An Easy Method for Naming Your Novel Characters

Описание: The secret to naming your book characters is to make their names reflect who they are as people. Having characters in your book with names that help build their character and personality will make them more memorable for readers.

In this video I show you how I name the characters in my novels and stories, and show some examples from popular books of characters with great names!

Authors can hide a lot of meaning in a character's name. There's lots of depth to names like Albus Dumbledore, but there's also loads of meaning to names like Jon Snow.

If you want your character names to be more than just generic tags used to tell your characters apart, if you want their names to really be a part of who they are, follow a few steps to help come up with a fitting name.

Think about whether your character's name should be long or short? Are they a complex character, or have you written them to be fairly simple? Are the a harsh, action-oriented person, for example the hero of your story, or a quieter, softer underdog character? Using a lot of consonants leads to a name with more bite, whereas a lot of vowel sounds tends to lead to a softer character.

Whether you're writing a flash fiction, short story, or a novel, thinking through your character names can have massive influence on whether your reader feels attached to them, or feels nothing at all.

Try it yourself next time you're naming characters!

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https://www.kierenwestwood.com/

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For examples of my writing, feel free to visit my website. There's a short story, flash fiction and a novel excerpt there to read:

MY WEBSITE:

https://www.kierenwestwood.com/


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