Hello, let me show how I can find name for characters of my story - both main and supportive characters.

It is simple way.

1. From press

Newspaper, online news etc. are the sources I can get the names. I have a note, I usually write down the names that I see, including surname, firstname, , hometown (city or rural).

2. From TV news

I am interested to listen to the host narrates the news and I focus on the names of people who involve in the news. Even the written words that run at the bottom of the TV, if there is name of person, I will read and write in my note.

Sometimes, I take the name of the host.

3. From namelist

I was an administration officer.

When my workplace organized workshop or seminar, there would be a list of participants that came to enroll. The participants would give their full name and signatures. I ever copied the namelist. It is for using in my fiction only, I never use their information to do illegal activity.

4. Name of patients

I usually go to hospital - because my health is weak.

When I am waiting for my turn to meet with the doctor, I hear the receptionist announces the name of the patients - and that time, I hurriedly take my phone out and write down in note.

5. Name of actor/actress

When I write story which is having Chinese or Korean characters, I usually take name of the actor or actress - because I don't know Chinese or Korean. Mostly, I take their real names.

6. Name of friends of sibling

Yes, it is good way to get the name.

I like to ask my siblings about their friends' names. Some of them have amazing names and I really like it.

7. Name of relative/friend

Nothing is fast and easy than taking name of people around us. Relative, friend, neighbor - especially our name.

Here are the ways of mine to get the name for characters of my story.

I think some of writers have the same method.

I hope this will help the writers, especially the new writer, to find names for their characters.

Thanks for reading.

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