tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125272.post229114373241845566..comments2024-03-27T22:35:56.826-05:00Comments on Candy's Blog: The Name Gamecs harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708705800818667923noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125272.post-7866654800206536472010-01-22T11:15:31.422-06:002010-01-22T11:15:31.422-06:00Barbara, it would have been impossible not to noti...Barbara, it would have been impossible not to notice the Madison part, at least. Maybe the author thought it was funny. And when you're a Big Name, it's hard for an editor to tell you "No."cs harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708705800818667923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125272.post-2008108296099435212010-01-21T20:20:48.044-06:002010-01-21T20:20:48.044-06:00I wonder if the publisher noticed the name similar...I wonder if the publisher noticed the name similarity before it was printed.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125272.post-78705695130237022332010-01-19T21:56:11.677-06:002010-01-19T21:56:11.677-06:00Lainey, now that's an abstinence I could embra...Lainey, now that's an abstinence I could embrace with relish! Only, that's not the idea, is it?<br /><br />Charles, I've had to change names, too, once I've realized what I'd done. But he obviously knew the Madisonx2 was there.<br /><br />Orannia, it is just flat out strange. On the not knowing how to pronounce last names, though, I guess I'm guilty because people are always asking me how to pronounce "St. Cyr." Since it's a name I grew up with, it never occurred to me that people in other parts of the country would find it strange.<br /><br />Steve, I'm beginning to wonder if maybe he thought he was being funny. It didn't work.cs harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708705800818667923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125272.post-26013772323031148182010-01-19T15:07:07.237-06:002010-01-19T15:07:07.237-06:00I don't know what to tell you... Maybe someone...I don't know what to tell you... Maybe someone told him he was funny once, and he believed it?Steve Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125272.post-30769632970806489092010-01-19T14:50:07.383-06:002010-01-19T14:50:07.383-06:00Barker, Parker, and Paterson...and Madison and Mad...Barker, Parker, and Paterson...and Madison and Madison?<br /><br />Why? Why would you do that? Confusing a reader in that way (because confusing them by NOT telling them who the murderer is one-third of the way through the book is good IMO :) is just plain wrong.<br /><br />I also hate names I don't know how to pronounce. Because every time I come to the name I stop and stumble over it, pronounce it a few different ways, then move on and it happens all over again. That drives me crazy!oranniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14007355589161084262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125272.post-49076188775159892532010-01-19T12:40:44.361-06:002010-01-19T12:40:44.361-06:00I've had stories where I had to go back and ch...I've had stories where I had to go back and change various names of people or places for just this kind of reason after the story was completed. A writer does really need to check these things. Barker and Parker, and Madison and madison? That would drive me crazy.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125272.post-70554121884570204412010-01-18T22:10:44.075-06:002010-01-18T22:10:44.075-06:00Candy - you should consider giving up those long-p...Candy - you should consider giving up those long-published, NYT bestselling authors for Lent. <br />I've been on a steady diet of mid-list, highly readable satisfying authors and I feel a lot better.Laineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646581153872151520noreply@blogger.com