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		<title>FWW 001 - Character Names</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the flagship episode of Fantasy Writers Weekly.
In this episode.

My weekly progress report
Why character names are especially important in fantasy writing.
A few examples of good and bad character names.
Tips on creating character names that won&#8217;t make your reader&#8217;s eyes bleed.

Books Mentioned


J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
Wikipedia entry for the Old Norse poem Völuspá (see [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to the flagship episode of <strong>Fantasy Writers Weekly</strong>.</p>
<p>In this episode.</p>
<ul>
<li>My weekly progress report</li>
<li>Why character names are especially important in fantasy writing.</li>
<li>A few examples of good and bad character names.</li>
<li>Tips on creating character names that won&#8217;t make your reader&#8217;s eyes bleed.</li>
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<div>Books Mentioned</div>
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<li>J. R. R. Tolkien, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hobbit-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/0618260307/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1213244636&amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank"><em>The Hobbit</em></a></li>
<li>Wikipedia entry for the Old Norse poem <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluspa" target="_blank"><em>Völuspá</em></a> (see links at bottom for various translations)</li>
<li>Anne Bishop, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pillars-World-Anne-Bishop/dp/0451458508/ref=pd_bbs_10?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1213244792&amp;sr=8-10" target="_blank"><em>The Pillars of the World</em></a></li>
<li>Guy Gavriel Kay, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sailing-Sarantium-Sarantine-Mosaic-Book/dp/0061059900/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1213244927&amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank"><em>The Sarantine Mosaic</em></a></li>
<li>Janet Evanovich, <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Write-Secrets-Bestselling-Author/dp/0312354282/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1213283134&amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank">How I Write</a></em></li>
<li>Jim Butcher, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Storm-Front-Dresden-Files-Book/dp/0451457811/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1213245060&amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank"><em>The Dresden Files</em></a></li>
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<div>Resources</div>
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<li><a href="http://20000-names.com/">20,000 Names</a></li>
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