Worldbuilding: How to Make Names That Don't Suck
In this video, I share the 7 principles I use to create great fantasy names. Read my new book, 'Plotting Your Fantasy Novel': https://jedherne.com/plotting-your-fa... Get my free writing advice book: '5 Lessons That Transformed My Writing': https://jedherne.com/lessons ⏲️ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Introduction 00:33 - 1: Use Placeholders 02:28 - 2: Define Traits 04:32 - 3: Differentiate Characters 05:40 - 4: Develop Linguistic Rules 07:16 - 5: Random Generators & AI 11:08 - 6: Avoid These Rookie Mistakes 13:28 - 7: Don't Obsess ⚙️ RESOURCES MENTIONED: Watch my video on AI & writing: • Robots will write better books than us. ChatGPT Behind the Name: https://www.behindthename.com/random/ Fantasy Name Generators: https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/ ✏️ MY FREE WRITING ADVICE BOOK: Get my free book: '5 Lessons That Transformed My Writing': https://jedherne.com/lessons 💌 MY NEWSLETTER: Get a free fantasy story when you sign up to my free, fortnightly author newsletter: https://bit.ly/jednewsletter 📙 MY BOOKS: Check out my fantasy books here: http://jedherne.com/stories 🧑 ABOUT ME: Hi! My name's Jed. I'm a fantasy author with four published novels and a bestselling video game. On this channel, I draw from my 12+ years of writing experience to help you become a better writer.
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