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“Names are powerful things. They act as an identity marker and a kind of map, locating you in time and geography. More than that, they can be a compass.” (From The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon In a few weeks, well, if you want to be exact twenty-three days from right now, my new book, A Chance for Kallie …
One thing they never tell you about child raising is that for the rest of your life, at the drop of a hat, you are expected to know your child’s name and how old he or she is ~Erma Bombeck While that is surely true for mothers, it’s also very true for writers. In the past when I give a …
They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription. I say, ‘Can he name a kitten?’ ~Samuel Butler Have you had the pleasure of naming some kittens? Maybe a dog? Or best of all, a sweet new baby in your arms? With those babies, you have months to debate the perfect name and get …
Just because you know my name doesn’t mean you know my story. That is a slightly enhanced version of a quote attributed to Jonathan Anthony Burkett. “You know my name, not my story.” Sometimes that’s where I am when writing a new story. Names are important to me as I try to get to know my characters. I have a …
The name of a man is a numbing blow from which he never recovers. ~Marshall McLuhan Do you like your name? Have you changed your name from the name your parents gave you? Are you burdened with a nickname you hate? I’m creating characters right now. Well, a couple of the characters have been walking around with me for several …
I know this picture doesn’t have a thing to do with naming characters. Or then again maybe I need to look deeper. The open gate, the roads running together speak of possibilities. I took this picture last week at the Shaker village near me. My new characters might walk down these very roads in my story. They will be facing …