What is a good name for a character in a horror story?

Answer 1

Only you can come up with a good name! Titles come from the story, not from some anonymous person on the internet! Titles are not as important as some writers think, also - your title might change many times between your first write and your final draft!

Think about your story - what is going on and who are the people involved?

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Answer 2

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A good title should convey the contents of the story it represents. And what makes a story as opposed to a magazine article (essay) is characters and plot. So a title should contain both character and plot.

The Odyssey of Ulysses

Hunt for Red October

Bring me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

The Cremation of Sam McGee

For a scary story you should include the scare in both the 'Name' and the 'Plot' parts.

Murder She Wrote

Answer 3

Only you can come up with a good name! Book Titles come from the story, not from some anonymous person on the internet!

Think about your story - what is going on and who are the people involved? Think about all the things you like about Halloween!

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Answer 4

You need to invent your own names - writers who copy ideas from other people end up in trouble for plagiarism! If you copy someone's names or ideas, then when you publish your story, they could claim you stole those from them and sue you for part of your money. Click on the related topic for ideas on naming your characters.

Answer 5

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Only you can come up with a good name! Titles come from the story- you need to write the story first and think of the title last.

Titles are also not as important as some writers think - your title might change many times between your first write and your final draft.

Think about your story - what is going on and who are the people involved? What is something special about the story that might make a good title? Don't sweat it - just write something down and get on with the story!

Answer 6

It depends upon the plot of the story.

I'll tell you what, write the plot of your story on my message board, I'll read it and then suggest a topic.

Only you can come up with a good name! Titles come from the story, not from some anonymous person on the internet! You're getting this backwards I'm afraid -- you need to write the story first and think of the title last.

Titles are also not as important as some writers think - your title might change many times between your first write and your final draft!

Think about your story - what is going on and who are the people involved? What is something special about the story that might make a good title? Don't sweat it - just write something down and get on with the story!

Answer 7

The title must come from your story, not the other way around! Write the story first, and then you can find the title yourself!