Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Re-Naming a character

Okay, at least three people have told me they dislike my female protagonist's last name, which sounds like a "German charlady," says one friend. I need to come up with a different name now while I still have time to save her. The name Anna is a keeper. It's "Diehl" that's the bad deal (sorry).

Maybe Ryan? Or Slade or Shaw? McKensie, McKinnon, McPherson, McMaster?
Fury, Bartholomew, Bevin-Evans, LaRouche?
Higgenbottom, West, Dean, Romero? I don't know. I'll sleep on it.

Okay, I slept on it. Anna Merino. Spanish (not Mexican) surname with no charwoman overtones.

No comments: