Tag: How I name characters

• How I Name Them (Part 2-Characters)

  

  Hello again! Welcome to part 2 of this naming convention series. If you’d like to read about how I chose place names, check out part 1 here. Let’s dive straight in, shall we? My first and most important criterion for a character name is pronounceability. It has to be easy to say, regardless of the…

  Yolandie Horak

  March 13, 2023

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• How I Name Them (Part 1-Places)

  

  I did a whole podcast about this way back when I was still on Patreon. And, you know, podcasting. 😆 ADHD, amirite? Anyway, a recent Instagram interaction with a reader made me realise I’d never actually written about how I name characters and places on the blog. Said reader’s best friend is named Cara Lenoir,…

  Yolandie Horak

  March 6, 2023

  Writing

  A Curse of Venom & Scales, A Study of Ash & Smoke, A Trial of Sparks & Kindling, ACOVAS, ASOAAS, ATOSAK, Fall of the Mantle, Gaslamp Fantasy, How I name characters, Name Generators, Naming Characters, Writer, Writer’s Life, Writers’ Resources, Writing, Writing Community, Writing Journey, Writing Life, Writing Process, Writing Update