Jul. 16th, 2007

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Find the right names for your characters isn't an easy task. People ask me where I find my character names, and the true answer is everywhere. Over the years I've taken names from street signs, telephone directories, the town where my postcard supplier was located, alluded to genre tv shows, scoured lists of Olympic athletes, and even used the name of a popular manufacturer of plumbing fixtures.

Earlier this year I wrote about character naming, and for those who are interested I'm posting the article here under the cut.

There's something about Mary: Find the right names for your characters )

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