Today on the blog tour I am featured on Nancy Klein’s blog American Writer in Spain, where I talk about choosing names for characters. Nancy blogs about life lessons and life in general. She has also recently launched a great book for Young Adults, Torn Between Worlds: an illegal immigrant’s journey to find herself.
Darlene Foster’s latest book in her Amanda series for young readers
How do you choose names for your characters and do you think names are important?
I believe names are important. When I was expecting my daughter, I asked my son what we should name the new baby. He said, “Don´t we have to see what the baby looks like first?”
Like naming a baby, it is important to put some thought into picking a name for a character as he or she has to live with it for a long time. I don’t care for names that are difficult to pronounce or spell. I used Amanda as the name of my main character as that was the name of my granddaughter who was twelve at the time I began writing the first book. It was only going to be a working name but it suited the character so I…
Definitely a great one, Darlene! Congratulations to the great review. I had to laugh so much about the questions of the younger ones, first to see the baby, before starting the name giving procedure. Lol Seems there are some future marketing managers at work. 😉 Have a nice day! Michael
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May 28, 2021 at 12:05 am
Definitely a great one, Darlene! Congratulations to the great review. I had to laugh so much about the questions of the younger ones, first to see the baby, before starting the name giving procedure. Lol Seems there are some future marketing managers at work. 😉 Have a nice day! Michael
May 28, 2021 at 12:19 am
Thanks, Michael. Children often speak the truth. Have a great day yourself.
May 28, 2021 at 3:22 am
Always, Darlene! This is why kids are not allowed to speak to politicans. Lol xx Michael
May 28, 2021 at 3:36 am
LOL!! 😃
May 28, 2021 at 10:01 am
:-)) xx