I’m doing character work today.
When I started writing this story, I didn’t give myself time to think up names, I just needed to get my thoughts down. I could’ve used a placeholder name, but the last time I did that, it was Rebecca and that ended up becoming the character’s name. And looking at that, it looks like I created a very obvious author insert character.
So…what I’ve been doing is calling my main character SHE#1 and the other 5 mains/secondaries as SHE#2, SHE#3, HE#1, HE#2, and HE#3. Then I have characters like SISTER and ASSISTANT 1 and B-I-L. Currently, I only have one important character that has a name, and before you ask, it’s Olivia.
But that’s all I’ve got. I’ve been researching different name options and I have a running list from this and the other books I’ve written and a couple that I’m working on still and every time one of those names gets used, I mark what book/story so I won’t re-use important names. Sort of a reverse George R.R. Martin, if you will.
So, if you have a favorite/interesting/suitable name, leave your suggestions.
I know that I can (and I’ve done this loads and have had mixed results) just go to a baby names website and grab a few names that appeal to me, but I’d like to give this a try first.
I’ll see you in the next post. In the meantime, have the day you deserve!
MonsterMinded 