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Originally Posted by alexjames4u
Never thought of “Find & Replace” ‘til days ago. Mostly use ‘KompoZer’(HTML editor) and only convert to “Word docs” for such things as attachments to emails and for uploads to the likes of Amazon.
Actually started the process of changing the names, and couldn’t go through with it, as every name I tried seemed alien to the characters. They just didn’t fit, and neither did they convey my animus for these vermin in the way I prefer. A part of the reason I’m even more reluctant to part with those labels is perhaps because they’re what I’ve become used to, ever-since I started writing about them in 2015.
There’re also times when I’d refer to either of them as my enemy (being purposely ambiguous for legal reasons) and the reader would still know exactly who it is, within the context. All those segments would have to be changed if I remove ‘enemy’ from their names.
Hoping it’s not too ridiculous, I wonder if Enemy-Oneita and Enemy-Twoslyn would be too far-fetched, as a compromise. I wonder what you’d think of that.
Others like Puppet 1 and Puppet 2 wouldn’t need changing, since they don’t occur anywhere near as often. Or that’s what I’m inclined to think. (Puppet 1 is least of all, as she’s mentioned perhaps less than 10 times). Another point is that a lot of the story hinges on the works of Enemy Twoslyn and her Puppet 2, especially.
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Since it is for legal reasons, just leave the names alone.
Now my next suggestion if you ever want to write another book:
Learn Word. Play with every feature. It will be worth it in the time you save.
Also make sure to have a second set of eyes proofread your next book before publication.
You might also want to hit the writer's corner here. Use the search function and look for my posts. I have written more than one post on new author mistakes.