Comments on: Women’s Fiction Weekend Forum http://www.rwa-wf.com/2009/12/05/womens-fiction-weekend-forum-5/ women's fiction for romance lovers Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:48:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Edie Ramer http://www.rwa-wf.com/2009/12/05/womens-fiction-weekend-forum-5/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Edie Ramer Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:02:31 +0000 http://www.rwa-wf.com/?p=809#comment-97 I go a little crazy unless the name is right. I recently introduced a character is my book who's a trickster archetype. I had a name, but it didn't fit. Then I tried Tom, because I knew a Tom who was kind of a trickster. But "Tom" isn't a trickster name, at least not to me. (See how I go a little crazy -- and this is a minor character.) I checked name sites on the computer and look at a book of baby names. None of them help. Finally the right name just came to me. Denise, really like your characters' names and the Harper Junction town name. I go a little crazy unless the name is right. I recently introduced a character is my book who’s a trickster archetype. I had a name, but it didn’t fit. Then I tried Tom, because I knew a Tom who was kind of a trickster. But “Tom” isn’t a trickster name, at least not to me. (See how I go a little crazy — and this is a minor character.)

I checked name sites on the computer and look at a book of baby names. None of them help. Finally the right name just came to me.

Denise, really like your characters’ names and the Harper Junction town name.

]]> By: Denise Cary Phillips http://www.rwa-wf.com/2009/12/05/womens-fiction-weekend-forum-5/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Denise Cary Phillips Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:59:51 +0000 http://www.rwa-wf.com/?p=809#comment-96 I love the art of naming things. In my current WIP I named the heroine Tina - but her real name is Justina - because she's looking for personal justice in her relationship with Frank. His name is ironic, because he fails to tell Tina important things, like why he's so involved with his computer, which Tina refers to as Sybil the Cyber-mistress. The town name is Harper Junction. I checked to be sure no such name existed, but went for a combination of familiar name types in rural North Carolina for pseudo-accuracy. I liked the Junction part because the book revolves around relationship building, people meeting each other in the middle - everybody giving a little. My favorite business names in Harper Junction are Magic Wardrobe Antiques and Jupiter Cafe. The story involves a spiritual awakening and welcoming community, all orbiting around the arrival of two sisters, Tina and Susan. So the celestial and magical references made sense to me. It's fun sharing this with you in this fashion. Thanks for the opportunity. I love the art of naming things. In my current WIP I named the heroine Tina – but her real name is Justina – because she’s looking for personal justice in her relationship with Frank. His name is ironic, because he fails to tell Tina important things, like why he’s so involved with his computer, which Tina refers to as Sybil the Cyber-mistress.

The town name is Harper Junction. I checked to be sure no such name existed, but went for a combination of familiar name types in rural North Carolina for pseudo-accuracy. I liked the Junction part because the book revolves around relationship building, people meeting each other in the middle – everybody giving a little.

My favorite business names in Harper Junction are Magic Wardrobe Antiques and Jupiter Cafe. The story involves a spiritual awakening and welcoming community, all orbiting around the arrival of two sisters, Tina and Susan. So the celestial and magical references made sense to me.

It’s fun sharing this with you in this fashion. Thanks for the opportunity.

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