Comments on: Keyboard Mashing http://www.imaginewrite.net/blog/2008/03/20/keyboard-mashing/ My worlds are building. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:58:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Parrish Knight http://www.imaginewrite.net/blog/2008/03/20/keyboard-mashing/comment-page-1/#comment-269 Parrish Knight Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:32:25 +0000 http://fantasticalimagination.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-269 I'm the Parrish Knight that you heard on "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me". You probably won't be surprised to hear that I've gotten a lot of comments about my name. In fact, they did a lot of joshing about my name on the show that got edited out due to time constraints and rearrangement of various segments. Carl Kasell's voice now resides happily on my answering machine. The whole experience was a lot of fun. :-) I’m the Parrish Knight that you heard on “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me”. You probably won’t be surprised to hear that I’ve gotten a lot of comments about my name. In fact, they did a lot of joshing about my name on the show that got edited out due to time constraints and rearrangement of various segments.

Carl Kasell’s voice now resides happily on my answering machine. The whole experience was a lot of fun. :-)

]]> By: srsuleski http://www.imaginewrite.net/blog/2008/03/20/keyboard-mashing/comment-page-1/#comment-268 srsuleski Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:52:46 +0000 http://fantasticalimagination.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-268 I've done things randomly, and I've done it the way of changing spelling of regular names. Most often though I like to search out words or names in other languages, and then play around with them. That way I'm starting with an actual, real language base. Cuts down on the weird stuff, plus I get a little kick out of having secret meanings behind names. Not that I even remember them, myself. I recently came across a worksheet I'd scribbled down when I was brainstorming names for people and places in Alisiyad 5 years ago, and I thought, "Oh yeeeeaah, that's why I named it/him/her that." I’ve done things randomly, and I’ve done it the way of changing spelling of regular names. Most often though I like to search out words or names in other languages, and then play around with them. That way I’m starting with an actual, real language base. Cuts down on the weird stuff, plus I get a little kick out of having secret meanings behind names.

Not that I even remember them, myself. I recently came across a worksheet I’d scribbled down when I was brainstorming names for people and places in Alisiyad 5 years ago, and I thought, “Oh yeeeeaah, that’s why I named it/him/her that.”

]]> By: Donna http://www.imaginewrite.net/blog/2008/03/20/keyboard-mashing/comment-page-1/#comment-266 Donna Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:24:41 +0000 http://fantasticalimagination.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-266 I would think that notion would cross genres though. Regardless of what you're writing, have names that are at least nominally pronounceable! I would think that notion would cross genres though. Regardless of what you’re writing, have names that are at least nominally pronounceable!

]]> By: Joycecwilliams http://www.imaginewrite.net/blog/2008/03/20/keyboard-mashing/comment-page-1/#comment-265 Joycecwilliams Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:40:38 +0000 http://fantasticalimagination.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-265 Hi Fantasy isn't my genre but I agree you should have names that are pronounceable. A reader will lose interest after awhile if they keep running into words they identify. Hi
Fantasy isn’t my genre but I agree you should have names that are pronounceable. A reader will lose interest after awhile if they keep running into words they identify.

]]> By: Donna http://www.imaginewrite.net/blog/2008/03/20/keyboard-mashing/comment-page-1/#comment-262 Donna Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:59:36 +0000 http://fantasticalimagination.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-262 A lot of people seem to be always looking for a short cut but usually that shows in their writing. While I think Tolkien put an insane amount of work into his writing and while it's not required of every fantasy author, it shows spunk and the want towards fantastical realism. People that just throw random letters together, regardless of their ability to pronounce it are just sloppy, in my eyes. A lot of people seem to be always looking for a short cut but usually that shows in their writing. While I think Tolkien put an insane amount of work into his writing and while it’s not required of every fantasy author, it shows spunk and the want towards fantastical realism. People that just throw random letters together, regardless of their ability to pronounce it are just sloppy, in my eyes.

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