anything.
Haha, I know what you mean, dear. Once I gave a, um, somewhat attractive guy character a name, and then met someone with that same name! It was kind of embarrassing, even though the person didn't know about my character (and the character didn't know about the person).
Finding the perfect name for a character can be tough anyway! One way I (attention! Warning! Bonus piece of advice coming up!) try to find names for characters - especially the guys (it can be so hard to find the perfect name for them!) is to use names I'm familiar with (or names that belong to someone I know...), but change the spellings (usually to a less-used version)... Andrea to Andria, Emily to Emaleigh (or Emalee...or Emali... there are so many ways of spelling Emily :)), Henry to Henri (would that be the French version? :)), etc. Anyway, you can figure out some cool names of your own, if you feel so inclined. :)
Thanks for sharing (well, confessing! :)), Madeline! :)
Klara C.
(I give up on the signature thing...for now...).
When I pick out a name for the guy in my story, I pick names that I REALLY like. I love the name Tony. If I have a story that in the middle ages, I pick either Antonio, Anthony, or Antony. I love those names. I also I like the name Caleb. All my guys in my stories are extremely handsome.
ReplyDeleteOoh, thanks for the tip! I like your idea, and I love the name Tony, too! : )
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