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Month: July 2015

Are You Making These 5 Mistakes with Character Names?

Posted on July 11, 2015November 21, 2015 by Bruce Hale
As an onomast and an author, I’m very sensitive to names in fiction. Yes, your characters are metaphorically your “babies,” however you shouldn’t name them as you would a child. Here are five mistakes that writers make regarding names in fiction: 1. The name …
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