A Rant on Character Names
*Edit* Sorry this is early, I really needed to rant on this.
Dear every author ever,
I beg of you, please, pick up a baby name book or something, please! Do you have a set list of appropriate names for certain types of character that you pass around on the author playground at lunch time? I love you guys, really, and some of you are really impressive authors, but this name stereotyping needs to stop.
Examples I've noticed in the past 4 days:
From the "Vampire" list, Eric and Vlad are the worst offenders at two each. From the "Real Jerks" list, the worst offender is Gabriel (Why, I don't know. You'd think you guys could be more creative.) with a total of at least five obnoxious Jerks sharing that name. Supernatural creatures tend to get V or E names, see the "Vampire" list above. And on another note, please stop trying to hide "Buzz Words" in names. An example of this being Sinclair, While, yes, it is a name, does it have to be the last name of someone "sinful"? Or worse, not even hiding them and just naming your characters words.
This isn't the only time I've noticed this, and I'm only pointing out the worst offenders. If you've never done this, then congrats, you're doing great. Just keep it in mind, okay?
Sincerely, Me
Dear every author ever,
I beg of you, please, pick up a baby name book or something, please! Do you have a set list of appropriate names for certain types of character that you pass around on the author playground at lunch time? I love you guys, really, and some of you are really impressive authors, but this name stereotyping needs to stop.
Examples I've noticed in the past 4 days:
From the "Vampire" list, Eric and Vlad are the worst offenders at two each. From the "Real Jerks" list, the worst offender is Gabriel (Why, I don't know. You'd think you guys could be more creative.) with a total of at least five obnoxious Jerks sharing that name. Supernatural creatures tend to get V or E names, see the "Vampire" list above. And on another note, please stop trying to hide "Buzz Words" in names. An example of this being Sinclair, While, yes, it is a name, does it have to be the last name of someone "sinful"? Or worse, not even hiding them and just naming your characters words.
This isn't the only time I've noticed this, and I'm only pointing out the worst offenders. If you've never done this, then congrats, you're doing great. Just keep it in mind, okay?
Sincerely, Me