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Antagonist naming problems
Hi I would like your suggestions please on a suitable name for my main antagonist who can be either male or female as I am going to have one of both at the start of my story, although I am currently trying out some names for my main antagonist.
The story begins in the future in a place called Mystery-ville or something like that then it alters down the present for the moment where it stays until the mastermind reappears, so it jumps from the present to the future as the plot progressess.
Phil.
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Names really are elemental to your character and only you can decide if it fits their personality and role in your story.
I must admit I'd been thinking about writing for years and never got round to the writing part I just kept thinking about it, but sonce joining here and getting the support off everyone I'm writing and it's all coming together better than I'd ever imagined. Once you start your writing everything else will come together
Hydrogen Sulphide? Good name!
Perhaps Phil could call his villain Formaldehyde.
Whenever I note an unusual name, eg Christian, Imogen, I've listed it and put it in my list of names in my character library file.
I find going through books quite boring. This is keeping my interest and I am helping with recycling.
Some people have very unusual names - one of the Mastermind winners is called Jesse Honey. You'd think his parents would have had more sense - he must have been teased a lot at school.
Absolutely, Shell. Recently I changed the names of both the best friends of my protagonist, six years since starting the book, because they were both outdated ;) .
If struggling I tend to use a babyname site or a book of names, I tend to find that the name I use suits the character. But if its causing a sticking issue use whatever and change it later.