Book-writing frustrations
I think I would be able to start this novel I want to fumble into if I just knew my third protagonist's name.
She:
Is Appalachian (yes, I know that's broad), born around 1923, white-passing or white; a USO singer in the European theater.
Has a name that's basically English; one or two syllables, which will determine the name of one other protagonist.
Is not on this list, and is not making herself apparent using BehindTheName.com filters or the indices of Studs Terkel books; so, not Fern, Dale, Holly, Gay, Laverne, Pearl, Beryl or a bunch of other names I've found.
Has a sort of nature-evocative name, but also wants to be glamorous. I considered having her adopt a name, like Myrna, after Myrna Loy, but I think she needs to use her real name for this story.
Does not have a name that ends in -a; does not have a name that scans as "modern" (contemporary just to us) at all (I mostly just don't want her to have a John Green-flavored kind of name).
I've got her personality totally in mind (brash, big-hearted, sort of emotionally porous, in love with the world, very susceptible to others' suffering, more interested in exploration and discovery than harm, yet a smooth enough talker to get what she wants when she wants it). I just. Need her name.
Anyone... have any suggestions?
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She:
I've got her personality totally in mind (brash, big-hearted, sort of emotionally porous, in love with the world, very susceptible to others' suffering, more interested in exploration and discovery than harm, yet a smooth enough talker to get what she wants when she wants it). I just. Need her name.
Anyone... have any suggestions?
This was originally posted on Dreamwidth, where it has
comments. I would love to hear from you at DW! If you can see this post, you can comment here using OpenID. Thanks!