Description

Do character names drop in your lap or pop in your head? Lucky you! If not, a little digging can reveal the ideal character or place name. What’s in a Name and Why Do We Call Them That? Names are important in recognition and remembrance. These sobriquets are impactful to us in real life and the perfect nomenclature is just as important to our cast of characters and places of interest between the pages. Specific appellations lend weight to their identities.  

• Cultural names can enhance a character’s believability. ·
• Family monikers can be a cute quirk of story or cause (sometimes planned) confusion. ·
• Even specific spellings may drop clues, add humor to astute readers, or remain a mystery.      

The act of naming characters, places, and things is just the tip of the iceberg. So much more knowledge is needed regarding libel, slander, follow-up, name, and brand usage. Find out what’s in a name and if it really does matter what we call our characters. Handouts included.