Welcome to the flagship episode of Fantasy Writers Weekly.

In this episode.

• My weekly progress report
• Why character names are especially important in fantasy writing.
• A few examples of good and bad character names.
• Tips on creating character names that won’t make your reader’s eyes bleed.

Books Mentioned

• J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
• Wikipedia entry for the Old Norse poem Völuspá (see links at bottom for various translations)
• Anne Bishop, The Pillars of the World
• Guy Gavriel Kay, The Sarantine Mosaic
• Janet Evanovich, How I Write
• Jim Butcher, The Dresden Files

Resources

• 20,000 Names

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