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**Coppertop** · Apr 26, 2001, 12:57 PM

I take names that are common, like say Terry, and kind of change the letters around to make Tarry, and then (this is for a different story I'm writing, so don't you dare take it) I think of an ending. In my story I came up with "Tarrisyva"! Or just take names from other books.

Coppertop Moderator Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,210 Apr 26, 2001, 12:57 PM #23
I take names that are common, like say Terry, and kind of change the letters around to make Tarry, and then (this is for a different story I'm writing, so don't you dare take it) I think of an ending. In my story I came up with "Tarrisyva"! Or just take names from other books.