tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525472174858926052.post5461090078590862942..comments2022-01-08T10:13:53.412-08:00Comments on Clifton Hill - Writer and Artist of the Fantastical: Names are Easy. Marketing is Hard.Clifton Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07023008377807431117noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525472174858926052.post-1068378014159177302010-10-16T07:02:52.071-07:002010-10-16T07:02:52.071-07:00Hi Lela, thanks for hopping on over here. When I t...Hi Lela, thanks for hopping on over here. When I think of a name with the same first letter of others I immediately stop and try to think of another. Doesn't always work. But perfection isn't necessary.Clifton Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07023008377807431117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525472174858926052.post-6136707662968779202010-10-15T07:36:59.713-07:002010-10-15T07:36:59.713-07:00I have a bad habit of getting into a groove with f...I have a bad habit of getting into a groove with first letters. My recently completed Manuscript had 4 (count'em!) H names- find and replace! My current WIP wants to have all M's. I'm putting my food down early on this one :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15624997816376441123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525472174858926052.post-85410773938133091342010-09-28T10:11:14.720-07:002010-09-28T10:11:14.720-07:00@Jeffrey - An Award, wow! What was it for? *time t...@Jeffrey - An Award, wow! What was it for? *time to go check*<br /><br />@T.D. Newton - For throwaway characters I tend to go for simple names, though not too much, otherwise everyone will think, "Ah-hah! I don't have to care about this guy, cuz he's gonna die!" Like the red shirts on Star Trek (right? It was red, wasn't it?).<br /><br />Yeah, ultimately names don't make that big of a deal as long as you make them consistent with the world, make them reasonably pronouncable and keep enough variety to distinguish. The cool factor will come through a lot better with your characterization than with the actual name.<br /><br />Writing challenge: tell a story that makes a character with a ridiculous name sound cool/tough/sophisticated.Clifton Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07023008377807431117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525472174858926052.post-15342774269082081302010-09-27T10:20:46.248-07:002010-09-27T10:20:46.248-07:00I already have the "main" characters'...I already have the "main" characters' names set before I start, usually. It's the NPC-folk who I sometimes struggle with... and just pick something random or google a word and use whatever comes up. Ultimately, the name doesn't make a lot of difference, especially if it can't be pronounced easily, because people will just think of them as "that guy" anyway.Todd Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10141151129135759156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525472174858926052.post-44690242038122847562010-09-27T10:06:50.061-07:002010-09-27T10:06:50.061-07:00I try to watch that I don't use the same lette...I try to watch that I don't use the same letter for more than one character. Sometimes it can be helped and sometimes it can't. Depends on the story. <br /><br />By the way, I think I forgot to mention I gave you an award on my blog on Thursday-Friday, Clifton. Congratulations!Jeff Beeslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17935580053176710609noreply@blogger.com