If you choose a common first name, make the last name interesting, maybe with an alternate spelling. For example, if I were to name one of my characters Jenkins, I might spell it the Old English way of Jenkyns. It’s still easy to pronounce, and readers can hear it in their heads, ...
If you summon it by the right word, by its right name, it will come. — Franz Kafka 16 The message of the summoned life is that you don't need to panic if you don't yet know what you want to do with your life. But you probably want to throw yourselves into circumstances where...