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Author Craft / Character Names
« on: January 13, 2007, 06:58:36 PM »
This is without a doubt the number one cause for writer's block for me. Right now, I'm trying to name the protagonist of my story. I wanted a cool sounding last name, so I went with Frost. I already gave him a first name in a previous version of the story I wrote years ago, which was Robert. I thought that worked well until I put the two names together.
My main character's name is Robert Frost.
I've done the same thing with the names Kevin Smith, Michael Jackson, Robert Smith, and Gary Larson. I've now wasted half an hour of productivity trying to come with a new name for the character. Does anyone else have this trouble? Am I overthinking things? How does everyone else name their characters?
The Abstruse One
Darryl Mott Jr.
My main character's name is Robert Frost.
I've done the same thing with the names Kevin Smith, Michael Jackson, Robert Smith, and Gary Larson. I've now wasted half an hour of productivity trying to come with a new name for the character. Does anyone else have this trouble? Am I overthinking things? How does everyone else name their characters?
The Abstruse One
Darryl Mott Jr.