tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post146388762610973707..comments2024-01-30T13:57:40.271+11:00Comments on LoveCats DownUnder: What's in a Name?Ally Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17352564320902831489noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-6009808091191285932010-11-25T19:04:47.442+11:002010-11-25T19:04:47.442+11:00Michelle - oh LOL!!! Having short names to save ke...Michelle - oh LOL!!! Having short names to save keystrokes/time - is something that hasn't ever crossed my mind! I'm guessing your time is very very precious =)Mel Teshcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381266511457962221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-34922355999473508522010-11-25T19:01:31.634+11:002010-11-25T19:01:31.634+11:00Sharon,
procrastination is my middle name! LOL. Gu...Sharon,<br />procrastination is my middle name! LOL. Guess it's lucky we don't write hisoricals =)Mel Teshcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381266511457962221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-36411318640424361152010-11-25T18:59:13.684+11:002010-11-25T18:59:13.684+11:00Zana,
I've yet to read Time Traveller's Wi...Zana,<br />I've yet to read Time Traveller's Wife, just another one on the list!<br />Maud doesn't really do it for me either, or Henry...or Nigel BWG!Mel Teshcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381266511457962221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-56339737625234077642010-11-25T18:51:56.850+11:002010-11-25T18:51:56.850+11:00Emily,
I can't imagine using George as a hero....Emily,<br />I can't imagine using George as a hero. I don't know, I guess it comes down to all the George people I've known before LOL!!Mel Teshcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381266511457962221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-57126995420036027322010-11-25T18:46:37.873+11:002010-11-25T18:46:37.873+11:00Rachel,
I could imagine you trawling the baby name...Rachel,<br />I could imagine you trawling the baby name books, our characters are very important to us! =)Mel Teshcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381266511457962221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-6908137469955713712010-11-25T14:16:46.758+11:002010-11-25T14:16:46.758+11:00Mel, you have a great list of names there. Oh dear...Mel, you have a great list of names there. Oh dear, is this where I confess how utterly lazy I am and tell you that as often as possible I like to use three or four letter names because it means fewer keystrokes per manuscript (I've had a Sol, Kent, Kate, Jaz, Liam, Luke, Kit and Alex... and believe me, there's more in reserve).<br /><br />Ooh, a boy -- congratulations, Anna!Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-17985377757341386882010-11-25T13:46:10.867+11:002010-11-25T13:46:10.867+11:00Mel, I've got baby name books too. And I use s...Mel, I've got baby name books too. And I use some of the on-line lists too - especially where they tell you the popular names for a certain year. Just means that I'm less likely to make a real clanger by naming a character something inappropriate for their age. I find the lists really interesting to read and to see how they change decade to decade... er, but I wonder if that isn't a bit of a procrastination tool as well! ;) <br /><br />Anna, how exciting to have found out your baby's a little boy - gives you a head start to choose that perfect name! Murphy's Law, I guess, that you and your hubby had a girl's name agreed on but that you're still working on a boy's name since that's what you're having! I'm sure you'll come up with something you both love! Anyway, congratulations!<br /><br />:)<br />SharonSharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-23314816275405548122010-11-25T13:40:23.994+11:002010-11-25T13:40:23.994+11:00Ah, there's a thought, Emily - the anti-hero/h...Ah, there's a thought, Emily - the anti-hero/heroine names. I confess I'm not sure about Nigel or Maud. However, I always thought of Henrys in the same way you think of Georges until I read Time Traveler's Wife....Audrey did a great job in converting me.<br /><br />Anna - how exciting. You'll have to keep us posted now re names.Zana Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08452523395857120532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-70393665550045561972010-11-25T12:34:00.741+11:002010-11-25T12:34:00.741+11:00Oh, yes, baby name books! I spend ages looking thr...Oh, yes, baby name books! I spend ages looking through them, too -- great resource for a writer!<br /><br />For me, there are some names that just don't work for heroes or heroines, for example, I simply cannot visualise a hero called George (no offense intended to any Georges out there). I once read a book by Suzanne Brockmann where the hero was a George and I really struggled in the beginning with his name. (For some reason it makes me think of thick flannel pajamas and fussy ties and comb-overs.) But Brockmann's writing was so great that by halfway through the book, I thought George was quite a heroic name after all!Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-68674931732511032242010-11-25T09:50:34.142+11:002010-11-25T09:50:34.142+11:00Mel, I spend ages going through baby name books to...Mel, I spend ages going through baby name books too - the name has to be just right. =)<br /><br />Anna - it's a boy!! Congratulations!! And I'm sure you'll find the perfect name since you've had so much experience choosing character names. :)Rachel Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200504088343160284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-43039648412247728712010-11-25T07:58:02.431+11:002010-11-25T07:58:02.431+11:00Hi Anna!!
***CONGRATS*** on you and your hubby hav...Hi Anna!!<br />***CONGRATS*** on you and your hubby having a little boy!!!!!!!!!!!<br />I know you'll find the perfect name =)<br />And like you, mostly I just know the name of my characters - thankfully!Mel Teshcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381266511457962221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-49673083096121800962010-11-25T07:45:43.432+11:002010-11-25T07:45:43.432+11:00Hi Mel (or should I say Dark Beauty!)
I often che...Hi Mel (or should I say Dark Beauty!)<br /><br />I often check out the baby name websites for character name ideas but most times I just "know" the name (if that makes any sense).<br /><br />A character's name can sometimes put me off when I'm reading but if I love the story and the character, by the end the name has usually grown on me.<br /><br />Btw, I'm busy searching for boys names since I found out I'm expecting a little boy!! Of course I had a girl's name picked out but no boy's name hubby and I can agree on 100%!!Anna Hacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05448179667690075629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-78593361651196166322010-11-25T07:12:07.656+11:002010-11-25T07:12:07.656+11:00Kylie, great idea!
Sometimes I flick through baby ...Kylie, great idea!<br />Sometimes I flick through baby lists, other times the names just happens without any fuss =)Mel Teshcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381266511457962221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-9982800465557145322010-11-25T06:43:21.578+11:002010-11-25T06:43:21.578+11:00I have about 6 baby name books on my resource shel...I have about 6 baby name books on my resource shelf (makes for interesting conversation when someone doesn't make the connection between author & character's names).<br /><br />I like checking out meanings but usually end up bastardising and combining parts of names to form one. Sometime, but rarely, do I keep the original.Kylie Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469214884337936604noreply@blogger.com