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Topic : Re: Is it too late to change a character in the story? I have this chimera-type character whose name is Ryu, but at this point I think it best to change his name. But I've already grown used - selfpublishingguru.com

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I've dealt with this problem, and my answer was "no."

There was a main character in one of my stories that I didn't know what to name, so I just used the name "X." After seeing "X" innumerable times, the name "Xerxes" jumped out at me. It was a good name, not only for the two X's but also for the fact that Xerxes was an ancient king, and this person wanted to be a "king" in America (a corporate CEO actually). So I just expanded all the "X's" to "Xerxes." (Note, this is not the actual name of my character, I'm just using it for illustrative purposes.)

You have a character with Japanese name of "Ryu." Now, you believe you've come to a time to modify the name. There might be take-offs on the name, but one of them might be Ryu Kyu, for "Okinawa." If this is any importance to you, you might want to move in this (or another) direction with the name.

"Ryu" in Japanese sounds like the western "Lo." Two names that come to mind are "Lothario" and "Lohengren."


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