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Q&A What should I do when I am stuck on names during freewriting?

An issue I occasionally encounter in my DnD games is naming NPCs... Typically I have to consider race and region, but for when I'm writing (usually short stories and aborted epics, lol) I tend to d...

posted 6y ago by wolf‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T08:15:18Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/34177
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar wolf‭ · 2019-12-08T08:15:18Z (over 4 years ago)
An issue I occasionally encounter in my DnD games is naming NPCs... Typically I have to consider race and region, but for when I'm writing (usually short stories and aborted epics, lol) I tend to drop in the first name that comes to mind with a vowel tacked to the end, and when I proofread I make sure I'm not duplicating a name. If not, I drop the vowel, if I am, I take time to consider something else then. Saves my momentum for the actual writing.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-03-10T21:51:39Z (about 6 years ago)
Original score: 1