Friday, January 27, 2012

Can you use normal names for fantasy characters?

In a fantasy story, would a fantasy fan find it bad or uncreative to use normal names for characters? Even if it's just for the human ones? I mean names like Gabriel and Madison, and in a setting of swords, bows and that.Can you use normal names for fantasy characters?
Heh, depends on the way you write it. I think you could probably get away with it if you do it well. :) I think it would be interesting, but it might break the magic for other people.
i think it would be fine as long as you keep it consistent, like if your going to have humans have the normal names (that's what I do) don't have a mermaid named Bob, or a human named Gerillia (or whatever fantasy name) unless there is like a reason for it. Also if your going to do all human names, keep it like that, maybe use uncommon ones, but don't make any up. If it's coming up with fantasy names that's the probably and your afraid of coming up with bad ones, don't feel bad, the same happens to. Most of my characters just have parts of two names combined (like i have an elf named Sophiana) so yeah. But like I said just keep it consistentCan you use normal names for fantasy characters?
Absolutely.

It's your story.

You can name the characters whatever you want to!

In the end, it isn't the names that count--it's the characters.

If a character isn't believable, I won't read the story.

I do like creative names, though. But that's just me :)

But, it is YOUR story.

Name the characters what you will!Can you use normal names for fantasy characters?
There are no official "rules" to writing a book. You can write it however you would like it. I personally prefer unusual names mixed with a few normal names throughout the book.
I think it's okay. It's just that fantasy settings allow for more creative names to be used without them seeming really odd or out of place. Strange names are required though.
In all honesty as a fantasy fan. A hero called Dave would be pleasantly refreshing lol.
Nothing wrong with calling them Gabriel and Madison in a fantasy sword-fighting book.
Edward is a real name. Harry is a real name. So yeah ;)
Of course its normal

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