1. El Desafío de Encontrar el Nombre Perfecto.
Muchos escritores expresan la dificultad inherente de nombrar personajes, una tarea que puede llegar a ser un obstáculo en el proceso creativo, especialmente en géneros como la fantasía y el terror donde la originalidad es clave.
- Hey writers of fiction. I know how hard it is to come up with names for characters.
- It’s such a challenge! fortunately, writing contemporary fiction set in the us means i can reference lists of popular names by year, look up name meanings, and mix and match sometimes. Fantasy names are way harder for me, for some reason!
- One of the reasons i like writing fan fic is that my original fiction tends to get bogged down on the need to give everybody names before i can write anything.
- No one ever talks about the hardest part of fantasy. Names. I hate names. My unicorn character has gotta have a name though she’s like the main guy.
2. El Uso Estratégico de Seudónimos.
El uso de seudónimos es una práctica común para separar géneros literarios, proteger la privacidad, gestionar la marca personal o evitar conflictos con la carrera profesional. Los autores comparten sus motivaciones para escribir bajo diferentes nombres.
- Yea when i start writing fiction again ( i tend to switch back and forth ) i may need to switch pen names.
- Imho.every writer of fiction should use a pen name. The world is.wild and often dangerous and i could tell so many stories about writers (mostly female) who didn't do this that would horrify anyone. Be safe out there, everyone!
- I write fiction under my real name and non fiction under a pen name. I'm not trying to hide it and i wouldn't care if anybody found out. It's just a way to separate the genres.
- Biggest reason i use a pen name is to insulate my fiction writing from my professional career as a therapist. There is no universe in which i bridge those worlds.
- : another reason to use pen names is to enable you to explore multiple different genres. You can write erotica, ya, general fiction, even children’s books and keep all of those areas separate allowing you to enjoy the differences.
3. El Peso y Significado de los Nombres.
Los nombres en la ficción no son meras etiquetas; llevan un peso significativo, evocan personalidades y establecen expectativas en el lector antes de que el personaje actúe. La elección de un nombre puede definir la percepción de una obra.
- A couple of days back, i found myself thinking about names in fiction—how much weight they carry, how much they whisper before a character ever acts.
- Audiences have expectations tied to names. I get it.
- I am generally so judgy about character names in fiction i will pick up a book set in a fae kingdom and the blurb will be like "fynne and whyll must save mhairée from the evil totroth…" and i will quietly replace it on the shelf.
- This may sound like just a humorous aside, but it matters how fiction writers treat individual self-determination, including gender and names.
4. Técnicas, Tropes y Críticas Comunes.
Los escritores discuten diversas estrategias para nombrar, desde el uso de generadores hasta la inspiración en la vida real. También critican tropos recurrentes, como nombres excesivamente únicos o la confusión generada por múltiples apodos para un solo personaje.
- Authors: how do you name a fictional character? i usually go with the first thing that comes to mind.
- As a writer of fiction, one thing which i don't do and will never allow myself to do is to use name generators i feel that this is cheaing and defeats the object of using your imagination.
- I hate the scifi or fiction trope where a writer gives their hero a super unique and often really dumb sounding name to set them apart from anything that came before.
- In fiction, i try not to give anyone more than one name. I find that really distracting when i read other people's work. Bob, who is called jordan by his mom, and duke by his friends and also mr. Victor at work? um, no thanks.
- Today's pro writing tip (tm) that you should follow immediately or else: give multiple characters the exact same name. The more people you name steve, the more your readers will appreciate you. Let's be honest. You work with 16 steves. Make sure your fiction is realistic!