My heroine at the moment is Tagny JuLander. I wanted her to be Dagny, but I felt as if I were stealing from Atlas Shrugged, and I didn't really want my readers associating Tagny with Dagny. Now whoever reads this is going to. Sheesh!

I used to scour the phone book and baby books for good names. Time consuming, yes?

My new method? I read the credits at the end of movies. Actors have some pretty funky and original names. Just today I found Beckyn. I write sf, and hope to one day have time for historical. I think Beckyn is suitable for both. So I add her to my list. One day she just may appear in a story, an exercise, or even a novel.

So tell me, how do you choose your character names?

Regan