tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post7778175348220409837..comments2024-03-24T13:49:53.099-04:00Comments on Romance Books '4' Us: What's in a Name?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-65782453968506103012011-05-02T21:50:51.321-04:002011-05-02T21:50:51.321-04:00I really enjoyed your blog post. I think names are...I really enjoyed your blog post. I think names are very important, and I also think they should not be to hard to pronounce. Sometimes I get stuck trying to find a name, and sometimes I catch myself creating names that are similar to other characters in other books I write.<br /><br />Lawna Mackie<br />www.lawnamackie.caLawna Mackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16064289314080926026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-9164569296157689302011-05-02T15:25:03.487-04:002011-05-02T15:25:03.487-04:00Thanks Bobbye and Jean! Appreciate your input.Thanks Bobbye and Jean! Appreciate your input.Cynthia Arsuagahttp://cynthiaarsuaga.weebly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-10670217297561228552011-05-02T12:26:43.928-04:002011-05-02T12:26:43.928-04:00I liked your blog Cynthia. ;)
I tend towards char...I liked your blog Cynthia. ;)<br /><br />I tend towards characters with different spellings in their names or exotic sounding ones. LOL, with a name like Bobbye(not a nickname, BTW)and one pen name as Daryn, no wonder. As for book titles, I find you can't go wrong with song titles as long as they have the right connotation. For mysteries, I often use words like buried and murders, thus no mistaking the genre.<br /><br />Thanks for giving me something to think about...<br /><br />BobbyeBobbye Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01401035901042338480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-74437524768512865142011-05-02T12:22:24.557-04:002011-05-02T12:22:24.557-04:00Welcome to our group, Cynthia. I'm with the ot...Welcome to our group, Cynthia. I'm with the others, seomtimes names come to me immediately, once in a while I change them once I get into a book. Best caveat, don't have the villain and the hero start with a sound-alike name. Jeanjean hart stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12287808234288499369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-66084243017749219702011-05-02T11:02:47.142-04:002011-05-02T11:02:47.142-04:00Thanks everyone for all your comments! I appreciat...Thanks everyone for all your comments! I appreciate all the support.Cynthia Arsuagahttp://cynthiaarsuaga.weebly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-91453185112517173572011-05-02T09:58:25.892-04:002011-05-02T09:58:25.892-04:00LOL:) I was close on the pronunciation of your la...LOL:) I was close on the pronunciation of your last name:) Congrats on 30 years and for being pubbed this year!<br /><br />Sometimes my characters tell me their names, and other times I have to search for a good one, one which isn't being overly used by everyone else. And yes, books with names I can't pronounce somewhat drive me nuts as I'm reading.Molly Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488325587798390008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-15313771550560202792011-05-02T09:39:21.283-04:002011-05-02T09:39:21.283-04:00Congrats, Cynthia. I hope you sell tons of books....Congrats, Cynthia. I hope you sell tons of books. <br /><br />I think names are important that you don't make them too difficult for readers. I've read books where I stopped at a name prounouncing several different ways, and that ruins the story for me.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-27029150747004293562011-05-02T09:04:33.963-04:002011-05-02T09:04:33.963-04:00I think character names are important. I find that...I think character names are important. I find that I don't buy books where the character names are too "out there" because I just don't connect as well. And I feel your pain with the last name. My maiden name was a killer.Patricia Eimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14224629115674437978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-57938217662550573172011-05-02T08:52:04.907-04:002011-05-02T08:52:04.907-04:00Hi Cynthia, welcome to RBRU!!
Sometimes, charac...Hi Cynthia, welcome to RBRU!! <br /><br />Sometimes, character names have come easily for me. As soon as I pick them, I keep it that way. And some times, I'll change a person's name ten times in a book because nothing feels right. <br /><br />Titles are the same. Some I think up as soon as I come up with the story idea, and other change a dozen times. Only once has a publisher changed one of my titles. But I'm sure it won't be the last!Linda Kagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259042112816376940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-25531802174489954342011-05-02T08:22:23.011-04:002011-05-02T08:22:23.011-04:00Character names are always important. If they'...Character names are always important. If they're too hard to pronounce, if all of the characters' names are similar (Tim, Tom, Toni, Tess), it makes for very hard reading.<br /><br />Congrats on getting pubbed, Cynthia!Tina Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160021732404091277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-33888311125819060622011-05-02T05:12:20.463-04:002011-05-02T05:12:20.463-04:00Congrats on all the recent success Cynthia!Congrats on all the recent success Cynthia!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05244564493291133822noreply@blogger.com