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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/25022
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

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 protagonist, let's call them 'Froc Baegar' (because we can, and because there isn't one immediately back from the search engine), so I used the name I'd come up with. Nearing completion and beginning to look into publishing again, I had a sudden rush of blood to the head and Googled my 'Froc Baegar'. Blow me down, an IMDB listing, a live website showing photos of Froc and containing clips of their voice-over work, their Twitter feed, etc, etc, etc.

I'm kind of attached to the name and have begun a little tinkering with cover art and icons based on my character. My character's name is used as a plot device, being given their equivalent of a frock coat and, while it's not an essential part of the story, it's a nice link in to something that is, so changing it is not a simple search & replace.

Can anybody advise on how to best deal with this? Obviously, sending around a fictional hit squad is simplest, but produces no real world result.

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