When deciding on character names, does anyone else Google the name to see how many other people are using it?
I think what my daughter's trying to say is: nyah nyah nyah nyah.
Joyce ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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Connie Neil - Aug 24, 2010 11:29:35 am PDT #3560 of 6693
brillig
§ ita § - Aug 24, 2010 11:32:32 am PDT #3561 of 6693
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I came across the term 'Novelette'. I hadn't heard that one before
Irrelevantly, I went to high school with a girl called Novelette.
Thank you, Jamaica.
Gudanov - Aug 24, 2010 11:33:00 am PDT #3562 of 6693
Coding and Sleeping
Irrelevantly, I went to high school with a girl called Novelette.
Was she really short?
Amy - Aug 24, 2010 11:33:38 am PDT #3563 of 6693
Because books.
I only do that for possible titles, Connie.
I went to high school with a girl called Novelette.
::blinks::
Wow.
Gudanov - Aug 24, 2010 11:34:00 am PDT #3564 of 6693
Coding and Sleeping
I Googled my main character's name and found there are quite a few.
§ ita § - Aug 24, 2010 11:37:41 am PDT #3565 of 6693
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Was she really short?
HUGE.
There's the rub.
Connie Neil - Aug 24, 2010 11:38:07 am PDT #3566 of 6693
brillig
I ran a google on a character name and found one match, and I decided not to use it. I'm more comfortable using a name that's in frequent use than a one-off. The odds of that person or their friends reading this are very slim, but I still feel uncomfortable.
I wonder if Margery Allingham ever felt weird about "Tiger in the Smoke," whose villain's name was Johnny Cash. It came out in the late 40s.
Atropa - Aug 25, 2010 10:07:00 pm PDT #3567 of 6693
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Tonight I wrote 1,300 words in just under an hour, and sent the next installment for Steampunk Tales off to my awesomecakes beta readers.
Tomorrow, when I'm a bit more awake, someone remind me to check my contracts with Steampunk Tales about republishing rights, and maybe to contact my agent. I've got about 15k worth of story finished and sitting there, I might as well see if I can turn it into a book, right?
Laga - Aug 26, 2010 12:05:13 pm PDT #3568 of 6693
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Psst Jilli,.. check your contracts and maybe contact your agent.
Atropa - Aug 26, 2010 12:11:27 pm PDT #3569 of 6693
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Ah-ha! Thank you, Laga.