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Sunday, June 5, 2016

Choosing Character Names by Mae Clair

Naming characters is a topic that gets a lot of attention. It’s been blogged about many times. I’m sure I’ve written posts in the past, too. Okay, I knowI’ve written posts, but let’s face it—we love our characters and we love talking about them.
Last week, I started a new short story for a future writing project. As usual, when I begin something new, I start by creating characters and deciding on names. Plot comes later.  In this case, the two leads are brothers Conner and Dorian Ash. Yeah, I know…there I go with that family thing again, but I can’t help myself. I like the dynamics of family relationships.
Anyway, after selecting the names, I realized my attachment to the hard “c” sound. It continues to creep up over and over in my character names. Take a look at the evidence:
Young woman looking up and thinking with thought bubbles above her head. Bubbles contain character names that start with the letter C
  • My lead in Weathering Rock is Caleb DeCardian
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