How do Breakwater Authors select a name for characters? | The Write Project

02/08/2023 30 min Temporada 6 Episodio 68
How do Breakwater Authors select a name for characters? | The Write Project

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Sometimes characters come to you with names fully formed... but sometimes, they don't. When that happens, how do you develop a name for the characters in your work?Amanda Dorothy Jean Bulman, author of Salt Beef BucketsShiela Lukins, author of Bottom's UpXavier Micheal- Campbell, contributor to Us, NowOlivia Robinson, author of Blue Moth MotelPaul David Power, author of CrippledShelly Kawaja, author of The Raw Light of MorningTrudy J Morgan-Cole, author of A Roll of the BonesTzu-Hao Hsu, contributor to Us, NowThis episode is the 33rd part of a fifty-episode Write Project sub-series celebrating the fifty-year anniversary of Breakwater Books! Breakwater Books was founded in 1973 to showcase the vibrant literary culture in Newfoundland and Labrador. Since then, we’ve continued our commitment to Newfoundland and Labrador writers while expanding our focus to feature emerging and well-known authors from across Canada and overseas. Breakwater publishes award-winning writing in all literary genres—fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, art, young adult and children’s books, as well as cookbooks, guidebooks and educational resources.Originally broadcast on August 2, 2024 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations across the country.  Check out As Loved Our Fathers, the latest book from Write Project host Matthew LeDrew: https://amzn.to/3HB7BABIt's a hunt for the Holy Grail taken on by an American Anthropologist and a Newfoundland History professor that unveils hidden secrets within Newfoundland history! Support the showProduced and recorded at CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, Newfoundland. Listen on CHMR online at http://www.chmr.ca/​This program is sponsored by:Engen Books: Checkout Engen titles at http://www.engenbooks.com/​Or sign up for their newsletters at: The Write Project signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8W9OTEngen Horror Society Signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8YemrFantasy Files signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8X4zLEngen's Science-Fiction Newsletter for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/ir5JmgThis recording copyright © 2024 Matthew LeDrew

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