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Divine Rapscallion
Quote by CKAcresQuote by gypsy
Ictus -> Usurp
gypsy
Usurped the throne, by using a word that ends with 2 letters that do not start a word.
Are we allowed to use abbreviations?
Usurp - RPM
Have no fear, a proper protocol has been prepared for this predicament:
Quote by gflat, explaining the rules of the game
If there is no word that begins with the previous posts' last 2 letters, such as "ng" from the word "playing," use the 2nd & 3rd to the last instead: "in".
So...
usurp --> urban
Divine Rapscallion
How do you name your characters? Do their names just come to you, or do you agonize over the decision?
Sometimes they come to me easily, but other times I have to search extensively for just the right name.
It can be a great help to ask others for suggestions too. In my recent story "Writer's Block," Gypsy named the male lead, and my husband named the cat and dog.
How much and what type of research do you do when selecting names?
Having an idea of what year the story takes place, as well as the approximate ages of the characters, I search for popular names from their birth years. This helps guard against accidental name anachronism. Unless the intention was for a character to have an out-of-place name, it would be odd to have a hot 20-something named Mildred, for instance.
Has a name chosen early in the writing ever influenced your decisions about a character's behavior later in the story?
Not that I recall...
Have you renamed characters after you get to know them better, even if you're well into the story?
Yes, I have. All of the characters in The End and The Crèche started out with different names.
Have you ever renamed or wanted to rename characters after publication?
No, I usually get that sort of hand-wringing done before publication.
Sometimes they come to me easily, but other times I have to search extensively for just the right name.
It can be a great help to ask others for suggestions too. In my recent story "Writer's Block," Gypsy named the male lead, and my husband named the cat and dog.
How much and what type of research do you do when selecting names?
Having an idea of what year the story takes place, as well as the approximate ages of the characters, I search for popular names from their birth years. This helps guard against accidental name anachronism. Unless the intention was for a character to have an out-of-place name, it would be odd to have a hot 20-something named Mildred, for instance.
Has a name chosen early in the writing ever influenced your decisions about a character's behavior later in the story?
Not that I recall...
Have you renamed characters after you get to know them better, even if you're well into the story?
Yes, I have. All of the characters in The End and The Crèche started out with different names.
Have you ever renamed or wanted to rename characters after publication?
No, I usually get that sort of hand-wringing done before publication.
Divine Rapscallion
Oops, I missed saying hello to you, Louis! 
Belated welcome to Stories Space. I hope you're enjoying the site.
Belated welcome to Stories Space. I hope you're enjoying the site.
Divine Rapscallion
How do you name your characters? Do their names just come to you, or do you agonize over the decision?
How much and what type of research do you do when selecting names?
Has a name chosen early in the writing ever influenced your decisions about a character's behavior later in the story?
Have you renamed characters after you get to know them better, even if you're well into the story?
Have you ever renamed or wanted to rename characters after publication?
How much and what type of research do you do when selecting names?
Has a name chosen early in the writing ever influenced your decisions about a character's behavior later in the story?
Have you renamed characters after you get to know them better, even if you're well into the story?
Have you ever renamed or wanted to rename characters after publication?
Divine Rapscallion
No "rt" words, so going back one more letter...
stalwart --> artisan
stalwart --> artisan
