tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975156172068685702.post1582439263125020535..comments2023-10-17T06:26:02.350-05:00Comments on Chatting with Anna Kathryn: A rose by any other name . . .Anna Kathryn Lanierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10607469543348819190noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975156172068685702.post-55547607305367800602010-05-31T21:02:07.080-05:002010-05-31T21:02:07.080-05:00I have read names that didn't do much for me.
...I have read names that didn't do much for me.<br />But most authors seem to be interested in grabbing us even with a name!<br />Some names just don't fit too!Mary Ricksenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12676306822821614446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975156172068685702.post-54360814747353023322010-05-31T16:08:16.316-05:002010-05-31T16:08:16.316-05:00Yes, I hate names in stories that I cannot figure ...Yes, I hate names in stories that I cannot figure out how to pronounce. It throws me off every time I see it and that ruins the story - I try to think of a way I would like to pronounce it, but it doesn't work. Am I just plain weird or is this common? <br /><br />I actually make up names or find them on our family tree. It shocks me sometimes to find out the names I make up, are actually someone's name. It is fun to try to match names to nationalities, though. My heroes seem to end up being Scottish so that one seems to be easy. It's the heroines that I need to pull out of the family tree and maybe tweak a little such as Miranda becoming Marinda.<br /><br />Really enjoyed reading your blog and getting to know you today.Paisley Kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401039126457210324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975156172068685702.post-11815167942349615472010-05-31T15:44:05.153-05:002010-05-31T15:44:05.153-05:00I find that a well-chosen character name will make...I find that a well-chosen character name will make a book more memorable for me as a reader. Think of Valentine Michael Smith from Stranger in a Strange Land and Scarlett O'hara from Gone With the Wind as examples. Naming characters can be a double-edged sword,though, because if it's a name I cannot sound out in my head or have an easy time remembering, the name can throw me out of the story when I'm reading, which we all know is a bad thing!Lisa Marie Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11760318748623872747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975156172068685702.post-80157949682363337012010-05-31T13:46:16.550-05:002010-05-31T13:46:16.550-05:00Hi, Chris. Welcome. Great blog. As far as last na...Hi, Chris. Welcome. Great blog. As far as last names go, I usually just look around my office at the books on the shelves and pick a name, unless there's a real reason to chose a particular name.<br /><br />I discovered the hard way that names do count for secondary characters. I named a heroine's female friend Leslie without much thought. Now I want to write her story, but I dislike the name....well, don't dislike it, but I'd rather she had another. However, I can't change it now. The first book is published...lol.Anna Kathryn Lanierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607469543348819190noreply@blogger.com