Like, either physically or something. Would it be better for you to describe the character as soon as they enter the scene in one shot, or start...
Names hold great importance to me for some reason. Given names in particular. I just came to think of the fact that I dislike some names to the...
I just changed one of my character's names and I'm so pleased with the effect I figure it's time to rename another one. So far I've only had a...
So the name for the island on which the events of my story exist is called 'Epistyl.' Out of a lack of anything to call it at the time... and...
(forgive me if this is in the wrong forum section. If I need to move it, and I actually can move it, I will) So I spend hours on babies naming...
There's plenty of threads about certain character names or lists of them. So I decided to start a thread where we can talk about names, the names...
I have this idea I've been tinkering with for the past few days that I'm trying to flesh out in order to see if it's worth putting time into. Now...
Nineteenth century authors had it so good. If they wanted to plunk down an imaginary city smack in the middle of Hertfordshire or Yorkshire, or...
How do you come up with your character names? Do they just pop into you head? Do you use one of the many free name generators? I have a real...
Alright, I have to admit that I'm a little miffed. Harry Potter was an international phenomenon in the writing world. The main characters will be...
Obviously, I'm working on a fantasy story, as you can tell by the thread title. In this particular project (not to be confused with my urban...
So was thinking of starting a story with one of the characters being an orphan (in her twenties now). She was never adopted and shipped through...
Therefore you determine the boundaries of your own reality. I've introduced a character fashioned after my daughter in law and named her "Isabel"....
I really have two questions here. The simplest one first: I have a fantasy world reacted for one of my stories. However, the story actually...
Hey, I'm new here, but not to forum living - just wanted somebody's input on character names and details. Here are a few characters I've named...
This may or may not end up as a novel, and I just want my word to be realistic. Instead of people, the world is filled with primarily centaurs. A...
There are a myriad of cultures in my Trilogy, spread out over a world which equal about 2x the size of Earth. As such, I think it would seem out...
Hello. I'm new to this forum. I am trying to break into writing and illustrating picture books. I have completed one manuscript/dummy and am...
Prologue: My friends and I came up with a card game that involved 3 players, or factions. Each side had specific, well-balanced traits that...
I'm working on a piece right now and I need help with the names of one of my main characters. The piece is set in the near future following an...
Separate names with a comma.