Names, Shakespeare, Omni

Nov 28, 2011 13:34

Names:  I must change a major character's name.  I've known this for a long, long time.  Y'see, the current version of Chant comes from seeds of a story I initially wrote in the early 90's, and I named one of the primary characters Asper.  The diagnosis of Asperger's didn't exist at the time.  The name change is not easy.  Nothing sounds right.  I' ( Read more... )

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sartorias November 28 2011, 21:53:06 UTC
:-)

Sometimes fiddling with spelling can fix character names. (Though that one is a tough one to mess with too much without looking dorky.)

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blairmacg November 29 2011, 01:56:39 UTC
Yeah, I don't think Ayshpar would go over well. ;-)

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sartorias November 29 2011, 01:58:42 UTC
lol! As-per is even worse--Ass Purr . . .

Azbur Azsphyr Esfer Ysphyr

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blairmacg November 29 2011, 13:27:03 UTC
Ah! See, for me, it always put me in mind of aspens, even though its Latin meaning is something disagreeable and harsh.

I'm thinking George is a pretty good option. ;-)

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