[Stylist] Changing character names

[Sherry Gomes]

Personally, I wouldn't change the names of my characters. I put a lot of time in to creating my characters and their names are part of that. I write documents about each major character before even starting to write, figuring out their likes and dislikes, strengths and weaknesses, what music they like, what they eat and drink, if they watch TV and all kinds of other things. By the time I'm ready to start telling their stories, they are that person with that name to me.


Sherry
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From: Stylist <stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Vejas Vasiliauskas via Stylist
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Cc: Vejas Vasiliauskas <alpineimagination at gmail.com>
Subject: [Stylist] Changing character names

Hi, 
Hope everyone is having a great Sunday! Unfortunately I can't make it to the writers' division gathering because I'll be coming home from a trip, but I look forward to the one next month! 
I just have a quick question about character names. Let's say you had a main character named, as an example, Amelia, but then later, in real life, you met and became closer to someone named Amelia. Would you keep the name, or change it? Some names are very common, so I was just curious to see what others thought. 
Thanks, 
Vejas  
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