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September 4, 2008, 1:03 AM
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I have a question concerning names, it is okay for me to use real peoples names even if I just take apart someone else's name and create a new name altogether? Is okay to use names of family members?
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September 4, 2008, 4:01 AM
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Do it to it.
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Do you mean for an original piece or original characters in a fan fiction? Either way, I don't see how taking the name of someone you know could hurt. It's not as though your audience will know what you've done, nor should they have any qualms with it for that matter. I do it myself sometimes, and I'm sure a good number of writers out there have as well. :3
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September 4, 2008, 9:15 AM
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As long as the person isn't someone real, yes. You can base a character on someone you know, just as long as it isn't completely like them.
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When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.
- Bella Swan, Twilight
Her scent hit me like a wrecking ball, like a battering ram. There was no image violent enough to encapsulate the force of what happened to me in that moment. In that instant, I was nothing close to the human I’d once been; no trace of the shreds of humanity I’d managed to cloak myself in remained. I was a predator. She was my prey. There was nothing else in the whole world but that truth.
- Edward Cullen, Midnight Sun
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I haven't been drunk in all my 22 years yet - I wonder when that would be? I wanna feel that russsssh.
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September 4, 2008, 3:49 PM
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Take Your Best Shot
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I usually struggle with character and place names. I don't see a problem in the method you mentioned though, sounds like a good idea.
I usually just use a name generator, a random name or a name I see on a game from minor characters.
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September 4, 2008, 3:58 PM
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Personally, I use random names for characters. Faith Crest was a random name when I created her three years ago. And as for places, I put awkward letters together, such as Zildaan, Faith's home planet.
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- Bella Swan, Twilight
Her scent hit me like a wrecking ball, like a battering ram. There was no image violent enough to encapsulate the force of what happened to me in that moment. In that instant, I was nothing close to the human I’d once been; no trace of the shreds of humanity I’d managed to cloak myself in remained. I was a predator. She was my prey. There was nothing else in the whole world but that truth.
- Edward Cullen, Midnight Sun
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Originally Posted by Mitsuki
I haven't been drunk in all my 22 years yet - I wonder when that would be? I wanna feel that russsssh.
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September 4, 2008, 8:20 PM
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I am a robot.
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People won't know where you got the name for your character from, so long as their personalities aren't the same. Although I guess with more rare names, it is more obvious anyways. I'd like to think that the names you give people should be symbolic. Not that people would pick up on that.
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September 4, 2008, 8:31 PM
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Only those who take extreme note of these things would pick these things up. I consider myself one of those people in some cases, depends on if I'm concentrating when I'm reading.
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When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.
- Bella Swan, Twilight
Her scent hit me like a wrecking ball, like a battering ram. There was no image violent enough to encapsulate the force of what happened to me in that moment. In that instant, I was nothing close to the human I’d once been; no trace of the shreds of humanity I’d managed to cloak myself in remained. I was a predator. She was my prey. There was nothing else in the whole world but that truth.
- Edward Cullen, Midnight Sun
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Originally Posted by Mitsuki
I haven't been drunk in all my 22 years yet - I wonder when that would be? I wanna feel that russsssh.
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September 4, 2008, 8:42 PM
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I think it depends on whether you're looking for these symbols when reading. When I'm reading for my own pleasure then I hardly ever pick up on them unless they're obvious. However in English class when I'm looking for them I find it fairly easy.
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September 12, 2008, 3:34 AM
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Baby, I'm a badfish.
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I think I'm going to start writing a story here, about a teenager in the war in Iraq. I don't plan on having a lot of violence in it. What I want is for long detailed posts about what he experiences, then one or two shorter posts about any enemy encounters, then back to the things he experiences and how he feels about everything.
Would anybody be interested in reading it so I know whether or not to start writing?
And I know about the whole, "Write for yourself" thing, but I do like writing stories directed toward others' tastes and if I have no audience, then there's nothing for me to work toward.
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September 12, 2008, 3:37 AM
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Muhahahaha!!
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Okay, to avoid further confusion, i'm going to wait until I've finished DoD before I write another chapter for Heroes
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