tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647666793713119268.post4222749944225976164..comments2020-11-23T14:44:13.175+00:00Comments on Carol Westron: Writing Blog: The history and power of a nameCarol Westronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769601754387726784noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647666793713119268.post-12398658565477607922014-01-18T17:16:54.694+00:002014-01-18T17:16:54.694+00:00I agree absolutely that it's a mistake to have...I agree absolutely that it's a mistake to have too many character names beginning with the same letter. I have to watch out for this with special care because my books, being set in Roman Britain, have characters with Latin names, (apart from the occasional nickname I manage to slide in,) so the names are often unfamiliar; they are not only words to identify people, but also signposts to help readers keep track of who's who. I could, I suppose, have a "dramatis personae" list at the beginning of the book - lots of authors do this, many with considerable wit - but I'd be afraid of describing them too fully and committing spoilers. Jane Finnishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067487486198766145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647666793713119268.post-7799758714659805062014-01-13T09:32:34.501+00:002014-01-13T09:32:34.501+00:00I love this account of characters taking control a...I love this account of characters taking control and developing beyond initial ideas you had for them. That's one of the things I love about writing, you never know where your going to go...Loving your blogs Carol.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09563374591807201059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647666793713119268.post-16995036464008889592014-01-13T09:30:46.372+00:002014-01-13T09:30:46.372+00:00I love this account of characters taking control a...I love this account of characters taking control and developing beyond initial ideas you had for them. That's one of the things I love about writing, you never know where your going to go...Loving your blogs Carol.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09563374591807201059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647666793713119268.post-90499004173280191082014-01-13T09:26:38.262+00:002014-01-13T09:26:38.262+00:00I love this account of characters taking control a...I love this account of characters taking control and developing beyond initial ideas you had for them. That's one of the things I love about writing, you never know where your going to go...Loving your blogs Carol.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09563374591807201059noreply@blogger.com