Paul Whybrow
Full Member
I've never had a problem coming up with names for my fictional characters. To make things easier for future writing projects, I make a note of interesting names as I spot them in my reading. I recently came across a Victorian lifeboat helmsman called John Juddery. One of his descendants will be appearing in my next Cornish Detective investigation, doing the same job as his great-great uncle.
There are various tricks for coming up with names, and I've found it wise to check that I haven't named someone with the same moniker as a real person. It's unlikely that I'd be sued, but it could be embarrassing if I'd made a well-respected lawyer called Oliver Munns a fictional flasher who went around exposing himself. I just checked that name, and couldn't find any real-life lawyers, so I might well use it!
I came across these stimulating articles on naming characters in today's Digital Reader newsletter:
199+ Plot, Name, Story, and Other Generators | The Digital Reader
One Simple Trick for Coming Up With Names for Stuff | The Digital Reader
Using the tip for formulating my porn star name means that I combine the name of a white Persian cat with the road name of my birthplace, which makes me Frosty Walkern!
That sounds more like an expert on icicles, and surely a bit too chilly for inserting myself into the world of pornography....
Fess up—what's your porn star name?
There are various tricks for coming up with names, and I've found it wise to check that I haven't named someone with the same moniker as a real person. It's unlikely that I'd be sued, but it could be embarrassing if I'd made a well-respected lawyer called Oliver Munns a fictional flasher who went around exposing himself. I just checked that name, and couldn't find any real-life lawyers, so I might well use it!
I came across these stimulating articles on naming characters in today's Digital Reader newsletter:
199+ Plot, Name, Story, and Other Generators | The Digital Reader
One Simple Trick for Coming Up With Names for Stuff | The Digital Reader
Using the tip for formulating my porn star name means that I combine the name of a white Persian cat with the road name of my birthplace, which makes me Frosty Walkern!
That sounds more like an expert on icicles, and surely a bit too chilly for inserting myself into the world of pornography....
Fess up—what's your porn star name?