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Why do authors use variations on a character's name within a single story?
I am having trouble understanding why authors use multiple version of a character's name in the same story. I feel it can make it harder to follow the story.
Why do writers sometimes write the same ...
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How is a semordnilap typically used?
I am asking whether I should use it as a hint to make it clear that my story is about the story of Adam and Eve.
In my short story, there's a place called "Nede", with two characters called "Mada" ...
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Technique for naming a device used to transform objects [closed]
There's this device that I'm writing about which can be used to transform objects.
It can transform anything into anything.
This is in the fictional future where people learned to modify our reality....
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When naming a character, is thematic naming or realistic naming more important?
Or is there a way to strike a balance between thematic naming and realistic naming?
Thematic: When the name relates to the character directly. Example: someone who only wears black clothes has the ...
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Way to write an unnamed character?
Someone I'm proofreading for has a protagonist that, for whatever reason, has a blanked out name.
She writes it as '_____' which I feel disrupts the flow a little bit.
What way can I recommend that ...
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Proper forms of address for elderly Russian
Several chapters in my book revolve around a widowed Russian countess, age 76, who teaches piano to a 16-year old Russian girl. Let's say the teacher's name is Anna Akhmatova Gorenko, and the girl is ...
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What country do I use? [closed]
I'm writing an original story about figure skating.
Problem: I have no idea what country to use for my main character.
I need a country that:
Actually exists
Does not take part in the Winter ...
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What kind of effect can the name of a place or character have on a reader?
My question is rather simple. In fact, it's in the title and requires almost no explanation.
We can see throughout literature the use of names and title. For example in Of Mice and Men we can observe ...
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How to keep a main character nameless?
I'm currently writing a story about a girl who was found by a couple in a magical isolated town, where everyone is named by the leader. I want her to not have a name because of two reasons:
She doesn'...
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Inventing names for Sci-Fi characters
How can I invent names for fictional characters in a future-setting Sci-Fi story so they won't be connected to any existing culture?
I considered the following options:
Invent some random names. ...
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Do I correctly utilize my naming adjective concept in this book?
In my story THE GOSPEL OF THE RETURN OF A CHRIST THAT WANTS ANSWERS I wanted to evoke a sense of the middle ages in a modern book. So I utilized a technique where whenever I referred to a character, I ...
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