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Be a minor character in my novel

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Be a minor character in my novel 2009-11-15 12:10:51


This is pretty straightforward. I'm over 20,000 words into a steampunk novel for National Novel Writing Month with a little less than 30,000 words to go. I've got most of the main charcters fleshed out, however, there's still a lot of room to cover, over which there'll be a handful more minor characters introduced to the plot.

When I say "be a minor character in my novel" I don't mean "and then Tom Fulp walked up to Joe Jonas and punched him in the face. MegaMan223344 laughed." I mean that I'll use your first name. But this is based on a few conditions:

That I haven't used the name in the story before.
That I haven't used a similar sounding name in your story.
That your name sounds interesting.
That your name fits with the style of the story.

It's very subjective really. I have to like your name. There's probably some bonus points if I know you and I like you. For instance, Lachie has made an appearence in my novel, because his name fit my criteria. Of course, he didn't ask and I didn't ask, it was just a name that I thought of and that stuck.

Now, before you go calling me lazy for not thinking of my own names, I'll just remind you that I've already got 24 character names in my story, in addition to place and object names. And the fact that I'ver written over 20,000 words in 15 days. I just thought we could have a bit of fun with it.

Please note that if I choose your name, the ownership and usage of your name in my story is mine, and the chances are that the character will act nothing like yourself. So if you'd like to see your first name used in my novel then just post it here. I'll let you know which names I use, and maybe a bit of character description if I've thought that far ahead.

Here's the link to what I've written so far, to whomever's interested.


READ: "A Fear of Great Heights" and other forthcoming adventures right HERE

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Response to Be a minor character in my novel 2009-11-15 12:14:53


How does Omar sound?

Response to Be a minor character in my novel 2009-11-15 12:16:00


Daniel's a pretty standard name. I think it would be good to put in your novel. Also im awesome.


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Response to Be a minor character in my novel 2009-11-15 12:17:03


Feel free to use my name, just don't make me a faggot.


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Response to Be a minor character in my novel 2009-11-15 12:18:15


I think Ian is a mildly interesting name.. perhaps?


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Response to Be a minor character in my novel 2009-11-15 12:19:04


Dante


"I am the devil, and I have come to do the devil's work."

-V

Response to Be a minor character in my novel 2009-11-15 12:19:50


Kirill Smirnov (not my actual LAST name but interchangeable if you wish). If you need a shady Russian character he's your guy.

Response to Be a minor character in my novel 2009-11-15 12:20:33


Honestly, I think my name kind of sucks, but whatever. It's Marlon.

Response to Be a minor character in my novel 2009-11-15 12:22:36


Boys:James, John,Bob or bill.
Girls: tiffany, amy, amber.
Generic names FTW.

Response to Be a minor character in my novel 2009-11-15 12:24:33


I'm going to naturally assume you already have a Chris.

Response to Be a minor character in my novel 2009-11-15 12:25:19


how does lawrence sound?


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Response to Be a minor character in my novel 2009-11-15 12:25:36


MY NAME IS KADIJAH AND I WUD B HONORED TO BE'S IN YO NOVLES.

Response to Be a minor character in my novel 2009-11-15 12:26:18


At 11/15/09 12:16 PM, Fyndir wrote: African-American, please.

You know I'd best be in your damn novel, because otherwise it will suck ass.

What, you want me to name a character after you with the name "African-American"? You wish, jellyfish.
Might have an SS Fyndir in there somewhere.

There's quite a few names that have got potential for my purpose. Not sure which ones are best yet ( might even end up just picking them out and popping them in when a new character appears.

At 11/15/09 12:21 PM, Twilight wrote: Twiglet :D

Oh god yes. It's perfect.


READ: "A Fear of Great Heights" and other forthcoming adventures right HERE

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Response to Be a minor character in my novel 2009-11-15 12:28:35


I'm Alex, pleased to meet you.


Stop looking

Response to Be a minor character in my novel 2009-11-15 12:33:39


Helena is a nice namedontcha think

Response to Be a minor character in my novel 2009-11-15 12:36:39


Jorden sounds like an awesome name, right?


Shut up already.

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Response to Be a minor character in my novel 2009-11-15 12:44:03


how about susan? will that work or...?

or maybe lucy... i honestly dont know which name to pick tho O.o


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Response to Be a minor character in my novel 2009-11-15 12:44:53


Noah Moss, please? Also, since this is around the time of steam engine era, it might be interesting that I'm related to Samuel Morse.


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Response to Be a minor character in my novel 2009-11-15 12:47:25


Elvis sound good to you? Or is that too odd?


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Response to Be a minor character in my novel 2009-11-15 12:50:25


I haven't come across a name here that I have used in my story yet, so that's interesting.

I've gone a little off target here and named a city "Dante's Hollow". Dante being the founder of the city, not directly relevant to the story, but present nonetheless.

Also, spelled "Lochie" wrong in my first post. Sorry about that. I'm actually using the derivative "Lachlan" in my novel, thus the mix up. :3

READ: "A Fear of Great Heights" and other forthcoming adventures right HERE

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Response to Be a minor character in my novel 2009-11-15 12:54:48


Mendim.

Very unique, I know.

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Response to Be a minor character in my novel 2009-11-15 13:05:15


So uh, Nihat?


In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.

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Response to Be a minor character in my novel 2009-11-15 13:10:54


Seth's a good Biblical name and everything.
Feel free to use that.


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Why the fuck did I like these forums again

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Response to Be a minor character in my novel 2009-11-15 13:13:37


I won't give you my actual first name, but another part of my name, as it has 4 parts.
How does Lee Wetzel sound?


Steam ID: Major Sergeant Johnsonmanberg

It's been a while, hasn't it?

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Response to Be a minor character in my novel 2009-11-15 13:18:30


My name is Luke

Response to Be a minor character in my novel 2009-11-15 13:39:40


How about Micah?

Its a biblical name of a prophet in the old testament.


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Response to Be a minor character in my novel 2009-11-15 13:42:39


"Rhyno" is my nickname.
Make me a faggot. It'll be funny to read.


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Response to Be a minor character in my novel 2009-11-15 13:52:36


:D i want to snegatheracitica! the evil dark wizard is sttaagato. with a cock for a arm and a ehad the size of car!@! ED:<

Response to Be a minor character in my novel 2009-11-15 13:54:23


my first name is Christian.

feel free to throw it in

Response to Be a minor character in my novel 2009-11-15 14:36:40


What about Rostislav? I doubt that you used this name in your novel.