tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post9106299855780612760..comments2024-03-29T05:18:51.551-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Stellaaaaaaaaaaaaaaapattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-16517167664488546622007-11-18T11:50:00.000-05:002007-11-18T11:50:00.000-05:00Did you know that Jennifer Garner's daughter is na...Did you know that Jennifer Garner's daughter is named Violet?<BR/><BR/>Seems pretty hip to me.r2https://www.blogger.com/profile/15050444327059086880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-56722746836373734312007-11-15T16:24:00.000-05:002007-11-15T16:24:00.000-05:00Then I guess she's a Violet. :)Then I guess she's a Violet. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15882663686265423362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-31358132937755985332007-11-15T07:39:00.000-05:002007-11-15T07:39:00.000-05:00I spent the whole three hours of watching Cymbelli...I spent the whole three hours of watching Cymbelline trying to come up with a better name. It may be too late for me to think of another name that feels like her.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-71084883049143646662007-11-15T06:56:00.000-05:002007-11-15T06:56:00.000-05:00About the name Violet, it doesn't feel as dated to...About the name Violet, it doesn't feel as dated to me as other names. I recall a book by Robert B. Parker wherein the names seemed particularly off. A teenage girl of the new millennium was named Eleanor, nicknamed Billie.<BR/><BR/>That aside, I think characters grow into their names to an extent. Ian Fleming chose the name "James Bond" because he wanted a plain-sounding name. I doubt it strikes anyone as plain anymore. So depending on the kind of character Violet is, she could make her name relevant.Gerald Sohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03571407711439433431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-13002437771691201042007-11-15T06:45:00.000-05:002007-11-15T06:45:00.000-05:00Character names usually come to me. Occasionally, ...Character names usually come to me. Occasionally, I'll use a name that has stuck in my mind for whatever reason. Like you, I'm wary of loaded names ala Marlowe and Spenser. I don't want the baggage.<BR/><BR/>One of the longest times I've spent on a name was for the protag of <A HREF="http://www.shotsmag.co.uk/fiction2004/home.html" REL="nofollow">"Home"</A>. In the earliest draft, his name was "Jack Charles," but by the time "Home" was published, I had published several stories with a protag named "C.J. Stone," and the initials were just too coincidental to last.<BR/><BR/>It was a while after I came up with his new name, "Tom Gregory," that I realized those were the names of a friend's brother and cousin.<BR/><BR/>In the case of C.J. I suppose I'm cheating a bit. One of his names was mentioned in the first story, but I may just make that a guess. Stone is a mercenary pilot and the nickname "Siege" seemed to go with that.Gerald Sohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03571407711439433431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-5526418180488478842007-11-14T16:20:00.000-05:002007-11-14T16:20:00.000-05:00Blogger keeps losing my comments today, so thanks ...Blogger keeps losing my comments today, so thanks for the tips and maybe I'll change her name after all.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-40909851784650812552007-11-14T15:03:00.000-05:002007-11-14T15:03:00.000-05:00I'm not much for the flower names myself, but I fi...I'm not much for the flower names myself, but I find "Violet," like "Rose" and "Lily," pretty transparent. I typically find that I aim for unobtrusive names for characters, because most people have unobtrusive names.<BR/><BR/>If I'm looking for period names I go to the SCA's Academy of St. Gabriel site. Geeks do the best legwork. I also like that site for fantasy or other non-real world work. <BR/><BR/>The Social Security Administration also has a century's worth of name data. (Man, "Michael" has been big for a long time.) That's useful for pinpointing the generational appropriateness (or at least likelihood) of a name. It's also interesting to observe how trends are cyclical.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06336117577560968202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-64301072852791364982007-11-14T13:42:00.000-05:002007-11-14T13:42:00.000-05:00I actually have to keep a file of used names now s...I actually have to keep a file of used names now so I don't use them again. But I love coming up with names. My current favorite: Lucinda Pettibone.Graham Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775285782385634486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-8052188059703599202007-11-14T13:10:00.000-05:002007-11-14T13:10:00.000-05:00When trying to come up names slows me down I use n...When trying to come up names slows me down I use names of people I know--then go back later and change them. [Although I recently used the last name of a departed friend in a flash piece called "Punch Drunk". I think he woulda' liked it.] <BR/>As for Violet: I'll wait until the book hits the shelves before throwing in my 2cents worth:)<BR/>John McAuleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-84645672730990303202007-11-14T12:40:00.000-05:002007-11-14T12:40:00.000-05:00I just lost a whole long comment on this, but suff...I just lost a whole long comment on this, but suffice it to say, that I tend to reuse names too much if I'm not careful. Esp. male diminutive names. Do criminals keep their childhood name. <BR/>Love Plummy. I have a cousin, Simmy.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-61014886728980510812007-11-14T12:25:00.000-05:002007-11-14T12:25:00.000-05:00I like the name Violet, but it conjurs up a very s...I like the name Violet, but it conjurs up a very shy person for me because I always think of "Shrinking Violet". Can't remember where the phrase came from but it refered to a very shy and retiring person.<BR/><BR/>As for names, that's the easiest for me, they just seem to pop in my head. I love reading the credits after a movie. I found a wonderful name there - Plummy Tucker. Great for a country story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com