Discover 16 smart tips for naming characters in this informative video tutorial. Learn how to develop your story and series through effective character naming techniques. Explore methods like using anagrams, creating tributes or references, considering sound and feel, utilizing naming sites, grouping fictional names, altering existing names, and adjusting spelling. Gain insights on making names memorable, researching their meanings, and balancing name importance with overall story development. Apply these strategies to enhance your manga, comic, or creative writing projects and make character naming an enjoyable part of your creative process.
Overview
Syllabus
Intro
EASTER EGGS?
TIP 2 ANAGRAM
TRIBUTE OR REFERENCE
SOUND
FEEL IT OUT, KEEP TRACK OF ERAS
NAMING SITES? LOOK EM UP
CREATE FICTIONAL NAMES IN GROUPS
ALTER ALREADY EXISTING NAMES OF PEOPLE OR THINGS TO FORM FICTIONAL NAMES?
SPELLING ALTERATION AND SPELL ACCORDING TO PRONONCIATION
MEMORABLE. SYLLABLE COUNT
RESEARCH THE NAMES YOU CONSIDER
KNOW THE MEANINGS OF NAMES BUT DON'T ALWAYS STRESS MUCH OVER IT?
JUST LIKE NAMING YOUR PET OR KIDS
NAMES NOT AS IMPORTANT AS STORY
NAME OF CHARACTER COULD ALSO BE NAME OF SERIES?
Taught by
Whyt Manga
