Comments on: Where to Get Character Names http://bethestory.com/2006/03/11/where-to-get-character-names the blog about writing stories and being a better writer Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:11:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: heather http://bethestory.com/2006/03/11/where-to-get-character-names#comment-27004 heather Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:33:42 +0000 http://bethestory.com/2006/03/11/where-to-get-character-names#comment-27004 i think it is all kind of cool i guess?? i think it is all kind of cool i guess??

]]> By: Cayendi http://bethestory.com/2006/03/11/where-to-get-character-names#comment-98 Cayendi Mon, 20 Mar 2006 22:01:34 +0000 http://bethestory.com/2006/03/11/where-to-get-character-names#comment-98 My characters stem from my imagination. I've never based a fictional character on a person either. Thank you for further explaining your idea behind changing rare names. I've never thought of it that way. You have a point. As to asking Miss Snark? I've only been reading it, it may be a while (if ever) before I feel I have anything to contribute on that blog. My characters stem from my imagination. I’ve never based a fictional character on a person either.

Thank you for further explaining your idea behind changing rare names. I’ve never thought of it that way. You have a point.

As to asking Miss Snark? I’ve only been reading it, it may be a while (if ever) before I feel I have anything to contribute on that blog.

]]> By: J. Timothy King http://bethestory.com/2006/03/11/where-to-get-character-names#comment-93 J. Timothy King Fri, 17 Mar 2006 21:54:26 +0000 http://bethestory.com/2006/03/11/where-to-get-character-names#comment-93 Hi, Cayendi. I'd love to hear from an editor on this subject. Anyone want to ask Miss Snark? I guess I'm just a little skittish that the only Halibut Finklebum in the world might happen to read my story and think that I was alluding to him, to something he wrote on a blog or forum somewhere. It's probably a silly fear. For the record, all of my fictional characters are... well... fictional. :) I look to people I've met or have seen on TV for ideas as to how someone may react or behave, but I have never based a fictional character on any one person. -TimK Hi, Cayendi. I’d love to hear from an editor on this subject. Anyone want to ask Miss Snark? I guess I’m just a little skittish that the only Halibut Finklebum in the world might happen to read my story and think that I was alluding to him, to something he wrote on a blog or forum somewhere.

It’s probably a silly fear. For the record, all of my fictional characters are… well… fictional. :) I look to people I’ve met or have seen on TV for ideas as to how someone may react or behave, but I have never based a fictional character on any one person.

-TimK

]]> By: Cayendi http://bethestory.com/2006/03/11/where-to-get-character-names#comment-91 Cayendi Fri, 17 Mar 2006 20:52:17 +0000 http://bethestory.com/2006/03/11/where-to-get-character-names#comment-91 Hello Tim, I think it's interesting that you'd change the name of your character if your google/white page search has only one result. I always try to come up with uncommon names :) At least in my fantasy stories, most of my other stories feature rather common names. Funny thing is that I tend to have more trouble finding name for the latter than I do for my fantasy stories ... go figure. Hello Tim,

I think it’s interesting that you’d change the name of your character if your google/white page search has only one result. I always try to come up with uncommon names :) At least in my fantasy stories, most of my other stories feature rather common names.
Funny thing is that I tend to have more trouble finding name for the latter than I do for my fantasy stories … go figure.

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