Carl...Charlie...Barney!
I wrote a story a while back, about a comedian, and his routine about the end of the world, during the end of the world.
After a few different ideas for the title, I settled on Carl Wilson, the name of the comedian.
Until my friend let me know that Carl Wilson was the name of a Beach Boy.
Damn.
So I changed the title, and the name of the character, to Charlie Wilson. I sent it in to Theaker's Quarterly Fiction, to see if they liked it. They did, and the guy at Theaker's, at the last moment, said, "And... isn't Charlie Wilson the name of a movie?"
Damn.
The title of the story is now Barney Wilson. And I hope that's the end of it.
After a few different ideas for the title, I settled on Carl Wilson, the name of the comedian.
Until my friend let me know that Carl Wilson was the name of a Beach Boy.
Damn.
So I changed the title, and the name of the character, to Charlie Wilson. I sent it in to Theaker's Quarterly Fiction, to see if they liked it. They did, and the guy at Theaker's, at the last moment, said, "And... isn't Charlie Wilson the name of a movie?"
Damn.
The title of the story is now Barney Wilson. And I hope that's the end of it.