I'm writing a contemporary fantasy that uses code names like the military (I'm a Top Gun fan, also Comic Books, so I figure it works). But it's...
I am new to this forum, so I am not sure if it is OK to just post a question as a thread, but I wanted to get other opinions on this topic. A lot...
I've received criticism on multiple occasions that my character names are hard to pronounce and distinguish. I was wondering if someone could...
I've been wanting to start this thread for a while, but I never got around to it. :p There was a thread like this on the NaNoWriMo forums, and I...
so i have two characters named Sola (a male) and Luna (a female) they are siblings based on the sun and moon (obviously) however i'm having...
This is a website with name generators (I linked here the one for 'Cities'), which gives names of places, people, and a lot else. The database...
So in my book, I have a country named Tir Dreigiau, which is Welsh for "land of dragons". Tir Dreigiau's "enemy" has a princess named Grug, which...
Do you guys think that characters in fantasy stories should have names that sounds fantastic? or do you prefer for them to have somewhat regular...
The story is set in a fictional European country, and I try to include characters of different nationalities/races/etc. The genre is Urban...
I have been contemplating this for several days and I decided to finally bring it here. I am looking for two names for my main characters, one a...
I have decided against using a pen name for publishing but am having trouble deciding how I should display my name. I have made a quick pole. any...
I was wondering about the names I gave my characters in a fantasy wip (I should clarify. It has: no magic, no bizarre races, or unusual...
Perhaps this is more of a genre (fantasy) thing, but I was wondering about name pronunciation. You've gone through your process for coming up with...
Hi all, I'm going to preface this by saying I'm new to the whole writing forum scene; I'm used to asking questions like this in person where I...
Okay so I am writing a story for school about a super hero whose power is basically being a human meteor. (It's more complex than that but I don't...
There are a lot of strange and wondrous natural items in my fantasy story that have no real-world equivalents, but deciding on how to present...
I asked a little bit ago if I was doing too much to this one character, who has an eventful life (to say the least- I was concerned about losing...
I am currently working on creating a book, but the one thing that stumps me all the time is names. I have two characters so far (don't worry, I...
My cousin, whom I love like a sister, has just had a baby. I am thrilled, and there is much snuggles and talking in oogy-woogy voices. However,...
In my science fiction universe I think I've already mentioned one of the species that occupies the outer rim planets: Arachnids. Rather than one...
Separate names with a comma.