http://mukelarvin.com/2009/08/writing-a-book-on-tape-part-1-i-suck-at-names/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:36:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://mukelarvin.com/2009/08/writing-a-book-on-tape-part-1-i-suck-at-names/comment-page-1/#comment-625 Blade Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:11:49 +0000 http://mukelarvin.com/?p=441#comment-625 You can use last names from whatever (book, movie, etc.) then just refer to the character by that one name. It's not totally normal, but not "anous"-y either. Plus it seems kind of hard-boiled, like Deckard from Blade Runner. Actually I am looking at the imdb for Blade Runner and there are a bunch of names like this: Zhora, Batty, Astar, Burnett, Hesky. You can use last names from whatever (book, movie, etc.) then just refer to the character by that one name. It’s not totally normal, but not “anous”-y either. Plus it seems kind of hard-boiled, like Deckard from Blade Runner. Actually I am looking at the imdb for Blade Runner and there are a bunch of names like this: Zhora, Batty, Astar, Burnett, Hesky.

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