Giving characters names has always been a source of anxiety for me. I mean, a name almost says more about a fictional character than it does a real person. We can find ways to grow into our names, or find ways to make them suit us, but fictional characters already exist as a package deal, personality and behaviors and all. If their name doesn't feel like it fits them it can be a stumbling block for readers, not to mention you as the author if you're not satisfied with it.
As hard as naming a fictional person can be, there are numerous baby-naming sites that can be great resources for ideas. Naming places, though, can be a totally different animal.
Guys, naming places sucks. I am not good at this. There are name generators out there for places but most of them are super specific and the fantasy city namers I've found are a bit too fantasy for my needs. Sigh.
On the topic of character development, I had a moment yesterday where it occurred to me that one of my main characters has crossed the line into feeling like a real person. This is, of course, the goal with all the characters in this story and I'm always working on that but I've never had this solid of a realization before so it's kind of exciting to think I'm doing something right. :]
I promise I'll have something more interesting to talk about next week, haha.
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