tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1023502012874354637.post1535285980273588515..comments2022-11-01T04:47:09.586-07:00Comments on Kris Kennedy: Name-Catchinghttp://kriskennedy.nethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08341143449583496148noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1023502012874354637.post-32418241471755607612015-05-01T07:50:45.770-07:002015-05-01T07:50:45.770-07:00Oh yes, I agree. There are names I love--I'm n...Oh yes, I agree. There are names I love--I'm not sure why, in many cases--but say there's a Patrick or Paul or Mark and they are wimps? That kills me. Make them villains if you must, but make them strong. Wishy washy characters with those names make me a very sad reader indeed.aztecladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14857872357667370906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1023502012874354637.post-28495682089610218372015-04-27T11:18:31.000-07:002015-04-27T11:18:31.000-07:00:waving back* Why hello there, Ms. Lady. ;)
You...:waving back* Why hello there, Ms. Lady. ;)<br /><br />You nailed how it works for me as a reader, too. I've had that same experience with good books: a name that felt 'off' to me initially began to feel right as I became immersed in the story world. <br /><br />You know what's even more difficult for me as a reader? Not so much a character with a name I don't like, but a character who doesn't live up to his or her name. Some names connote great things, exciting things. I need to see that greatness exist/develop in them, or I get terribly fussy. :)http://kriskennedy.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341143449583496148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1023502012874354637.post-68136634991337983282015-04-27T10:52:36.904-07:002015-04-27T10:52:36.904-07:00*waving* Hello, Ms Kennedy!
It is interesting to ...*waving* Hello, Ms Kennedy!<br /><br />It is interesting to see how writers' minds work. :grin:<br /><br />As a reader, I do not believe I have found a protagonist name that I couldn't roll with, as long as the character is well-written (meaning, a fully formed person instead of a caricature), but some are a lot more memorable than others.<br /><br />Roarke, of <b>In Death</b> fame, for example.<br /><br />Jamie, to me, is what you call a James when he's a kid--like Billy for a William, say--so it was harder for me to identify with Jamie Fraser of <b>Outlander</b>, but once I got to know him and his environment (time, place, family, etc) it was done.aztecladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14857872357667370906noreply@blogger.com