Pole about the names of the characters

So, I want to know. Do you guys prefer to give names to the characters in the stories or you prefer the names to be chosen by the writer of the story?

  • I prefer to give names to characters
  • I prefer the names of the characters to be chosen by the author

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Okay! Thanks for informing me!

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I have this terrible habit of naming characters a name that turns out to be the same as the best friend or the MC’s mum. I’d rather authors just save me the trouble and pick something

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Good because in my story, I gave the reader the choice to name the main character but not their love interest and I was worried I’d get hate about it.

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Nah, not at all. I can understand the fear of getting hate for that, but I wish it wasn’t like that. Some people need to learn that stories can be enjoyable without customizing every single factor and shouldn’t send hate for that

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Ikr! I personally think that when the authors name the characters themselves, it’s easier for the reader to actually “fall in love” with the character because it’s like meeting a new person. Idek if that made sense :joy:

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No, I get you. I agree too. I’m kinda wary about what stories I insert myself into and when CCing love interests I’ve never put in a real person anyway

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True. And I suck at finding names :joy:

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I don’t mind naming the MC (if it’s meant to be a “You” story) but I hate having to name all the love interests and I especially hate having to label every single family member lol. They end up all having the most generic names ever because I’m not very original.

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Lmao i named my mc once and it turned out to be one of the strippers names! At first i thought they were slating my character! :joy::joy:

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