FOR READERS: It’s Not Coffee. It’s Cahlfì.
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: Do you like it when authors sub in imagined words for real world things to give their worlds a more exotic … Read more
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FOR READERS: Creating a Character Nomenclature
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Kim Fielding: For books set in imaged places or times, how do you go about naming your characters? Do you have an … Read more
What’s In a (Character) Name?
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: How do you choose your character names? Do they just come to you, or have some particular significance? Do … Read more
FOR READERS: What’s In a Name?
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Hank T. Cannon: How important is the name of the character to your initial reaction to a character. How much of your … Read more
FOR WRITERS: My Character, My Friend
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Jeff Baker: Writers, do you ever use your friend’s names in fiction? Why or why not? Have there ever been any real-world … Read more
FOR READERS: I Will Name Thee…
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Hank T. Cannon: How important is the name of the character to your initial reaction to a character. How much of your … Read more
For Writers/Readers: What’s In a Name?
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Carole Cummings: “I’m fascinated by this conversation and how everyone gets a different “feel” from a name. I get an entirely different … Read more
FOR READERS: My Name Is…
FOR READERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Hank T. Cannon: How important is the name of the character to your initial reaction to a character? How much of your … Read more
Child, What Be Thy Name?
Picking names for your sci fi characters for the near future isn’t too bad – just use some of the more modern recent names, throw in a curve ball or … Read more