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What's in a name?
rebellious_one:
Just wondering how you guys come up with the names of your characters, or names of your stories.
MonkeyAbu:
Well, I am only focusing on pretty much one story right now and that is "If Tomorrow Never Comes". I came up with the idea for the story back in early '07, before Brian and I moved back to Branson from J-ville, Illinois. I honestly don't remember if I had the title chosen from the beginning, but I remember sitting in the recliner once we had moved back and I was finishing up the first chapter and listening to Garth Brooks' - "If Tomorrow Never Comes". So that song has been the main inspiration for the story.
nicksgal:
I pick names I like. lol I used to have them descirbe the characters, but then the names come out as awkward or not common names... Stories, it's usually based on what the story is about. Pandora's Box... It's a pretty simple name. lol
alota_cookin:
I guess I'll start with Life According to Baylee. I happen to have a 12 yr old step daughter and she thinks she is ALWAYS right! when she argues that she is right about something that she is way off on (like when she argues that women are only pregnant for 8 months) I shake my head, roll my eyes and say, "AH! Life according to Kirsten." ::)
So when I started writting the story, it seemed to fit because of Baylee's attitude issues and the way he argued about EVERYTHING. And I thought it had a nice 'ring' to it. :)
Protection was named becuase NIck is in the WPP...THAT wasn't brain surgery, lol.
As for characters...i t depends. Sometimes, if the character reminds me a lot of someone I know, I will name the character after that person. Other times, I just look in my baby names book.(I knew I kept it for a reason) roflmao. Lame, I know. but I try to stay away from the names that I think are over used or ones I have used in other stories.
mare:
Sad to say but I pick names I love otherwise i'll forget everyone's names lol
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