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Q&A What are some good strategies to use when naming a fictional city?

I've read a lot of the questions on here concerning naming characters and deciding on whether to use a fictional city. I have already decided to use a fictional city in the piece. But, my problem w...

0 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by RE Lavender‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Generic Character Name

In my book, I am planning on having the main character be called "Samantha." However, she believes her name is too generic, so she goes by the nickname "Thana." My question: Is it bad to have a c...

0 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by AddalynnMoore‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A There's an actor with my lead character's name - how big a problem is this going to be?

I began work A Long Time Ago(tm) on this particular book and only took it up again about eighteen months ago. Back in 2007, I checked around but didn't see anybody of note with the name of my prota...

3 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Quin Benson‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Naming a character late in the chapter but introducing him first

In the novel (3rd person omniscient) that I'm writing, there is one character that has an overbearing presence all through the story but is never seen and no one interacts with him. What I'm trying...

3 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by user96551‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Help creating a name for a series [closed]

I am writing a series and need help creating a name for them. An example of what I am looking for would be something like Cassandra Claire's Mortal Instruments or Christopher Paolini's Inheritance ...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Bethrbt‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Multiple personalities character's speach in text

I am writing about main character, which have multiple personalities. I know how i want to write them, but for reader it can be really disturbing and hard to for orientation. At the same time i wi...

0 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Ernedar‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A I want to name a character something but j feel like people would say I'm copying Veronica Roth, my favorite author. What should I do?

I have a problem. I want to name a character (the main character's romantic interest) Tobias, but I feel like people would associate him with Tobias Eaton from Divergent, knowing how much I love th...

1 answer  ·  posted 9y ago by Jessie‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A The president, the nickel and the dime [closed]

Not sure if this is on topic here: I remember back when I was a kid, I read a story about a US president. When he was a kid, he was stupid and fooled by people. They often gave him a choice of a ...

0 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by InformedA‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What connotations do these character names confer?

I'm currently brooding over good character names for a novel I want to write. I was looking at some of the books I read recently, trying to understand why the authors picked the names they gave the...

0 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Are Names of Characters Copyrighted by Authors?

Are names of characters copyrighted by authors? For example, the character "Eragon" from the Inheritance Cycle series, or a name that you've generated using an online name generator that you'd like...

0 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by JFW‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Choosing character names is a constant difficulty

I find it hard to name my characters. Every normal name sounds funny if applied to a product of my fantasy. If I take a common name, I may get the image of someone I know into my head. And that may...

11 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by Mnementh‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭