FWW 001 - Character Names
Welcome to the flagship episode of Fantasy Writers Weekly.
In this episode.
- My weekly progress report
- Why character names are especially important in fantasy writing.
- A few examples of good and bad character names.
- Tips on creating character names that won’t make your reader’s eyes bleed.
Books Mentioned
- J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
- Wikipedia entry for the Old Norse poem Völuspá (see links at bottom for various translations)
- Anne Bishop, The Pillars of the World
- Guy Gavriel Kay, The Sarantine Mosaic
- Janet Evanovich, How I Write
- Jim Butcher, The Dresden Files
Resources
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August 7th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
When do we get another episode!?
Loved the first one.
~Aidan
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