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  • #24804
    Snapper
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      @emma-flournoy 😛
      I’ve read it once before, which is probably why I’m not holding myself to it so strictly this time. I’ve recently finished the council of Elrond, which took me forever. :O
      I haven’t read the Silmarillion yet, though.

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      #24811
      Emma Flournoy
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        @Dragon-Snapper Oh I KNOW. That chapter is sooo long and deep. 😛

        #24831
        S.G.Dewey
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          @emma-flournoy , Thanks for your imput! I’ll tell you when I have a definite name… hopefully tomorrow.

          #24903
          S.G.Dewey
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            I have decided apon the name Douglas Clark. I really, really like it! Thank you all for your help.

            #24904
            Daeus
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              Ooh, I like it too.

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              #24905
              Kate Flournoy
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                @S-G-Dewey nice! I love it. 😀

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                Ethryndal
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                  @S-G-Dewey Yay for you! That’s a great name!

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                  Emma Flournoy
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                    @S-G-Dewey That’s really good. 🙂

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                    Kina Lamb
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                      To everyone looking at this:

                      Something I’ve found helpful is to flip through a hymnbook, and look at the names of the people who wrote the hymns. I do this absolutely every single time I write a story, and it is SO helpful! There are so many names in a hymnbook, and they were all real people, so they all have legitimate last names… and most of them are from a long time ago, so it’s basically a name book full of names from a bunch of centuries. I pick a first name I like, and then flip through it until I find a last name that fits. Some of the names I’ve come up with this way are:

                      Liberty King
                      Denver Sears
                      Benjamin Harrington
                      Henry Mohr
                      Dora Stebbins
                      Lelia Cennick
                      Thomas Croly
                      Paul Reed
                      Henrietta Clairvaux
                      Adelaide Fawcettè
                      Samuel Coffman
                      James Gray

                      Hope this is helpful!

                      #27870
                      Jane Maree
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                        @kina-lamb that’s a really cool idea!

                        Another method similar that I use sometimes is movie credits. There’s some random first and last names scrolling up the screen after every movie and I like to jot down some of my favourites if I have a chance.

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                        Kina Lamb
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                          @jane-maree That’s a good one! I’ll be paying closer attention to the movie credits from now on.

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                          Mallory O’Bier
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                            Me too, @jane-maree ! There are a wealth of unique and awesome names (and very nice ordinary names too) in movie credits. (Names I didn’t even know existed!) Tons of inspiration there. 🙂

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                            S.G.Dewey
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                              @kina-lamb @jane-maree , Thanks for the tips! =) Those are great ideas, and I’m sure I’ll use them. 😉

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                              Aislinn Mollisong
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                                Wait, wait, wait. @daeus. It took you a month to read LotR? I read it in two days?! I am faster than I thought….

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