tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post1194275928050424777..comments2024-03-28T12:21:40.925-04:00Comments on The Girdle of Melian: Beer Bread and Character NamesDeniz Bevanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-10079113262529900802010-11-24T22:40:24.881-05:002010-11-24T22:40:24.881-05:00Thanks for weighing in everyone! I can't wait ...Thanks for weighing in everyone! I can't wait till I'm done with the first draft, then I get to have a fun day or two finding names for all the people currently called X Y Z...Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-33996867268199008042010-11-24T13:58:48.294-05:002010-11-24T13:58:48.294-05:00History. History has the best names, buried in the...History. History has the best names, buried in the back pages of the best-known stories.red-handedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484549762594608774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-87243220961982666332010-11-22T14:25:18.791-05:002010-11-22T14:25:18.791-05:00Real life. :) Like your name! Although that was so...Real life. :) Like your name! Although that was somewhat a coincidence.<br /><br />I usually think of former students, then mash their names together.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-59741177890500349352010-11-22T13:16:40.424-05:002010-11-22T13:16:40.424-05:00In my first book, which deals with slavery, I used...In my first book, which deals with slavery, I used a lot of Biblical names since that was the trend with slave owners and their slaves. In my second book I went with Jo -- short for Josephine -- because it takes place during the 1920s, a time when women had more boyish figures and styles of dress. They liked short, fashionable names to match the style.<br /><br />I guess in all, it really comes from the time period and who the character is supposed to be.Mary Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09429769115085903305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-63228696379379186622010-11-22T04:25:30.440-05:002010-11-22T04:25:30.440-05:00oh wow Deniz u are almost done with Nano!
I alway...oh wow Deniz u are almost done with Nano! <br />I always choose my names way b4 I start, thinks could get confusing for me if i have a Senora Y floating about.Joanna St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06180782095853911283noreply@blogger.com