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I often see social media posts from writers, asking for suggestions on character names. Here are some tips. Writing Tip for Today: When you name your fictional characters, what should you take into consideration? Cast of Thousands Often, novel writers have large casts in their novels. While it’s tempting (and sometimes comforting) to name every […]
Miss Crankypants loves to read a good novel. Until she gets to the character’s names. The problem? Inevitably, the author chooses some fancy-schmancy title for the main character–one with at least five syllables, such as Miss Daisy-rumpus-dilly-umpus Aardvark Jones.Then, in the next sentence that mouthful is reduced to a simple monosyllabic nickname, like Gert or Chuck. […]