Writers give as much thought and consideration to naming characters as they would to naming a newborn child. This trusted writing resource takes the uncertainty out of the process with a brand new edition. It's packed full of features--both proven and new--with:
-More than 25,000 first and last names organized by meaning and ethnic origin -Invaluable instruction on naming strategies and creating original names -Lighthearted sidebars explaining famous character names from literature -A look at how best-selling novelists, like Elizabeth George, Marian Keyes and more, name their characters
Now all types of fiction writers can add more nuance and meaning to their work with the perfect names!
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
good resource:
This is a good resource for coming up with good and different names for characters in your writing or even gaming. It is also good for making sure your character names match nationality.
Thorough, But...:
This is indeed a very through reference aid, breaking names down by their ethnic origins. It also includes a year-by-year listing of popular baby names, an alphabetical index of all the names, as well as names listed by what their names mean. I just wish that last section what a bit beefier, rather than putting the main emphasis on ethnic origin, but that's just me. Other than that, this is a very useful tool for any writer.
Organization gets this its third star:
Almost all of the information in this book can be found on the internet. What sets this book apart is that the author has done the job of collecting and collating data for you, even creating a reverse index in the back of the book by "trait". There are a few extras, such as published writers telling you how they create names, but I found that information moderately helpful at best. If you want to create names from the same pool of information that other writers are drawing from, and you're not... more info
What, another writing book? Like I need another...:
Okay, so there's more writing book than you can shake your pen at. Why do you need another one? Actually, this book is really quite handy. It has names listed by country and origin, and it is exhaustive in its listings, both male and female and even the unexpected is covered such as Latin, Armenian, and even Scottish names (thank goodness, cause that's what I needed). Scattered throughout the book are highlighted sections with author interviews on how they decide on their character names, and these... more info
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