Names

Posted by Simon on 26th, August 2009 at 07:58:02

Where do I get the names for my characters, I'm asked.

The answer is a mix of places.  Some I simply hear or see in the course of this thing called life.  The doctor in the tvdetective series, Silifant for example - I borrowed his name from a firm of undertakers in Exeter, just because I thought it was such a great one.  It felt to me as if it summed up an aged and grumpy medic.  It's odd how some names do that - they seem to describe the person.

I often leaf through the phone book to get a mix of ordinary and more jazzy names - I hope the combination is convincing.  There's such a great range to choose from!

A recent development is that friends have asked for their names to be used.  One old school pal makes it into The Judgement Book as a long dead parish priest.  The slightly worrying part of this is that he wanted to be a madman, or mass murderer!  But he's far too fine a chap for that.

I've also put in a couple of friends who are getting married, as a sort of strange wedding gift.  But before you ask, no, that's not just me being mean - I have bought them a proper present too!

Last thought in this blog - I'm told The Judgement Book is now listed for order on various websites.  If you're interested, do have a look via the books page - www.thetvdetective.com/books.html

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