|I’d like to have your help. I’m working my novel, and it’s time to name one of the secondary characters. (Scroll down to the Nov. 4 post to read the premise.) Let’s make this a group project.
Here’s a little bit about her: she’s a close friend of my main character. You might call her a rabble-rousin’, 1940s Annie Oakley. She can shoot and ride with the best of them, and then captivate the whole room while loudly spinning a yarn. All tomboy is what you could call her, except for her trademark pearl necklace and red lipstick. The only thing bigger than her love of mischief is her love of friends and family.
So…a blank birth certificate sits before you. What name will you pen? Please vote in the poll on the side. I can’t wait to see what you all think!
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November 22nd, 2008 at 3:57 pm
Hmmm…kinda sounds like a Libby to me.
November 22nd, 2008 at 4:50 pm
Betty. To me, that’s the ultimate rabble-rousin’ WWII gal.
November 22nd, 2008 at 6:26 pm
I’m gonna suggest Sadie Bell
November 22nd, 2008 at 9:20 pm
I agree with Rosslyn…I was gonna say Betty… a great 40′s name with spunk! smiles…
November 23rd, 2008 at 5:57 am
She sounds like “Millie” to me — short for Mildred, my Mom. Of course, my mom didn’t shoot or ride, but when you said red lipstick and pearl necklace, my mom is who I envisioned.
November 23rd, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Wow…these are some great suggestions. Keep ‘em coming!
Hmmm…maybe she should have a reeeeally long name so I could use them all.
November 24th, 2008 at 7:58 am
It might be interesting to cross-type her name, say Claire, and have her come up with her own nickname like Bug.
November 24th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
I’d go with something distinctly masculine, but a diminutive form of something distinctly feminine. Like Sam from Samantha, Pete from Petunia, or Larry from Lavinia, Chuck from Charlotte or something.
Or, like Amy suggested, a nickname of her own choosing, or something that was handed to her based on her personality.
November 24th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
The suggestions are better than mine!
November 24th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Amy and Avily,
I was considering both of those types of things, but wasn’t satisfied with any specific names. I’m glad someone else has thought of it, too. Hmmm…
November 25th, 2008 at 8:40 am
My great grandmother, who was born two centuries ago (sometime in the late 1890′s) was named Beatrice. She shortened her name to Bea for the most part, but it is irrelevant. She was known as Jake. I don’t know why, but EVERYONE called her Jake. We grandkids referred to her as Ma Jake. She was a calendar girl once during the very early days of the depression. No string bikinis for her. She was dressed in the fashion of the day and had long hair that hung to waist. She must have been quite a force to be reckoned with.
Uh, what was your question?
November 29th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Alison, where are you? Are you just busy writing? I’m starting to get worried! It’s quiet down there in your part of Carlsbad. Will is singlehandedly holding down the fort for your town.
December 3rd, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Audrey sounds great.