Claude Bouchard Books

Finding realistic character names when writing a novel is not as easy as one would think. It's not too bad when I'm working on something which is part of my Barry/McCall series as a number of characters are recurrent. However, when working on something new, as is the case with my current project, The Last Party, the task of finding names which are original and distinctive becomes a bit more arduous.

When I wrote my last stand-alone, ASYLUM, I solved the problem by giving all my fictitious characters the names of real people I'd met on Twitter. Out of respect, I asked each if they had any objection and then acknowledged them in the book when it was released.

That said, anyone who would like their name in The Last Party is invited to simply leave their first and last name PLUS their Twitter handle, either in a comment below or via my Contact Me page above. As I proceed with the weaving of my tale, I'll select names from the list as required. Characters will not be depictions of any of you but rather creations of my own. Also, I can't guarantee that everyone's name will be included as I will use only as many names as needed for the number of characters developed.

So, the ball is now in your court. Would you like YOUR name in a novel? You know what to do.