tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post413916191019236779..comments2024-03-24T07:16:56.052-05:00Comments on PlottingPrincesses: Michelle Miles: It's All In A NamePlotting Princesseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04498235738737791614noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-69205316106158153202014-04-16T00:06:47.987-05:002014-04-16T00:06:47.987-05:00Great post Michelle. Names are super important to ...Great post Michelle. Names are super important to me, too.<br /><br />I think that site you are looking for is: http://www.behindthename.com/top/<br /><br />I obsess over names. Doesn't matter if it's a secondary character or an off page tertiary character. The name has to feel right and mean the right thing for the story. Names also carry connotations and I get all tangled up over the connotations, too. <br /><br />Interesting post. Kathleen Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568097102600913219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-88626148341553481012014-04-15T18:29:02.269-05:002014-04-15T18:29:02.269-05:00I must say most all the books I have read the name...I must say most all the books I have read the names fit the characters so well! I have always been curious how they came up with the names. Bantering of a Beautiful Mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18131368238664649659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-54666086270488298022014-04-15T10:06:38.353-05:002014-04-15T10:06:38.353-05:00Vicki, sometimes I read the wedding and anniversar...Vicki, sometimes I read the wedding and anniversary announcements for inspiration on names. :)Michelle Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05442813530538808627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-78769161195502706852014-04-15T10:06:16.886-05:002014-04-15T10:06:16.886-05:00Sylvia, when I'm really, really stumped, I fin...Sylvia, when I'm really, really stumped, I find a list of surnames and then using random.org to pick one. LOL I have found Googling helps a lot when I need some inspiration or just some direction. I love Google. I don't think I could live without it :)Michelle Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05442813530538808627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-8653676047316112512014-04-15T09:51:49.342-05:002014-04-15T09:51:49.342-05:00Hi, Michelle! Sometimes, mine name themselves. How...Hi, Michelle! Sometimes, mine name themselves. However, I have been known to write a whole story and bam! change. Am I the only one who reads the obits?Vicki Batman, sassy writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846704675542248648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-55504505340878548702014-04-15T09:39:09.418-05:002014-04-15T09:39:09.418-05:00I usually can choose a first name pretty easy, but...I usually can choose a first name pretty easy, but it's that darn last name that drives me nuts. Thanks for the tip. I have a book of surnames, but frankly I think it's pretty useless. It's arranged by country and some of them are very strange. I will try to google the last names. Thanks Michelle. Love the witch story idea. Someday I'm going to write one...just not this year.<br />Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08739086544916478044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-78136007920901638492014-04-15T08:54:14.045-05:002014-04-15T08:54:14.045-05:00Sometimes character names come to me too. That mak...Sometimes character names come to me too. That makes the writing so much easier :)Michelle Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05442813530538808627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-50796971018993357212014-04-15T08:28:24.212-05:002014-04-15T08:28:24.212-05:00Naming characters is so much like naming children ...Naming characters is so much like naming children for me. It can take days or weeks to find the right name. I'm thrilled when the character comes to be with a name. It's rare but it saves me a ton of time. :-)Barb Hanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06231914432478527195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-5560319512927675182014-04-15T08:20:24.395-05:002014-04-15T08:20:24.395-05:00LOL I made that up, Kelly! I was trying to be funn...LOL I made that up, Kelly! I was trying to be funny. hahaMichelle Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05442813530538808627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-90164079348481904742014-04-15T08:10:38.358-05:002014-04-15T08:10:38.358-05:00I hadn't heard of iGoogle yet! Thanks for the ...I hadn't heard of iGoogle yet! Thanks for the tip... My character names just sorta come to me, which is why they're so weird. :)Kelly L Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354589722823647339noreply@blogger.com