Dos and Don’ts of Naming Characters
If I only had a name Writing has been coming along well. The only impediment: mandatory research. Most research, for me, starts with the big G. I research names, images of places that I have in my head, and, this time, history. Without giving too much away, Dreamweaver (The World In-between 6) is about Berty being stuck in a dream world. Once he escapes his own dream, he goes from dream to dream, rescuing dreamers. Dreamers mean new characters. New characters mean names, which, in turn, means research. I love learning about name meanings, history, famous namesakes, and name origins. Yes, sometimes, I take all this into account when naming characters. Other times, I just like the name. Or this character feels like a so-and-so. Soon, I’m coming up to naming a new Dragon character. Most of my Dragon names in The World In-between series mean some form of fire something-or-other or ancient or serpent/dragon/etc. Because many cultures around the world believed