tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post3034546107617094476..comments2024-03-10T12:18:00.338-04:00Comments on Rhobin Lee Courtright: Naming a Story's CharactersRhobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08627825512017360508noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-49007485016679450702021-04-20T15:01:07.514-04:002021-04-20T15:01:07.514-04:00Hi Rhobin, I've loved this post. The answers h...Hi Rhobin, I've loved this post. The answers have been full of interest. My late aunt, like you, should have been Helen after her mother, but my grandfather got it wrong at the Registrar's and she was Ellen. always known as Nellie. sigh!<br />I am glad I don't write fantasy. fiding pronounceable names seems nearly impossible. anneanne stenhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737658937717248241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-46757675546639098242021-04-20T07:52:55.107-04:002021-04-20T07:52:55.107-04:00Brothers!!! All you can do is love them.Brothers!!! All you can do is love them.Rhobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627825512017360508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-28344696658950689682021-04-19T18:56:56.930-04:002021-04-19T18:56:56.930-04:00My PITA younger brother was amused when I was upse...My PITA younger brother was amused when I was upset that no one ever wrote a song about a "Fiona" when I was young. The closest I ever got was "My Sharona." Sigh. So he used to "serenade" me--<br />Oh, Fiona, <br />you're sexy like a hunk of bologna.<br />I want to buy you a Toyota Corona.<br /><br />He said he couldn't think of any other rhymes. Sigh.Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-25323326651793090552021-04-18T06:52:43.903-04:002021-04-18T06:52:43.903-04:00Rhobin, as Dr Bob commented, your name is individu...Rhobin, as Dr Bob commented, your name is individual and distinctive. I don't know of anyone else who spells their name this way.<br />Like you I agonise far more over naming the villains in my fiction than the good guys, because I worry about offending people. For one of my villains I just invented a name - it was much easier!<br />Thanks so much for organising another thought-provoking round Robin.Helena Fairfaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17304060264698408780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-70803712885033646462021-04-18T01:41:13.224-04:002021-04-18T01:41:13.224-04:00Rhobin, I enjoyed your story concerning your legal...Rhobin, I enjoyed your story concerning your legal name, and your sense of humor about the 'h'. I never understood why my parents harnessed me with a 'nickname'. As a child, adults insisted my name was Constance (which would have simplified my life greatly). Fast-forward to today. Now, I'm correcting people who insist the correct spelling of my name is: Kony. Connie Vineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17835205487088200480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-81401586020058062052021-04-18T00:46:18.087-04:002021-04-18T00:46:18.087-04:00Siblings can be PITAs. LOL It's part of the &q...Siblings can be PITAs. LOL It's part of the "joy" of having them. They know the exact buttons to push. I have to agree with Bob, I find your name distinctive.<br /><br />Generally, I don't use names of family members or friends either. It's hard, though, as my circle expands to avoid using the good names. LOL However, there are a plethora of interesting names to choose from. It's part of what makes creating stories so interesting.Marci Baunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850775917897362922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-40249132031493596492021-04-17T21:27:48.290-04:002021-04-17T21:27:48.290-04:00Rhobin, I promise I won't ever call you Beer G...Rhobin, I promise I won't ever call you Beer Garden. :)<br />I find your name distinctive, and therefore memorable. I once had a friend and colleague, Peter Papadupulous. Much easier to remember than Peter Jones!<br />:)<br />BobBob Richhttps://bobrich18.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-85695927841363591882021-04-17T18:37:46.433-04:002021-04-17T18:37:46.433-04:00Really good post on how you pick or makeup names. ...Really good post on how you pick or makeup names. I found how you made up sci-fi names and make sure the spelling helped with the pronunciation.BeverleyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17430018506292448221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-65113303957341475992021-04-17T13:34:54.081-04:002021-04-17T13:34:54.081-04:00Yes, we are, but always with some differences. Yet...Yes, we are, but always with some differences. Yet I'm glad to know how much effort everyone puts into naming their characters. It makes me feel less delusional.Rhobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627825512017360508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-78075497314390274692021-04-17T12:40:39.657-04:002021-04-17T12:40:39.657-04:00This was another great topic, Rhobin, thank you. F...This was another great topic, Rhobin, thank you. For this one I'm amazed that we all seem to be pretty much on the same page.Victoria Chathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064028734034371341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-28670765369518040012021-04-17T11:06:48.560-04:002021-04-17T11:06:48.560-04:00What an interesting opportunity! Names come from e...What an interesting opportunity! Names come from everywhere, don't they? Rhobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627825512017360508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-83438061299882023192021-04-17T10:52:01.967-04:002021-04-17T10:52:01.967-04:00If you think Frankish names are hard to pronounce,...If you think Frankish names are hard to pronounce, what about Welsh - a language that seems to use far more consonants than anyone can wrap their tongue around. But you make a good point about the reader being able to pronounce the name in their head without difficulty. <br /><br />Outside of honoring my grandkids' requests to see their names used in my books, I did name one character in my recent mystery after a real adult. It seemed to fit because it was a new series in a new genre but his last name was Cameron and that was the family name in my romance series that my faithful readers might enjoy seeing, especially since I could make him a relative. When the book was published, I took a signed copy to the man who inspired the name and told him he was immortal now. He was pleased with the idea and quite happy to find his alter ego in a book. Skyewriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08938351117986167519noreply@blogger.com