This is such a great post – I have had to bookmark it for future reference. If you struggle to find great names for your characters than this post is just for you!
10 Tips for Finding Memorable Character Names for your Fiction
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“Agnes Gooch,” “Mr. McCawber,” “Albus Dumbledore”: memorable names of memorable characters.
How can writers come up with character names that readers will never forget?
In his painfully funny 2006 book, Famous Writing School, a Novel, Stephen Carter’s writing teacher-protagonist advises his students to seek character names in the obituaries. But although Carter’s bumbling protagonist offers mostly dubious advice, that tip is a keeper.
Obits are full of great names. I keep a list of odd names in a little notebook. I haven’t yet written about Normal Peasley or Lamia Trowbridge, but they’re ready when I need them.
Another great name source is spam. If I happen to catch a good name before I hit “empty spam,” I write it in the notebook. I can always perk up a story by subjecting my heroine to a blind date with Zoticus Weatherwax or Hassan Snively.
Read the full post at Anne R. Allen’s Blog.. with Ruth Harris!
As authors we talk a lot about voice. In fiction, and even non-fiction, it’s defined as that certain something that makes an author unique. In everything—from the rhythm, cadence and flow—to the sentence structure. It conveys the author’s personality and attitude.
If you’re just getting started in self-publishing, there are some things that you need to know upfront in order to save yourself time, money and heartache along the way.
Affiliate programs and referrals are an increasingly common way of monetizing your content. A company may ask you to recommend them on your podcast or website using a special link that identifies you. In return, you will receive a percentage of the sales that result from the referral.
At some point or other, any indie author must wonder how they really feel about Amazon.
He has sold more than 250 million books, which have been translated into 29 languages. Many of his novels have been filmed including: The Firm, The Pelican Brief, The Runaway Jury, and 
I just started writing a new novel a few weeks ago and I feel like a teenager again.
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What is “Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything?” Well to science fiction writer extraordinaire Douglas Adams the answer was 42. Douglas Adams was inspired by another writer and mathematician Lewis Carroll who repeatedly used the number over and over again in his writings.
