tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post5853950192991370118..comments2024-03-28T15:17:03.077-04:00Comments on Type M for Murder: One way to have some fun with character namesBarbara Fradkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06992196707567972990noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-55070744792042191172015-03-10T14:16:14.500-04:002015-03-10T14:16:14.500-04:00I know for a fact that every other child back in 1...I know for a fact that every other child back in 1915 was named Madison or Tiffany, sometimes both. Why, I had two great aunts named Madison and three named Tiffany.<br /><br />But then again, Donis, I also write fiction for a living...<br /><br />;)Rick Blechtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800052815589987998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-32646664876381691482015-03-10T13:20:31.588-04:002015-03-10T13:20:31.588-04:00Since I write a historical series, I use names of ...Since I write a historical series, I use names of actual relatives of mine from the days of yore--grandparents and great aunts and uncles. It saves me from making a faux pas like naming a 1915 teenager something like Madison or TiffanyDonis Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15207228706777377242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-67574950968392011642015-03-10T13:01:33.028-04:002015-03-10T13:01:33.028-04:00Vicki Delany used a certain crime writer (who shal...Vicki Delany used a certain crime writer (who shall remain nameless) in a recent novel, come to think of it.<br /><br />I toyed once with naming a rather nasty character after a bully from high school, and fortunately resisted the urge because I met him shortly after (after a 40-year gap) and he was then the one of the nicest people I've met in a long time and actually apologized for being Rick Blechtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800052815589987998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-9780451169708062452015-03-10T12:46:23.334-04:002015-03-10T12:46:23.334-04:00I've used the last names of some of my high sc...I've used the last names of some of my high school teachers for minor characters. A friend of mine named a minor character after me as a birthday present one year. That was quite fun!Sybil Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931984219413146614noreply@blogger.com