[stylist] Character name changes

[Shelley Alongi]

Well, it's not entirely unheard of for me to change names of characters. Sometimes, I start with the name and the characters so redesigned by the time I'm finished that the name doesn't fit anymore in my own head. I don't always change all the names usually I end up changing the protagonist or the main character. The supporting characters don't usually get name changes although they might get more fleshed out versions of their own character ers. In this instance, the main character has the same name as the person I am dedicating the book to and there's little bit of an emotional attachment there and some people could get confused and I just think I like this other name better now. I'm like you I could've use a placeholder name to visualize the character. I tend to write what comes to mind and look at it later and change it and think it outafter I have a framework. If I waited to write down my final draft it would probably be a longer time than it already is for me to write anything. And, this is not the final draft. Almost but not quite.

shelley Queen of Bells out Sent from my iPhone

> On Aug 17, 2015, at 12:59 PM, Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Shelly,
> 
> I don't often change names, but this is totally up to the person. Sometimes,
> I use a place holder name until I figure out what I want to name a
> character, and this is totally acceptable. If you want to change a name, or
> all names, there's nothing wrong with that. Question, any specific reason
> why you want to change the nae, especially  in the finished draft?
> 
> Bridgit
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Alongi via stylist
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> Cc: Shelley Alongi <salongi712 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [stylist] Character name changes
> 
> OK guys here is my first Writers question to the current list. So I am about
> to self publish a novel and I want to know something. I don't want to know
> if I should do this or not because I've pretty much decided I'm changing the
> name of my protagonist. We've gone through to name changes and now after
> rewriting the book and thinking about it I've decided that I'm choosing a
> third name. So, how many times do you change the name of your characters
> 
> shelley Queen of Bells out Sent from my iPhone
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