tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457416499008334455.post1206827784942988892..comments2024-02-06T01:04:27.603-08:00Comments on Writing Jewels: What's in a Name?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06519655950073446857noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457416499008334455.post-37440985187566936392011-05-18T07:47:04.241-07:002011-05-18T07:47:04.241-07:00Ella - I am paranoid that I will pick awful names ...Ella - I am paranoid that I will pick awful names for my kids. Maybe I should name one, two, three, and four until I can see their personality better as they grow. haha. Can you imagine. "I love you little One!" har har.<br />Naming characters comes a bit easier for me. Hopefully, naming my kids will be too! Thanks for the comment!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519655950073446857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457416499008334455.post-72933806776108123682011-05-18T05:11:41.374-07:002011-05-18T05:11:41.374-07:00When I had to name my 3 children it was one of the...When I had to name my 3 children it was one of the most difficult stressful things. We struggled with their names for weeks...months even. What if we got the name wrong? What if we gave them a name that didn't suit their (eventual) personality. Would we be dooming our kids forever?<br /><br />But with my book characters the names just pop in my brain without much thought. I think its because I know who my characters are so well. The names just flow easily.They grab their names all on their own.Ella Schwartzhttp://ellaschwartz.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457416499008334455.post-13826546158450027892011-05-17T19:24:09.699-07:002011-05-17T19:24:09.699-07:00Jack, love your comments. Keep em coming, dude!
M...Jack, love your comments. Keep em coming, dude!<br /><br />Makes perfect sense Kris. My book's 2 MC's had names before I ever started writing. Then the rest came as I developed them into the book.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519655950073446857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457416499008334455.post-68472557628064870132011-05-17T18:26:58.056-07:002011-05-17T18:26:58.056-07:00I feel the same way about character's names. T...I feel the same way about character's names. They are so very very important to me. I will spend days thinking about names before writing my story just because I cannot come up with the right name. And once I name a character and try to change it, somehow I can never do so. The name is just too important, too meaningful (even if it doesn't make sense).Kris @Imaginary Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550965344184687023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457416499008334455.post-15008336582934419182011-05-17T15:37:20.117-07:002011-05-17T15:37:20.117-07:00Great post, Julia!
I've always been of the b...Great post, Julia! <br /><br />I've always been of the belief to name the characters who they are in the story. So, if a character's a brute, I'd call him Butch. If a character's ravishing, I'd call her Bella, which means beautiful in Italian. If a character's a real piece of work...well, you get the picture!<br /><br />But, sometimes, I don't even have to work for the character's name...they just come to me! Not only that, but their personality will match their name to a tee! Those are the times when magic was in the air and I just happened to tune into it at the right moment!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457416499008334455.post-220758513356856912011-05-17T14:32:09.755-07:002011-05-17T14:32:09.755-07:00Contessa (aka: Jewels) I understand trying to chan...Contessa (aka: Jewels) I understand trying to change a name of a character in the middle of writing. It is like taking away their identity. PS: I love that you're a Julie. I love Julie's & I love you, too! hehe Thanks for the comment.<br /><br />Jenny - Thanks for the comment. I love how you always call me Jules. It makes me happy! Keep em coming. And I sometimes think I have multiple personalities cause all these characters are fighting their way out of me. It is all insanity! TYAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519655950073446857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457416499008334455.post-72546956179564296482011-05-17T10:28:46.770-07:002011-05-17T10:28:46.770-07:00Hey Jules! ;)
Groovy post as it's a very int...Hey Jules! ;)<br /><br />Groovy post as it's a very interesting subject. It's funny how, when some characters take on a life of their own, they cannot be called anything other than what THEY want to be called (if you know what I mean- and if you don't, call security, theres a crazy lady in the blogger)Jen Conroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072946400529091188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457416499008334455.post-71917564093382553842011-05-17T09:56:37.018-07:002011-05-17T09:56:37.018-07:00I find my characters' names to be among the mo...I find my characters' names to be among the most important aspects to writing their story. I focus an awful lot not only on "does the name seem to fit" but the meaning of the name as well.<br />I've thought through changing names of established characters and it always felt so wrong and ultimately I've never been able to do it.<br />Usually if I don't have names before writing, the story never gets done. I don't know what it is!<br /><br />I'm really particular not only about character naming but people using nicknames on me. . . Strangely enough, I am a Julie who prefers Jewels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com