tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863271505161273073.post7806524320854677852..comments2023-10-21T03:37:04.845-04:00Comments on The Inkpen Authoress: What's in a Name?Rachel and Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01932147946040594451noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863271505161273073.post-65626311900815652582011-11-18T20:06:09.269-05:002011-11-18T20:06:09.269-05:00Ashley, the Seasoning children do [intentionally] ...Ashley, the Seasoning children do [intentionally] have Seasoning names:<br />Basil, Rosemary, Dill, Angelica, Fennel, and eventually Lavender. :) It's rather satisfying to know that at least the oldest four were all popular names back in the Victorian era. :)Rachel and Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01932147946040594451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863271505161273073.post-57551638063375481452011-11-18T18:03:19.357-05:002011-11-18T18:03:19.357-05:00Do all of Basil's siblings have seasoning name...Do all of Basil's siblings have seasoning names?ashley tahghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15995046172185384734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863271505161273073.post-83583577340473199562011-11-18T17:31:27.764-05:002011-11-18T17:31:27.764-05:00My characters names come before anything else. If ...My characters names come before anything else. If I can't remember the name, or keep searching for another, I know I haven't got the right one. And they all say something about my characters.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05746017057593508370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863271505161273073.post-20117581382492220592011-11-18T16:59:33.820-05:002011-11-18T16:59:33.820-05:00Spot on, Rachel! I must say, the names you chose ...Spot on, Rachel! I must say, the names you chose for the Seasoning children (or rather, the names they ended up having) make me chortle. Dill Vervain Octavius...! I've always been partial to the name "Octavius." <br /><br />Names are such quirky things. There always seem to be something you have to watch out for in writing them. For instance, take Justin of <i>Wordcrafter.</i> I couldn't ever say "Justin jumped"; I had to rearrange the words to get "Justin started" or "he jumped." As for Tip of <i>White Sail's,</i> he can't make any facial expressions in which the word "lip" is included. And in ending a name with an "ee" sound one has to be careful with adverbs. The complications amuse me.Abigail Hartmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02753785611813086527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863271505161273073.post-56270776373191222032011-11-18T13:54:34.780-05:002011-11-18T13:54:34.780-05:00I agree that names are important too! Your list of...I agree that names are important too! Your list of Dickens characters made me think of Mr. Headstone (Our Mutual Friend). I don't really remember his first name, but his last name, Headstone, fit him perfectly! He was cold hearted, and had a terrible lack of self-control. And, what better place to propose to the woman of your dreams than a cemetery?! HaHa! =D<br /><br />Ah, for my characters names. Here's a sampling:<br /><br />-Rian Findlay, an Irish father who plays the fiddle. Is generally good to get along with. (I still need to work on getting his accent implied in there.)<br /><br />-Jane Watcher, somewhat shy and timid around people she doesn't know, but opens up like a rose in full bloom to people she feels comfortable with.<br /><br />-Rosetta Blakesly Angelica Wright, a sniffy, proud, frail sort of girl, who deep down is as fragile as her body and simply is misunderstood by her outside attitudes and airs.<br /><br />-Mrs. Wright (don't remember her first name :/ since I practically never call her by it), Rosetta's mother, who... over-eats, and is a great busybody, always bossing and declaring her opinion. Is somewhat downtrodden by her husband, who doesn't really provide for the family as he ought.<br /><br />-Irvin Findlay (DON'T TAKE THIS NAME, all you people!!), Lydia Findlay's older, 18 yr. old brother who hates a false show of piety. I love him so, I almost wish he were real!! =D That's why, no one is allowed to take his name- I love it, and it's perfect for him!! He's honest, caring, but impatient with religiosity.<br /><br />-Lee Joel, a young man who has a strong passion for the Lord which drives him, and directs his life's path.Carilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03244374169659640476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863271505161273073.post-33364058015369956572011-11-18T13:39:35.920-05:002011-11-18T13:39:35.920-05:00Oh yes-yes-yes. I always chose a characters's...Oh yes-yes-yes. I always chose a characters's name before their personality comes out. The MC of my current novel is Anna, and she really couldn't have been anything else. <br /><br />Recently I was reading aloud a book I used to love to my little sister and I got so confused just a few pages through, because the quiet, smart, dark haired by was named Frans, and his mischeivous brother was called Dirk. It confused me so much because I was absolutely certain that the quiet older brother HAD to be called Dirk. <br /><br />~Maria ElisabethMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02297989443217404313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863271505161273073.post-83190001340881991442011-11-18T12:04:21.807-05:002011-11-18T12:04:21.807-05:00Oh, Rachel, I very much agree with you. And your n...Oh, Rachel, I very much agree with you. And your names are simply splendid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863271505161273073.post-17848188876485856832011-11-18T10:02:53.532-05:002011-11-18T10:02:53.532-05:00Great post! I love "Basil Andrew Cyrus Seaso...Great post! I love "Basil Andrew Cyrus Seasoning", by the way. :) I think names are very important both to the author and the reader. I like names that are fun to say, mean something that I associate with the character, and/or create an effect. One of my characters' names is "September", which looks similar to "Sebastian", the main character; but the two characters are complete contrasts. The similar names kind of highlight the contrast. :)Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01693636355638596302noreply@blogger.com