tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176298515094230212.post4462999820562539805..comments2023-04-13T08:54:32.218-04:00Comments on Jester Harley's Manuscript Page: Guest Blogger Angelia AlmosAnne E. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08330642610716333970noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176298515094230212.post-21435073612792913992012-02-08T09:55:49.911-05:002012-02-08T09:55:49.911-05:00I like to write interesting names down when I hear...I like to write interesting names down when I hear them out in public, in the newspaper, etc., but I use the baby name sites, too, as well as the phone book.D.E. Malonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10256696009575732721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176298515094230212.post-82960152330069252872012-02-03T06:53:59.974-05:002012-02-03T06:53:59.974-05:00I've used baby name books and sites, too. They...I've used baby name books and sites, too. They're great. For last names I search online and go by what nationality I'm looking for.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176298515094230212.post-74072080452380629312012-02-02T22:58:31.141-05:002012-02-02T22:58:31.141-05:00Thanks for stopping by Claudine. I now also have a...Thanks for stopping by Claudine. I now also have a file where I keep track of all names I've used in published stories. I was beginning to worry about repeating names. I tend to do that. :-) I had one character I had to change his name and it was awful because I felt he was the other name, but I had already used that name in a story and don't feel I have enough out that I could get away with using the same names yet.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176298515094230212.post-35312299036828284722012-02-02T22:55:56.923-05:002012-02-02T22:55:56.923-05:00You gotta go with what you feel is right. Nothing ...You gotta go with what you feel is right. Nothing worse than a name that is not "the" character.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176298515094230212.post-83792513576152637422012-02-02T20:49:32.139-05:002012-02-02T20:49:32.139-05:00I tend to forget the names I'd first come up w...I tend to forget the names I'd first come up with for my main characters. (I feel like a bad mother!) For My Clearest Me, the boy was initially called something else (see, I don't even remember it now) until, like Angelia said, I went through baby names and checked out their meanings. So thanks for the link, Angie, it's another website to explore!<br /><br />Kat's right: 'Space Opera' sounds cool. :) Great post here, Angelia & Anne, with very fine tips in the last paragraph.Yanting Guehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04788603550626277974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176298515094230212.post-36276085337822883292012-02-02T13:21:19.440-05:002012-02-02T13:21:19.440-05:00I usually enjoy naming my characters, but I'm ...I usually enjoy naming my characters, but I'm always running into trouble with my short stories where readers mistake a male for a female and vice versa. It's happened so many times in my short stories that my critique buddies now advise me to use basic names like Tom, Ralph, and Sue. But still, I just can't do it. It's just too boring.Ruth Schiffmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625363295823548969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176298515094230212.post-59488612859362215952012-02-02T13:20:40.011-05:002012-02-02T13:20:40.011-05:00I've also loved the term space opera. I'm ...I've also loved the term space opera. I'm not sure when the term came into being, but I believe it was around the time of Star Wars and Star Trek.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176298515094230212.post-82232987252707261522012-02-02T13:19:34.320-05:002012-02-02T13:19:34.320-05:00Anne - I had the same thing happen. I had two sist...Anne - I had the same thing happen. I had two sisters, Amber and Ashley. I didn't change the name on purpose, but I started calling Ashley Amber halfway through and then reverted back to Ashley near the end. Several beta readers missed it - only one caught it and pointed it out to me. Man, am I glad she read it. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176298515094230212.post-29454795493490377662012-02-02T13:18:11.355-05:002012-02-02T13:18:11.355-05:00I have named many of my characters' names I ha...I have named many of my characters' names I had considered for my children, but didn't end up using. :-) Even if I didn't name my daughter that I still love the name and wanted to use it somewhere. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176298515094230212.post-12788628875678328772012-02-02T13:16:56.067-05:002012-02-02T13:16:56.067-05:00Kat - I also love Google Translate. Isn't that...Kat - I also love Google Translate. Isn't that the coolest tool?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176298515094230212.post-87909102479423670602012-02-02T11:35:27.202-05:002012-02-02T11:35:27.202-05:00Mirka, you bring up a scary area: changing charact...Mirka, you bring up a scary area: changing character names. Despite the wonders of find/replace on Word, this can be a real hornet's nest. <br /><br />Once I changed a name half-way through a draft. I found/replaced all occurrences. Then I merrily went along, but near then end started calling the character by his original name again. I never realized I was doing it. Four beta readers missed it. Fortunately, one did notice it.Anne E. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08330642610716333970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176298515094230212.post-56639958375521920142012-02-02T11:23:23.924-05:002012-02-02T11:23:23.924-05:00Naming characters and places is one of the joys in...Naming characters and places is one of the joys in Writing Land. For one brief moment you have control. And it's not as daunting as the responsibility in naming children or even pets- it's easily changed. But it's a responsibility nonetheless. Stories have a life of their own.<br />Nice to peek into Angelia's process.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176298515094230212.post-74433908856910459012012-02-02T10:17:28.888-05:002012-02-02T10:17:28.888-05:00For me, I LOVE Google Translate. I write so much f...For me, I LOVE Google Translate. I write so much fantasy I can choose a language that "fits" the style of my world and pick names from there. I do utilize baby name sites too, though, 'cause there are just SO MANY NAMES to choose from, along with the definitions.<br /><br />As an aside, I just LOVE the name "Space Opera." It sounds so COOL!<br /><br />Thanks for all the tips. Good to have. :DKatrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18293316104653990391noreply@blogger.com