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ISBW #480: Appropriation
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I talk about why it’s not the best thing to tell stories that are not your own, and why the overall problem is not something writers themselves can fix. I mention Writing the Other, both the book and the awesome website. (Site seems to be down as of this posting.)
Last week turned out unexpectedly rough and so I’m trying-again-to get back on the consistency horse. Today I talk basics, the basics we all know but some (OK, me) tend to ignore.
So how do you make character names? If you find out, tell me. But here’s my method.
I got this done yesterday and then Music (why in the world did they change the name of iTunes???) died on me. So I’m super behind! This is Monday’s episode. Tuesday’s and Wednesdays will go up shortly. I will catch back up, dangit.
Evolve or die! Or something less aggressive.
I am trying to figure out if my idiosyncrasies are just the way I am, or can I change?
I just read a book with a Sam, a Sylvie, and a Sara, and it threw me off big time. So I talk about how important those little details are.