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Character Names: How to Find the Ones That Feel Just Right

Character Names: How to Find the Ones That Feel Just Right

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Sep 22, 2020
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A blog reader recently wrote me: "As I write a middle-grade mystery book on pet detectives, I have changed some character names three or four times. I can't see to get that 'feels right' fit for a particular name."

Names are tough for me. Some I just know, even before I start writing. I knew Kate and Mel from a short-story written before my novel, Qualit…

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