I try to get the right people assembled, give them right-sounding names and then I'm off and running. The characters have to interact. Sometimes, when there's a confrontation, I don't know which way it's going to turn out -- which character is going to come out of the house alive. Eventually, the character has to tell me." --Elmore Leonard
I try to get the right people assembled, give them right-sounding names and then I'm off and running. The characters have to interact. Sometimes, when there's a confrontation, I don't know which way it's going to turn out -- which character is going to come out of the house alive. Eventually, the character has to tell me." --Elmore Leonard So what's in a name? How do you choose the right name and traits appropriate for your time period and setting? Do you whip them out of thin air or have a favorite web site or book you visit when getting everyone assembled? Because like the quote said they have to have "right-sounding names" before you can get off and running. Here are a few web sites for naming characters and finding the right character traits: http://www.jobev.com/regname.html Regency names http://www.jobev.com/webnames.html Medieval names http://www.babynamer.com/ Baby namer. Find the best name for your baby. http://www.gurusoftware.com/gurunet/personal/factors.htm Traits of Human Consciousness http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/web/2000/kochan/charactertraits.html Scroll through the list of character traits. If you need to read the definition, just click on the word to link to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. http://www.teachervision.fen.com/writing/resource/2669.htmlA lengthy list of character traits to help students understand and discuss literary characters. http://www.teachervision.fen.com/writing/resource/2669.htmlA lengthy list of character traits to help students understand and discuss literary characters. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/572719/the_name_generator_for_writers_list.html?cat=15The Name Generator for Writers List - Serious and Funny Random Name Generators from Fantasy, WOW, & DND to Celebrity Babies and More 
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