tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post4025447190766901693..comments2024-03-12T18:52:31.920-04:00Comments on Write with Fey: Naming Fictional Towns and CitiesChrys Feyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-13540084008267757702017-03-20T00:08:04.697-04:002017-03-20T00:08:04.697-04:00I am a new writer. I love the story I am writing, ...I am a new writer. I love the story I am writing, but this to me is where I get writers block the hardest. Sean Hickshttps://www.facebook.com/hicksydustnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-69658465141628158172014-10-07T00:00:26.895-04:002014-10-07T00:00:26.895-04:00There is a unique little town in British Columbia ...There is a unique little town in British Columbia called Horsefly. My cousin lived there for a while and his address was Box 4, so it can't be that big. I did name a town in my upcoming novel, 'Suspended Animation'. It's called Bonnie,<br />Sylvie Grayson<br />at www.sylviegrayson.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-9434726082828987562014-10-03T12:21:48.348-04:002014-10-03T12:21:48.348-04:00Slaughter does sound like it should be in a Stephe...Slaughter does sound like it should be in a Stephen King book. lol And I love Blue Rose Swallow!Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-59287544227642594302014-10-03T12:21:01.919-04:002014-10-03T12:21:01.919-04:00I love that, Michael! Thanks for sharing! :DI love that, Michael! Thanks for sharing! :DChrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-16183360131321281392014-10-03T01:54:03.768-04:002014-10-03T01:54:03.768-04:00I always end up with something more suitable for a...I always end up with something more suitable for a western: Blue Rose Swallow or Travellers' Tail. Some of the names you have on your list are so strange and interesting (Soofly? Cheesequake? Slaughter sounds like a town from a Stephen King story.)Yanting Guehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04788603550626277974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-34240596333762302982014-10-01T12:42:56.636-04:002014-10-01T12:42:56.636-04:00Hi, Chrys,
I love making up different names for p...Hi, Chrys,<br /><br />I love making up different names for places. In my first novel I created two places... The Willows... an enchanted willow forest. And the town neighboring it Helmsdale, NY. A suburban oasis just outside of NYC. Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-75673714288948012862014-10-01T12:27:35.709-04:002014-10-01T12:27:35.709-04:00I like the name "Nempnett." :)I like the name "Nempnett." :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-26296628001776862842014-09-30T20:54:49.175-04:002014-09-30T20:54:49.175-04:00The map of Britain is strewn with wonderful (real)...The map of Britain is strewn with wonderful (real) town names, many of them double-barrelled. A couple of my favorites are Chipping Sodbury, and Nempnett Thrubwell.<br /><br />One of the perks of writing far-future sci-fi is getting to name towns, cities, continents, and whole planets.Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-36206269003972099302014-09-30T19:20:05.516-04:002014-09-30T19:20:05.516-04:00Frozen Head sounds like a place for a horror story...Frozen Head sounds like a place for a horror story. Going on a road trip across the US to create a list of odd city and town names would be a blast! :DChrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-84565287425964196222014-09-30T19:18:41.366-04:002014-09-30T19:18:41.366-04:00I figured you would use fictional names for your b...I figured you would use fictional names for your books. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-85039808765884924582014-09-30T19:18:08.881-04:002014-09-30T19:18:08.881-04:00Bloo Moose. I like that, and I like how you spelle...Bloo Moose. I like that, and I like how you spelled Bloo, too. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-28251994882436194582014-09-30T19:17:40.665-04:002014-09-30T19:17:40.665-04:00You are! It's a lot of fun, too. :DYou are! It's a lot of fun, too. :DChrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-42004242763106544612014-09-30T19:17:14.678-04:002014-09-30T19:17:14.678-04:00Chaubunagungamaug....what? I don't even know h...Chaubunagungamaug....what? I don't even know how to pronounce that. LOL!Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-33706777880643837852014-09-30T19:16:44.623-04:002014-09-30T19:16:44.623-04:00A great place to look is street signs. Seriously. ...A great place to look is street signs. Seriously. I've named characters and places in books after street names. :DChrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-39894262962583981002014-09-30T19:15:59.404-04:002014-09-30T19:15:59.404-04:00Using real cities and towns or making up new ones ...Using real cities and towns or making up new ones is up the writer. I've used real ones and fictional ones. It depends on the story, too. :) When you start working on Jinx's story again, I hope you come up with a good name to go with the goddess Lynx. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-52925196975585981042014-09-30T19:13:47.483-04:002014-09-30T19:13:47.483-04:00I'm glad this was a timely post for you, Brend...I'm glad this was a timely post for you, Brenda! I hope you can come up with a great name for your fictional beach town. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-36333336892141882032014-09-30T19:13:32.063-04:002014-09-30T19:13:32.063-04:00I live in Tennessee--we have some strange cities h...I live in Tennessee--we have some strange cities here. Bell Buckle, Bucksnort...there's a Frozen Head State Park! I think this calls for all of us to plan vacations so we can write down interesting city names we see along the way!Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-35503659598620404992014-09-30T19:02:22.055-04:002014-09-30T19:02:22.055-04:00I almost always use fictional names for towns. I d...I almost always use fictional names for towns. I did use a real location in The Monster Within though. It's tricky because you know you need to get every fact straight or someone will notice.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-28032337247611310892014-09-30T17:31:47.553-04:002014-09-30T17:31:47.553-04:00Love those real names! I love making up new places...Love those real names! I love making up new places too. The town in my current series is Bloo Moose :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-46743364928094266672014-09-30T16:35:20.378-04:002014-09-30T16:35:20.378-04:00If you make up the towns, then you get to make up ...If you make up the towns, then you get to make up the streets and businesses. I really like that. You basically are designing a very large space!!!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-49825213505317093122014-09-30T14:22:30.119-04:002014-09-30T14:22:30.119-04:00Fun to make up names and such, as you said can do ...Fun to make up names and such, as you said can do it with anything. One that is real though takes the cake, ChaubunagungamaugPat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-74553135102169510312014-09-30T14:16:49.501-04:002014-09-30T14:16:49.501-04:00Those real city names are really funny! I'm ju...Those real city names are really funny! I'm just starting to craft a fantasy novel so I need to come up with a lot of made up names for places and people. Sarah Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481750127533816819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-38751411999880818022014-09-30T13:19:54.577-04:002014-09-30T13:19:54.577-04:00I've always used real cities and towns as far ...I've always used real cities and towns as far as I can remember, though my Atlantic City books are set in a fictitious neighborhood. Some of its street names are based on or outright taken from the names of Albany, NY streets, like how Lenox Avenue became Lennon Avenue, the town's millionaire row. When I resurrect my 18th century character Jinx (named after the obscure goddess Iynx), I think I'll put them in a made-up town in South Carolina. I don't recall if I ever named their hometown before, and only remember their family later moved to Mystic Seaport, CT before Jinx and her siblings moved back to SC after their mother died in childbirth some years later. Carrie-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810154378449825641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-35375359484288161872014-09-30T13:16:53.988-04:002014-09-30T13:16:53.988-04:00Great post... one I hadn't thought of writing ...Great post... one I hadn't thought of writing about, possibly because I haven't made up any towns yet. Although my current WIP needs a town name. For now I am using the real name of the beach town where I see my characters. I was trying to decide what to do about this.. Thanks for the help, Chrys. Most helpfulbrendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480258485472568272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-90345363654340923932014-09-30T12:37:02.785-04:002014-09-30T12:37:02.785-04:00I was just going to say that I use street names fo...I was just going to say that I use street names for characters, too! HAHA!!! That geography book sounds like a real treasure. :)<br /><br />You're welcome!Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.com