Questions tagged [naming]
Questions about creating and using names. Note that questions asking people to come up with names for you are off-topic.
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is it too cliche to foreshadow a character's future using their given names?
in the book i'm currently working on, i'm thinking of using unconventional names (sometimes even words that aren't names) that are heavily symbolic and supposed to predict what they future should be.
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How to name historical places whose names have been lost in a historical novel
For example, the original name that its builders gave to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu has been lost. Its current name was probably given to it by American explorer Hiram Bingham in 1911. So, in a ...
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Can I reuse my character?
So I have a character in one of many books I'm working on and I wanted to know if I can just reuse the same character in different books and media if I created said character but each one is different ...
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How could I create a naming system for non-biological creatures in my book that makes sense to the reader and a character in-world?
I'm wondering how to create a naming system that makes sense both in-world and the reader.
The creatures I speak of come in various different forms/species. They're made of metal and can vary in what ...
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Trademarked Name Use in Novel
Can I have a character's name be the same as the one in a popular children's book?
For example, the kids in a neighborhood think an old man is hiding something. This has been going on for years and ...
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Why do writers rarely use a name from another work even when it's allowed?
Why do writers rarely use a character name from another work for their original characters, even if it is legal (i.e. there is no copyright in names)?
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Character is called by their initials. Do I spell it out?
I have a character who is referred to by another character by their initials TP, do I spell it out (teepee/tepee/tipi) or just use the initials TP. It is supposed to add humour and show their fun ...
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Should non-English organizations/ministries/governments (as authors) be translated into English in APA 7th edition citations?
Should I translate the name of my country's government/ministry into English for references and in-text citations in a publication using APA 7th edition guidelines? My paper is in English, and I'm ...
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Can I use a song lyric as the title of my theatre production?
I'm starting a theatre company and one of the ideas I have thought of for a production is an ongoing series of monologue/scratch evenings. I want to have the premise of each night to latch onto the ...
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First name or last name(s) in a biography?
I'm deep into a biography of a well-known person. He was born with a last name, took his mother's last name following her divorce, took his stepfather's last name following her remarriage, then took ...
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