I Googled my main character's name and found there are quite a few.
Buffy: How bored were you last year? Giles: I watched 'Passions' with Spike. Let us never speak of it.
'Beneath You'
The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
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Gudanov - Aug 24, 2010 11:34:00 am PDT #3564 of 6693
Coding and Sleeping
§ 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.
Barb - Aug 26, 2010 7:59:06 pm PDT #3570 of 6693
“Not dead yet!”
Well, it would appear we're off to the races. First reader review of STARS is in (a lovely librarian in Indiana who received an ARC) and it's fabulously positive.
The rich descriptions of Soledad's dancing are what first drew me in to the book. Her blazing romance with Jonathan got me hooked. And then curiosity about how this retelling of Carmen would play out kept me going through the rest.
Of course, there's also a three star ranking up on GoodReads which bummed me, but oh well. Such is life. And I really need to avoid GoodReads as a whole. So I'm going to go back and read my nice review and maybe pet it a little.
Gudanov - Aug 27, 2010 9:44:40 am PDT #3571 of 6693
Coding and Sleeping
I think a little petting is totally called for.
Atropa - Aug 29, 2010 6:38:31 pm PDT #3572 of 6693
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Final word count for the latest Steampunk Tales story: 4,615.
And I checked my contract with them: they retain rights for a year after publication. Which means I can't just put all of the installments together and see if I can sell them as a book. Pooh.
Typo Boy - Aug 29, 2010 8:14:26 pm PDT #3573 of 6693
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
You can if you get permission. Which they might well grant.