: Re: What should I do when I am stuck on names during freewriting? If I get hung up choosing a name for a character, should I come back to it later? Or should I try to figure one out? I feel

As a GameMaster in pen&paper roleplaying games, I have to come up with names all the time, and unlike a writer don't have the luxury of pondering over it for some minutes (or hours).

The best method I found so far is this:

For major characters draw up your cast including names beforehand. There are many reasons for this, one of them being that all their names should be easy to remember and recognize and not similar to each other (unless intentionally so).
For minor characters have a list of names nearby. There are dozens of name generators or name lists on the Internet, use any. However, randomly sort the list before printing. Then check off names as you use them, to avoid duplicates, and write a few words behind the name which character you used it for (e.g. "prison guard", or "suspicious merchant at the marketplace"). This way you get both unique names with zero effort and a list of minor characters to reference in case the players (in my case) or the story (in your case) ever comes back to them.

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