Thanks for the all the advice :) it's been very helpful. I think I'm going to stick with making up names, which means adjusting my country names aha. Thanks.
*looking for opinions*
Are the names of your characters important? Do they have to follow the same style?
I'm never sure what to call my characters.. to either make one up or use a standard name.
And can you mix and match? Have some normal, and some odd?
(This applies to place names as well)
I'm not a big gamer, but I must say, of all the games I have tried to play, Fable is only game I have ever played all the way through and finished. And I loved it. The ending was disappointing but I don't care. Very good game.
Trudi Canavan is currently my favour author and has been for a number of years.
I must suggest that 'The black magician trilogy' by her is most definitely a must-read series.
My brother gave me 'The name of the wind' to read a while ago and I loved it. Haven't got around to reading the second one yet, but it is definitely on my to do list.
Hello,
My name is Sami; I'm 17 and I'm relatively new to the idea of Forums.
I am a keen fan of fantasy writing, and have wanted to write myself from the age of 11.
I have started yet another novel (though this one seems to have a small amount of promise in at least being finished) and I...