The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.
Confucius
Hey! Happy Saturday! Today, I'm thinking of something I said yesterday about names. So... I thought today, I'd talk about naming characters.
You know, sometimes, it's kind of tough picking the name to saddle your character with. Especially when you've written almost 180 books. I mean that's a lot of people populating books. Main characters, side characters, incidental character. People dead. People alive. The ones my main characters have known and been influenced by.
Dear God, give me grace to accept the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.
Am I right?
Thing is...what's done is done. So I'm accepting it. And I work really hard not to repeat names. I used to even keep a log, but back when I was writing super menage (now called reverse harem) that just became way too cumbersome. So honestly, I just do a search for a particular name and make sure to repeat names in the same series (and never last names unless they're in the same family).
Side note: did you know that you can go to your writing folder and search a name and your computer will look at the interior of files and pull up ones that have it? It's not foolproof but then again, not much is.
I also keep a notebook filled with name ideas. And I make up names. Or think I do.
Funny story, on my last book, I named a primary side character Jenxon. And I thought super cool. Maybe, someone will love it and use it in the future. Then I did an internet search. I am not as original as I think, LOL. There weren't a lot of entries but there were a couple people with that name.
Oh well.
But here are some fun names I've used lately:
Fray, Jynxie, Jenxon, Raiden, Lukja, Pax, Adler, Linzey, Haisley, Penny.
(I know Penny isn't unusual or anything. It's just the sweetest little name)
Here's a secret: I spend about two hours a month filling my name notebooks with names for heroes, heroines and surnames. Just a name can spark idea.
What's a fantastic name you love?
Today, January 11, 2025
This, I'm still working on Billionaire Bodyguard plotting. I should be done with the plotting this weekend. I'll also be working through the rest of my Billionaire's Surprise revision. Billionaire's Surprise will be fully complete today.
Thought of the day: Be a rebel. No matter what you do, not everyone will love you, so why not forge your own path?
Quote of the day: Don't let yesterday take up too much of today — Will Rogers
What I learned today: The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.
Have a great day!
~ Brynn
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