Is Your Character's Name Hot? Or Not?

Let’s say you’re writing a sizzling hot romance with a tall, handsome hero and a super sexy heroine. You probably think a lot about how their personalities and looks affect their attractiveness. But what about their names? . . . .


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6 comments:

  1. That was a fun post! Interesting stuff :)

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  2. I loved that post, and linked back to it that day. Well done!

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  3. there was a study that female names ending in an 'A' sounded sexier

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  4. Great post. Very interesting stuff. But I still hate naming things. :)

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  5. Can you imagine if baby name books (which some writers I know carry around like bibles) included a 'hotness' indicator? "Bella means 'beautiful' and has a 75% chance of pulling in the boys by age 16."

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  6. As if picking names for characters wasn't already difficult enough!

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