tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post5244910840453999623..comments2024-02-18T07:27:48.299-08:00Comments on Amparo Ortiz: Blog Chain: What's In A Name?Amparo Ortizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751368034351196820noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-74626561999705240572012-10-17T18:33:45.048-07:002012-10-17T18:33:45.048-07:00Peeta is ... stupid. That always bugged me, especi...Peeta is ... stupid. That always bugged me, especially considering how rad Katniss Everdeen was. I guess Suzanne fell asleep for a while.<br /><br />I discovered a name at work one day (one of our 2000+ employees I'd never met), GIA JOHNSTONE! GAWD, I almost died. I haven't found a home for that name yet, but I intend to!<br /><br />Great post--glad I found you ;)Bethany Crandellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08465408035247412662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-41094946633010457312012-10-15T05:37:13.740-07:002012-10-15T05:37:13.740-07:00yeah, not a fan of Peeta's name. It drove me n...yeah, not a fan of Peeta's name. It drove me nuts because it makes me think of pita bread and he's a baker and it was just too literal for me LOL It is also to girly sounding for my taste. Once I read the books and fell in love with the character, I didn't mind his name so much. But his name (along with Katniss and Gale) initially kept me from reading the books (one of the reasons anyway). Character names really can (for me at least) make or break a book - at least in the beginning :)Michelle McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730366330276974943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-11400959424992857312012-10-13T06:34:31.292-07:002012-10-13T06:34:31.292-07:00Thanks for the Another Little Piece shout out. :)
...Thanks for the Another Little Piece shout out. :)<br /><br />And yeah, now that I think of it Peeta does sound kind of delicious. Kate Karyus Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581176126578915929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-51128409239864275912012-10-12T22:43:33.950-07:002012-10-12T22:43:33.950-07:00Great post. Very interesting. Funny that I read it...Great post. Very interesting. Funny that I read it today because this afternoon I was picking names for characters in my NanoWrimo book. I LOVE picking names. I can't get a good grip on a character until I know what their name is. It's funny too, because I'd planned on naming the main girl in the new book Lily. But, then my son (who is writing the book with me) dated a girl named Lily and they broke up. So, it kinda ruined the name for him. haha. We ended up changing Lily to Liv. And somehow, Liv is now a totally different character in my head. Much tougher than the original Lily, even though all I changed was the name. It really is a super-important part of writing a character. Very cool to see how that happens, isn't it? Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070551912944266954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-46417816400053037642012-10-12T12:19:59.824-07:002012-10-12T12:19:59.824-07:00LOL! Now I'm hungry, too! I like the appetizer...LOL! Now I'm hungry, too! I like the appetizer analogy. It's so true. In fact, I didn't think I could like the Harry Potter books because Harry Potter is such a boring name. I was pleasantly surprised, of course, but if others hadn't read it first, I'd never have gone there. Soooo Larry Snotter might have pulled me in a bit better just for the fact that it's snarky and clever.Katrina L. Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871272394922775923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-79806357320091228002012-10-11T09:01:56.568-07:002012-10-11T09:01:56.568-07:00I love your comparison between appetizers and name...I love your comparison between appetizers and names!Cole Gibsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08384758019054580574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-28830336455146847232012-10-11T06:42:53.678-07:002012-10-11T06:42:53.678-07:00I felt the same way you did about Harry Potter and...I felt the same way you did about Harry Potter and Larry Snotter.Sandra Ulbrich Almazanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15365908651235829765noreply@blogger.com