tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post4915599398124984951..comments2024-03-28T23:05:51.705-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: What's in a name? Patricia Skalka's Dave Cubiak #giveawayJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30531328137226501182015-07-24T17:35:20.809-04:002015-07-24T17:35:20.809-04:00the JR Ward names are interesting- Wrath
bn100can...the JR Ward names are interesting- Wrath<br /><br />bn100candg at hotmail dot combn100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12068082546652165842015-07-23T11:02:28.479-04:002015-07-23T11:02:28.479-04:00Monomi,
Thanks for adding Anna Pigeon and Ruth Za...Monomi,<br /><br />Thanks for adding Anna Pigeon and Ruth Zardo to the mix! These are all fantastic names and characters.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16874542263543079323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-86832301897524188012015-07-23T00:15:00.832-04:002015-07-23T00:15:00.832-04:00Armand Gamache, the name commands your attention. ...Armand Gamache, the name commands your attention. And of course Jean-Guy Beauvoir and Ruth Zardo whose name fits her personality. <br />Nevada Barr's park ranger Anna Pigeon whose name doesn't seem to fit what she does but she does it anyway! Love the sexy sound of Duncan Kincaid.Monomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11028143328937377709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11821173057496045822015-07-22T23:21:59.565-04:002015-07-22T23:21:59.565-04:00Kathy,
Thank you. Can't wait to see what the ...Kathy,<br /><br />Thank you. Can't wait to see what the designer comes up with for the next one!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16874542263543079323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27792593705284231492015-07-22T23:17:51.921-04:002015-07-22T23:17:51.921-04:00Patricia, I actually meant to say I loved both cov...Patricia, I actually meant to say I loved both covers.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27979769935144293382015-07-22T19:23:57.380-04:002015-07-22T19:23:57.380-04:00Kathy Reel,
Thanks, Kathy. I love the cover, too!...Kathy Reel,<br /><br />Thanks, Kathy. I love the cover, too! Both covers, in fact.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16874542263543079323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32115483287239249362015-07-22T19:09:11.816-04:002015-07-22T19:09:11.816-04:00I love alliteration. In titles, in names for peop...I love alliteration. In titles, in names for people, in names of places. So, I think you have a great name for your character, Patricia. I also love the covet for this book. Moody police detective procedural. Count me in!<br /><br />Oh, and Hank, Rita Skeeter is one of my favorites, too. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-65631693795324172652015-07-22T18:41:39.464-04:002015-07-22T18:41:39.464-04:00My favorite sounding character's name, not to ...My favorite sounding character's name, not to be confused with my favorite character, is Jean-Guy Beauvoir (en français).Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85703242565318790862015-07-22T16:02:11.018-04:002015-07-22T16:02:11.018-04:00Wendy,
Morse, of course! Thank you for the correc...Wendy,<br /><br />Morse, of course! Thank you for the correction. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16874542263543079323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55942345547736475362015-07-22T15:25:53.824-04:002015-07-22T15:25:53.824-04:00Popping back in to mention Lemony Snickett, and Am...Popping back in to mention Lemony Snickett, and Amelia Peabody, her husband Ratcliffe Emerson, and their son Ramses. Of course who could forget Flavia de Luce? I'm thinking she will someday live up to that name, the way she's going!Karen in Ohionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36781489738766864762015-07-22T15:24:53.187-04:002015-07-22T15:24:53.187-04:00Poldark is a doozy and my friend Gayle can't r...Poldark is a doozy and my friend Gayle can't remember it to save her life..."Pondrake, Potsdam...whatever his name is!"WENDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853203454861717860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-78656233774394216012015-07-22T15:20:44.823-04:002015-07-22T15:20:44.823-04:00You are so right..how could I have missed Endeavor...You are so right..how could I have missed Endeavor Morse? I like that some names could go either way: Atticus Finch could just as easily be a villain's name instead of that of one of the most beloved fictional good guys WENDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853203454861717860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23789973589933327732015-07-22T14:44:11.713-04:002015-07-22T14:44:11.713-04:00Wendy,
How true -- I've been thinking of more...Wendy,<br /><br />How true -- I've been thinking of more great character names ever since I submitted the post.<br />Rhett Butler, of course, and there's also Endeavor Morris.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16874542263543079323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89234369608830077902015-07-22T14:41:22.461-04:002015-07-22T14:41:22.461-04:00Julia,
That speaks so well to a comment made earl...Julia,<br /><br />That speaks so well to a comment made earlier about characters growing into or out of their initial names.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16874542263543079323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89267625459932336152015-07-22T14:18:27.201-04:002015-07-22T14:18:27.201-04:00I was just reading up on the Poldark series, and c...I was just reading up on the Poldark series, and came across this from author Winston Graham: he had a friend named Polgreen, and had always thought it would make for an interesting character, but when he started writing the first book, he realized Polgreen was too "light" for his scarred hero. He needed a darker name. Thus...Poldark.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26527376527025689762015-07-22T14:07:30.491-04:002015-07-22T14:07:30.491-04:00
So many great character names...I will probably t...<br />So many great character names...I will probably think of this often, today! Immediately coming to mind are Atticus Finch, Rhett Butler, Soames Forsyte, and, at the other end of the spectrum, almost any character by P.G. Wodehouse <br />J K Rowlng has come up with some real beauts...Sirius Black and Nearly Headless Nick are among my personal favorites. And her detective, Cormoran Strike just nails it.<br /><br />WENDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853203454861717860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75623356894898770422015-07-22T14:00:48.991-04:002015-07-22T14:00:48.991-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.WENDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853203454861717860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90988429292515287552015-07-22T14:00:45.840-04:002015-07-22T14:00:45.840-04:00Rita Skeeter!
Rita Skeeter!<br /><br />Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52833239513461742682015-07-22T13:55:57.054-04:002015-07-22T13:55:57.054-04:00Roberta, you can look Beaver up on Facebook. He...Roberta, you can look Beaver up on Facebook. He's quite a character as a person so I probably wouldn't use his name for a character, but it does give me the freedom to go pretty far with names. In fact, I just used Buford, called Butch for a dashing FBI agent.katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249658451051437343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28098734082545118152015-07-22T13:46:06.848-04:002015-07-22T13:46:06.848-04:00Susan,
Great names to add to the list. Thank you!...Susan,<br /><br />Great names to add to the list. Thank you! And hope you enjoy Death at Gills Rock. Please, let me know your thoughts about it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16874542263543079323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79338569491279840792015-07-22T13:42:46.072-04:002015-07-22T13:42:46.072-04:00Ann,
Good advice. Sometimes writers perhaps are a...Ann,<br /><br />Good advice. Sometimes writers perhaps are a bit too clever for their own good.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16874542263543079323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79539847407954938932015-07-22T13:42:41.180-04:002015-07-22T13:42:41.180-04:00MAIN, main secondary character. Ugh.MAIN, main secondary character. Ugh.Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45895975177077882412015-07-22T13:41:52.294-04:002015-07-22T13:41:52.294-04:00Heh. My mail secondary character's name is Sal...Heh. My mail secondary character's name is Sally. Old-fashioned, yes. But I picture that name belonging to a woman who can dish it out, too.<br /><br />I also have a Tom and a Tabitha in the book I'm querying - they're consistently referred to by last names, which is how I missed it. Debating whether to change.Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69987270066050861742015-07-22T13:40:31.474-04:002015-07-22T13:40:31.474-04:00Jim,
Thursday Next is fantastic! In fact, all you...Jim,<br /><br />Thursday Next is fantastic! In fact, all you mention are excellent. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16874542263543079323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85867506682227112132015-07-22T13:39:43.169-04:002015-07-22T13:39:43.169-04:00Patricia, your books sound right up my alley! I w...Patricia, your books sound right up my alley! I will add to my TBR list.<br /><br />I have always really liked Margaret Maron's Deborah Knott, because Judge Knott sounds like a command: Judge Not! <br /><br />I know someone earlier mentioned how good J.K. Rowling was at names. Her names in the Harry Potter series were wonderfully clever and noticeable, but I really like the character names she chose in her Robert Galbraith persona, too. Cormoran Strike? Who can resist that? <br /><br />I think Laura Lippman's Tess Monaghan is well named, too. And like many before me, I think Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James are particularly striking names that fit the characters beautifully. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08292993485984273172noreply@blogger.com