Comments on: What’s in a literary name? http://blog.oup.com/2012/09/whats-in-a-literary-name/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Sat, 25 May 2013 23:50:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Mike Walter http://blog.oup.com/2012/09/whats-in-a-literary-name/#comment-298456 Mike Walter Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:08:00 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=29209#comment-298456 What a fascinating article. This is a topic I've been devoting a fair amount of time to over the last few weeks as I plan my next novel. I think there's a tension between naming a character and plotting a novel. Name a character too early and their autonomy begins to spiral out of control; they start to take on qualities and traits without the author's intent. They can easily become a poor fit for the role the story requires of them. What a fascinating article. This is a topic I’ve been devoting a fair amount of time to over the last few weeks as I plan my next novel.

I think there’s a tension between naming a character and plotting a novel. Name a character too early and their autonomy begins to spiral out of control; they start to take on qualities and traits without the author’s intent. They can easily become a poor fit for the role the story requires of them.

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]]> By: Critical Linking: September 25, 2012 | BOOK RIOT http://blog.oup.com/2012/09/whats-in-a-literary-name/#comment-295680 Critical Linking: September 25, 2012 | BOOK RIOT Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:00:41 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=29209#comment-295680 [...] James and Dickens have some of the all-time great character names. Dickens for eccentricity and James for [...] [...] James and Dickens have some of the all-time great character names. Dickens for eccentricity and James for [...]

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