I Have A Hard Time Coming Up With Names For My Characters And Mostly Steal Them From People I Know, So

I have a hard time coming up with names for my characters and mostly steal them from people I know, so I thought it’d be fun to compare my characters to the real people I took their names from. These characters are from Spiritwalker. I’ll make another post about where I got the names for my We Faceless Folk characters.

Daron

I took Daron’s name from the manager at my first job. I mostly did it because I wanted a unique name and I was fascinated with Daron’s name because I’d never seen this spelling or seen it refer to a woman.

I thought it worked perfectly because my manager was a lot like my character. She kinda intimidated me with how monotone her voice was and how intense her gaze was. She always got right to business, like my Daron. And of course, both are leaders in charge of a lot of people.

Catalina

Catalina was the name of one of my classmates in high school. We were the only female trumpet players in our school band. I’d never heard the name before and I think that’s why I chose it. It’s one of the prettiest names I’ve heard.

The Catalina’s are completely different. My character is calm and a major part of her character is being an older sister. My classmate was energetic and younger than me, which it made it feel like I was an older sister to her.

Amiliana

Amiliana was a kindergartener I worked with at my second job. I liked her name and the nickname she insisted on being called, Milli, so much that I created a character just to name her that.

The character Amiliana, who is Catalina’s younger sister, is what I think an older version of the student Amiliana would be like. I was amazed at how smart the kindergartener was, so I made the character a magic prodigy. Both are social butterflies and have a lot of energy.

Ann Marie

Ann Marie is the name of my stepmom. I chose it to honor how much she’s done for me and because I thought it’d make a good fantasy name.

Once again, they’re completely different. My stepmom has a lot of energy and a big sense of humor. My character is more quiet and observant.

Kelsee

Kelsee was a team lead at the fourth job I worked at. We only worked together for about one week before she transferred, but I liked her and that’s why I took her name.

I feel so dirty for this but Kelsee is one of my antagonists. She’s a bully, a power-hungry manaic, and she kidnaps my other characters at some point. She’s nothing like the real Kelsee, who was nothing but sweet to me.

currently in writer’s paradise

WIP Intro

Thanks so much for the tags @diabolical-blue @corinneglass and @illarian-rambling!

Rules: Pick a WIP and post something about it!

I'm going to do the same thing Katie and Corinne both did and answer these questions for Project H.A!

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Title: Project H.A

Genre: Horror anthology/adventure with a romance subplot

Audience: Young Adult/Adult? Idk I have it on the NaNo website at Young Adult, but there's a lot of gore and graphic descriptions, so no, but also I'm writing it and I'm 16, sooooo

Tags: #project h.a

Stage of the Writing Process: First draft/planning

Synopsis:

Five people, all turning eighteen within the same week, are pulled together by forces unbeknownst to them in order to do one task: Read and research accounts from people who have experienced things that cannot be explained by logic, many of them bordering on the supernatural, and figure out whether the experience is true or not.

Tragically, all of their families have been forced to cut contact with them at the wish of whoever or whatever is making this happen, and if they don't do what this thing wants... harm will befall them.

But there may be more going on than even they all thought, and they are forced to wonder if the world they knew was actually correct or if there is more when some of the accounts seem to be connected, and a group called the Paragons starts paying them visits.

Can they all figure out the mysteries of what is going on and save their family members from their unknown fates? Are they even safe? And what will happen to them if they don't do what they're supposed to? These questions and more are answered in this book about finding yourself, moral dilemmas, and finding family in the darkest of times.

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This was really fun to do, actually!

Tagging @mundanemoongirl @mk-writes-stuff @cowboybrunch and whoever else is interested! <3 You can either answer the questions, also, or just post something about a WIP :)

Aww thanks! I think you’re wonderful too.

And that also goes for @inkovert @queerfox-tales @leahnardo-da-veggie @wyked-ao3 @shadedsaint @owlsandwich @i-can-even-burn-salad @spideronthesun @marz-writes-shit @ijustwritehonestly

✨💙⚡️SEND THIS TO TEN OTHER BLOGGERS YOU THINK ARE WONDERFUL. KEEP THE GAME GOING ✨

Thank you!

@waxsuyaaa @the-ellia-west @evil-comic-artis-t @illarian-rambling @untoldshortsofthefandoms @bloomblanche

Ok here’s my worst best writing advice:

Make your characters stay the same throughout the whole story. That way the audience can get used to them. Bonus points if your character has one personality trait or is given a hobby instead of depth.

@elsie-writes @bloodmoonloveletter @i-can-even-burn-salad, if you’re up to it

Shh mods are asleep let's start a thread where we claim false authority and offer terrible writing advice.

I'll start:

The hero x villain troupe is only accurate if it incorporates legal and societal consequences to their behavior. No one will care if your pairing almost making out during a fight in the city unless you delve into the damage to public infrastructure and the tax increase implemented in order to support cost of repairs. Don't forget to balance your sexy banter with the real life repercussions of committing a war crime, otherwise you'll break the reader's immersion!

I'm tagging @cssnder @ivaspinoza @rkmoon but this is open to everyone. I want to read some insane writing tips!

Magic System, but Badly

Thanks for the tag @kaylinalexanderbooks

Rules: explain your magic system, but poorly!

everyone has magic they can use naturally except for the ones that can’t

some of these natural powers include go up, animal, shiny, eat too much, water everywhere, stare into someone’s eyes until you see something, and ow that’s hot

some things that can make certain natural powers stronger are: going outside, playing peekaboo, and death

you can use magic by drawing

you can use bad magic by being selfish enough to do something selfless

you can put magic into something to put on something else to make the magic affect that thing

sometimes the thing you put magic into is people

Idk who to tag this time. Anyone who wants to participate, I guess