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How to choose great names for your characters

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Apr 12, 2024
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Choosing the right name for a character can make or break them, and it’s not as easy as you might think. Let’s take a look…

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I remember when I was on the road publicising my second novel, Second Life. I was at the Edinburgh festival, and my publicist had arranged a few radio interviews around my stay.

It was towards the end of one of these that it happened.

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