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The Writer's Digest Character Naming Sourcebook - Softcover

Kenyon, Sherrilyn

 
9781582979205: The Writer's Digest Character Naming Sourcebook
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1582979200 ISBN 13: 9781582979205
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group, 2010

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The Ultimate Guide to Choosing Character Names

The Writer's Digest Character Naming Sourcebook is a one-of-a-kind resource specifically designed with the writer in mind. Inside you'll find:

   • 25,000+ first names and surnames, and their meanings, listed by origin
   • Names and surnames from more than 45 countries
   • A reverse lookup of names by meaning
   • An alphabetical index of names
   • An explanation of naming practices and historical context for each origin
   • A list of the top ten most popular names in the United States every year from 1880-2003
   • Instruction on how to create believable names that fit your characters and your story


This comprehensive guide also includes advice from a number of best-selling authors, including Elizabeth George, Alexander McCall Smith, Homer Hickam, Marian Keyes, Big Fish author Daniel Wallace, and others. You'll get the inside scoop on their naming methods, plus the stories behind the names of their most famous characters.

So throw out your old telephone books and baby-naming guides—The Writer's Digest Character Naming Sourcebook meets all your naming needs!

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Sherrilyn Kenyon is the USA Today and New York Times best-selling author of several series, including The Dark-Hunters, Brotherhood of the Sword, The MacAllisters, Sex Camp Diaries and BAD Boys. More than 10 million copies of her books are in print.

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Call your characters by their right names. This book will help you. Now you won't have to use baby name books or your telephone directory for ideas for character names. More than 20,000 character names are included right here, along with valuable instruction for selecting names, and how those names will affect your story.

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Verlag
Penguin Publishing Group
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1582979200
ISBN 13 
9781582979205
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
2
Anzahl der Seiten
480
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