DDW - S2 Ep10 - Naming Our Fictional Characters

Doing Diversity in Writing

In this episode of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—talk about naming our fictional characters.

What we talked about

• General things to look out for when picking our characters’ names
• All the different aspects that might influence which names make sense for your characters
• Where to look for names
• How to verify whether these names are appropriate for your characters or not

(Re)sources mentioned on the show

• Think Baby Names: http://www.thinkbabynames.com
• Behind the Name: https://www.behindthename.com
• Behind the Surname: https://surnames.behindthename.com
• Mariëlle’s 52 Weeks of Writing Author Journal and Planner: https://mswordsmith.nl/journal

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