I would tend to indicate the parenthetical by just saying it. "Of course I want to go into the Forest of No Return," izzybot said. "You know me,...
If your name actually exists, it just means it's realistic. You could make it a point of character development, or even a plot point. I remember...
I just did a google search on "novel writing - what if beta readers never finish" and this thread came up as one of the first hits. Sorry for the...
Separate names with a comma.
