tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757295168504470991.post3002568231136928858..comments2023-05-22T14:23:33.106-04:00Comments on Making the Time to Write: Exactly What's in a Name?Penny Clover Petersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18304252542151983952noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757295168504470991.post-26818429475592235052015-02-26T02:20:41.589-05:002015-02-26T02:20:41.589-05:00I once heard and interview where a claim was made ...I once heard and interview where a claim was made that Ray Bradbury had a view of a pencil factory when he wrote Fahrenheit 451. Supposedly he unconsciously used Faber as a name due to this. I have my doubts but he does mention the pencil link in the notes of some editions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757295168504470991.post-30186845449638767142015-01-04T09:29:46.118-05:002015-01-04T09:29:46.118-05:00Interesting aspect that your subconscious is at wo...Interesting aspect that your subconscious is at work when choosing names. Don't we all associate character traits and behavior with names? A Lolita requires a different make-up than a Daisy. (Maybe a Lolita wouldn't get a confirmation name? I don't know.) I'm writing mostly autobiographical.Then you don't have much of a choice of names one would think, unless you have to change them for anonymity. So my Mike became a Chuck ( as I had to chuck him out soon); Leo evolved from a Jerry when I learned about his brazen behavior; etc. <br />"Next Time Lucky" has a motley menagerie of them.Siggy Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109589783726381950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757295168504470991.post-66285810304907794742015-01-03T14:38:48.509-05:002015-01-03T14:38:48.509-05:00No, I don't think you're losing your mind....No, I don't think you're losing your mind. At least I hope not because a similar thing happened to me. Although I'm normally very careful when I choose my characters' names, this one slipped by me. My main character is named Ann. I didn't realize when I wrote my first Malone mystery that I'd picked that name because it was a favorite aunt's name. All I knew was that she HAD TO be named Ann. One day out of the blue, it hit me. So, you see, I get it. :)Patricia Gligor's Writers Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801554698484928100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757295168504470991.post-90310731755616897922015-01-03T12:30:24.197-05:002015-01-03T12:30:24.197-05:00Sounds like your subconscious is picking familiar ...Sounds like your subconscious is picking familiar names for you. I often use a name generator online or look up historic names. CA Verstraetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824300762520579768noreply@blogger.com