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The questions I ask myself…
This is how I nail down what I know about my major characters. I fill out this form in a font that matches the handwriting I imagine, add in pictures that I think are right, and fill it out in their voice. This is really a combination of a lot of character development worksheets that I did for acting. The minor characters don’t need most of this so I have a much shorter form for them (which I will post at another time). General Info 1. Use Name: 2. Nicknames: 3. True Name: 4. Age: 5. Place of Birth: 6. Home: 7. Power: Wizard Witch Sorcerer Sorceress Lesser Maj 8.…
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The Trouble With Names…
So, it’s been an interesting if crazy week and this is something that I’m sure many writers have faced before. I have a character that has been named Damsine Rhea for 15 years. When I had someone else read it they mispronounced the name so I changed the phonetics to what I heard in my head (essentially Damsin Rhee). I mentioned it to a friend of mine who responded with, “Um, I hate to tell you this, but there’s a character who is named Damson Rhee in a classic fantasy series. Don’t think you can use the changed version legally.” They then promptly signed off to go to bed for…