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Originally Posted by teh603
If you're writing sci-fi or fantasy, you could always go with how George Lucas seems to have done names in Star Wars: punchy names of one or two syllables per word, no middle names. I'd list a few, but I'm sure we all have our favorite characters.
In sci-fi, you can also try adding a serial number or replacing one of the names with it. Thus we can get Izzy 6F, Josie B4 Collins, and 9C Magic.
In fantasy, you can probably ditch the last names if characters aren't part of some noble house (or a house that thinks its noble).
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Thanks for the suggestions. I'm not sure that Josie B4 Collins would work. Besides I think that was my neighbours name B4 she got married.
Fantasy names always seem to have a surname too: Thorin Oakenshield, Berek Halfhand etc.
It seems that fantasy and sci-fi are easy enough comparatively, but what about real sounding names? I hate those books with names like Brent Thornley or Cassandra Hart
This post is a work of fiction, all characters mentioned are fictional. Any resemblances to persons living or dead is amazingly coincidental.