FWW 001 - Character Names

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 DOWNLOAD NOW or click below to listen.