tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post8472572531097604055..comments2024-03-24T20:54:42.846-04:00Comments on Spunk On A Stick's Tips: NicknamesL. Diane Wolfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post-18011641407325840092011-10-20T11:57:06.618-04:002011-10-20T11:57:06.618-04:00I've gone back and forth about using nicknames...I've gone back and forth about using nicknames in my books. I realize their part to real-life, but they can become confusing to the reader if we're not careful. I'm still debating! :)DL Hammonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007260062331783715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post-8455099435556745082011-10-19T21:02:10.927-04:002011-10-19T21:02:10.927-04:00We call them pet names in Jamaica and most everybo...We call them pet names in Jamaica and most everybody has one. Mostly, I'm called J. <br /><br />My characters do have their names shortened by I don't really go with cutesy ones that can definitely get annoying.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post-63129275445690139122011-10-19T16:44:57.641-04:002011-10-19T16:44:57.641-04:00Susan, that's funny he is a Spunk'y' t...Susan, that's funny he is a Spunk'y' too.<br /><br />Dezmond, as long as they like the cutesy names. I am not a cutesy name person though.<br /><br />Lee, maybe that's because you are a juggler?L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post-32380731091790639422011-10-19T10:10:02.691-04:002011-10-19T10:10:02.691-04:00I've often used nicknames for characters in my...I've often used nicknames for characters in my writing, but I've never been called by a nickname on a widely used regular basis. In high school I recall some guy used to call me "Juggler", but maybe he couldn't remember my name.<br /><br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a><br />Please see my guest post at:<br /><a href="http://writersos.blogspot.com/2011/10/guest-blogger-arlee-bird.html" rel="nofollow">So You Want to be a Writer?</a>Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post-398251879457255142011-10-19T08:18:11.923-04:002011-10-19T08:18:11.923-04:00I'm actually famous for giving nicknames to pe...I'm actually famous for giving nicknames to people, and even in our blogosphere you have at least dozen of people who got a nickname from me, some of them were even people who never had a nickname before I gave them one :)DEZMONDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127166104359407763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post-20393460936352415422011-10-18T23:24:31.319-04:002011-10-18T23:24:31.319-04:00I don't have any nicknames. Maybe because I...I don't have any nicknames. Maybe because I've never had one. But now that I think about it, I can see how I could give some of my characters a nick name. A little late now though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post-54721132223426860782011-10-18T21:02:04.717-04:002011-10-18T21:02:04.717-04:00My brother in law is nick-named Spunk. Few people ...My brother in law is nick-named Spunk. Few people know his real name. I don't really use any nicknames in my books and I don't even give them to my children. But as a teacher, I've given nicknames to kids that stuck with them into adulthood. All of them kind with funny stories behind them.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post-54677261431274317662011-10-18T18:25:39.662-04:002011-10-18T18:25:39.662-04:00Carolyn, I will do that!
VR, that is unique.
Tri...Carolyn, I will do that!<br /><br />VR, that is unique.<br /><br />Trish, I can't picture you as a Pat! No way. But I don't associate Trish with a hairdresser either.<br /><br />Susan, well, you know what it means to me.<br /><br />Draven, it really does.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post-597139223896648972011-10-18T18:01:33.805-04:002011-10-18T18:01:33.805-04:00People use nicknames in real life, so characters s...People use nicknames in real life, so characters should use them, too. Unless they just aren't the nick-name type. Then again, that tells you a bit about the character, doesn't it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563209830154165271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post-55157264317925365762011-10-18T09:20:43.080-04:002011-10-18T09:20:43.080-04:00Just about fifteen minutes ago, I was working on m...Just about fifteen minutes ago, I was working on my wip, and I decided to have a girl (one of the antagonists) call her boyfriend "baby." I'm still mulling over what that says about her, and about him. You're right, nicknames tell us a lot about the person using them, and the person they're used for.Susan Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433408456603462774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post-39141313369516658412011-10-18T08:58:53.812-04:002011-10-18T08:58:53.812-04:00In my 13th book, Vicki's Key, I've introdu...In my 13th book, Vicki's Key, I've introduced an Irishman who has a habit of finding nicknames for anyone he meets. The one that always melts hearts is Darlin' ... Until I introduced his character, I never thought much of using them. <br />As for me, I've never, ever gone by the nickname "Pat" and to this day anyone who calls me that gets my blood pressure moving. :) It's "Trish" though my first publisher insisted we never use it in public because she said it sounded too much like a hairdresser... Hhmmm....p.m.terrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18273480078983379734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post-15296957365345010882011-10-18T08:16:09.966-04:002011-10-18T08:16:09.966-04:00I have several nicknames 'La Banan' which ...I have several nicknames 'La Banan' which is my clown name, my grandchildren call me Grannie Jannie Bananie, and my close girlfriends call me Jannie. My protagonist in True is called Sweet Pea. I like nicknames. Thanks for the reminder.Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771180344305042855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post-55112623812282222552011-10-17T21:06:23.500-04:002011-10-17T21:06:23.500-04:00I've always been called Veve (pronounced Veev)...I've always been called Veve (pronounced Veev), which I love. But because it's a diminutive of my real name (Viva), people have to come to it on their own. I can't just say, "call me Veve." It never works. <br /><br />I absolutely use nicknames for my characters. A character's mother my call him one thing, his lover something else, his best friend something else yet again.VR Barkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927993233682731113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post-15788022610408088882011-10-17T20:30:52.708-04:002011-10-17T20:30:52.708-04:00What a neat little short post this is--and on a su...What a neat little short post this is--and on a subject not often covered. I'd love to talk to you about running it in my newsletter. You know the e-mail address but it is hojonews (at) aol (dot) com. (-:<br /><br />Best,<br />Carolyn Howard-Johnson<br />Author of second edition of multi award-winning Frugal Book Promoter, www.budurl.com/FrugalBkPromoCarolyn Howard-Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041591136206289558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post-32151131514463632472011-10-17T20:00:58.382-04:002011-10-17T20:00:58.382-04:00Lynn, you are not in trouble.
Anne, that will be ...Lynn, you are not in trouble.<br /><br />Anne, that will be an interesting story.<br /><br />Talli, the short blond hair perhaps?<br /><br />Sarah, my husband doesn't really have any names for me.<br /><br />Matthew, that is very true.<br /><br />LD, now I have you thinking...<br /><br />Alex, I won't use it, promise.<br /><br />Johanna, that deserves a story in of itself!<br /><br />Jemi - cloying. Perfect word.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post-65702139868380503792011-10-17T19:14:30.700-04:002011-10-17T19:14:30.700-04:00My current wip is romantic suspense and I actually...My current wip is romantic suspense and I actually spent some time making sure the characters used nicknames for each other that aren't annoying or cloying! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post-42309891757223873062011-10-17T17:31:08.612-04:002011-10-17T17:31:08.612-04:00I come from an inveterate group of nicknamers. My...I come from an inveterate group of nicknamers. My characters, my family, everyone has nicknames. The family ones are (in no particular order) Pea, Birdie, Chooch, pookster, S, kissy missy, Big. I could on but I won't torture you anymore!Johanna Garthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515478890074610814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post-33765746415068349522011-10-17T16:19:49.036-04:002011-10-17T16:19:49.036-04:00Haven't used nicknames in my writing yet. The ...Haven't used nicknames in my writing yet. The only one I don't like for myself is Al.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post-84143639532774888142011-10-17T13:50:36.817-04:002011-10-17T13:50:36.817-04:00I think I'm one of those rare people who have ...I think I'm one of those rare people who have never had a nickname. Never. I've given my characters nicknames. A few which totally annoyed them!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post-80605896467564176632011-10-17T12:18:45.661-04:002011-10-17T12:18:45.661-04:00When I was a kid, I always wanted a nickname. &qu...When I was a kid, I always wanted a nickname. "Linda" was just too ordinary, plus there was at least three of us in every class (it was a popular name way back then). But outside of one Uncle calling me Lindy Loo - which I hated - I never picked one up.<br /><br />Odd, after wanting one for so long, I really don't give many nicknames to my characters. Now I'll have to ponder this.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post-42462022711943742282011-10-17T12:05:53.556-04:002011-10-17T12:05:53.556-04:00I do the shortening of a longer name for nicknames...I do the shortening of a longer name for nicknames in writing. Other names I used sparingly and carefully because I don't want to confuse anybody.Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539290964546504171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post-55893467113286710622011-10-17T10:47:45.168-04:002011-10-17T10:47:45.168-04:00I think nicknames are incredibly important for cha...I think nicknames are incredibly important for characters in books. They provide some many layers of characterization, both for the giver and the receiver of the nickname.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post-67308374497986949422011-10-17T09:59:35.545-04:002011-10-17T09:59:35.545-04:00My characters names usually get shortened. One had...My characters names usually get shortened. One had a childhood nickname but that was a rarity. Me, I don't have a nickname as such, although my honey never calls me by my given name. He usually just makes something up :-)Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post-29738243351299192312011-10-17T09:35:50.106-04:002011-10-17T09:35:50.106-04:00Don't tempt me, ha! :)
Funnily enough, I got ...Don't tempt me, ha! :)<br /><br />Funnily enough, I got called 'Diana' when I lived in Montreal for some reason. Lord knows why. <br /><br />As for character nicknames... no. Hm. I've never actually thought about this!Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post-29879947052526377382011-10-17T09:27:11.319-04:002011-10-17T09:27:11.319-04:00I've had several nicknames over the years, the...I've had several nicknames over the years, the most notable being "Kitty". (Someday I'll share the story of how I got that one.)<br /><br />My characters do have nicknames, although when writing, they are only used in dialogue. In narrative I use their given name. (Unless, of course, I've given them a nickname right from the start.)Anne Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816355522284492131noreply@blogger.com