tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107450405599535563.post2824350610891284527..comments2023-06-02T20:09:51.987+01:00Comments on Linda Acaster: To Name is to Imbue with LifeLinda Acasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096791092366530129noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107450405599535563.post-10034003194475204752010-08-29T09:02:25.416+01:002010-08-29T09:02:25.416+01:00I had given no conscious thought to this process, ...I had given no conscious thought to this process, Linda, but you are absolutely right. As a writer, I certainly make choices of names, including characters, for my readers, with the intention of flagging or persuading for some future intent. Very perceptive. I wonder how many writers do this almost instinctively and even without realising it? Thanks for this thought-provoking piece.stuartaken.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695584662320617659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107450405599535563.post-87364375476474346202010-08-22T20:46:30.387+01:002010-08-22T20:46:30.387+01:00Very true. So much in a name. I've bought wha...Very true. So much in a name. I've bought what have turned out to be dreadful books (and ignored what I later find to be great ones) on the strength of the name on the cover. This is on a sprint through a bookshop on the way to a train - long journey ahead, no book, nightmare - but I can't be the only person who does this.Penny Grubbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10321603664734033057noreply@blogger.com