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Character 101: naming the world

What to call fictional people

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M. L. Rio
May 08, 2024
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Readers ask me all the time where I get the names for my characters, and I don’t love the question because they’re always disappointed with the answer. I think this has something to do with the fact that the YA boom—one branch of which has mutated into what we’re now calling “romantasy”—taught a lot of readers to expect names freighted with symbolism. L…

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