tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post1596707106220736347..comments2024-03-26T15:49:05.333-07:00Comments on Criminal Minds: A Rose is a Rose is a RoseJosh Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09913654176433125233noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-75829547984288616502014-07-28T18:34:28.882-07:002014-07-28T18:34:28.882-07:00Oh that is an excellent disclaimer. I see Leroy as...Oh that is an excellent disclaimer. I see Leroy as scrappy, maybe disadvantaged, and charming.Robin Spanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737267078602007725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-32019154837112141802014-07-28T15:20:03.317-07:002014-07-28T15:20:03.317-07:00Terry, you have to add a space before and after th...Terry, you have to add a space before and after the new name, I found!Susan C Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18225627756540127032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-14765495447568384072014-07-28T14:36:35.170-07:002014-07-28T14:36:35.170-07:00Global replace is fine....mostly. But if you repla...Global replace is fine....mostly. But if you replace a name like Bud with a name like Joan, you'll get some brand new words in your manuscript, like "she was a Joanding artist" or "don't go over your Joanget".<br /><br /><br />Terry Shameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07202071611825887999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-49560197960926509582014-07-28T13:26:35.913-07:002014-07-28T13:26:35.913-07:00I'm right there with you in changing names in ...I'm right there with you in changing names in mid-novel, sometimes even after I've completed the first draft. And yup, global replace works, but sometimes it doesn't catch all of instances and I've found myself suddenly being faced with the original name while I'm going through the proofs.....RJ Harlickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060655046361699727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-59376022810412621532014-07-28T12:54:44.115-07:002014-07-28T12:54:44.115-07:00Glad I'm not the only one who needs to change ...Glad I'm not the only one who needs to change names mid-novel! Meredith, that is so true: Why did I think everyone in my novel had to have last names that started with M?!Susan C Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18225627756540127032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-7965531520839220382014-07-28T10:49:34.051-07:002014-07-28T10:49:34.051-07:00Yes, find and replace has saved me many a time! Mo...Yes, find and replace has saved me many a time! Mostly when I find out that I have somehow given everyone in my story a name that starts with the same letter or names that all rhyme.. Great post, Susan.Meredith Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694011653129019961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-35426533125757518332014-07-28T08:21:22.217-07:002014-07-28T08:21:22.217-07:00Very true, Susan. (And I join you in cheering for ...Very true, Susan. (And I join you in cheering for Global Replace.) It's odd, isn't it, because in real life people have "wrong" names all the time. Jennifer Lopez should be something much more glam. Catriona McPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17234089279665716446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-88436510312023076942014-07-28T02:06:13.541-07:002014-07-28T02:06:13.541-07:00Susan, you're right on when you say how the wr...Susan, you're right on when you say how the wrong name can get you off balance. Just like everything else in the story the name has to be the perfect fit, otherwise something just doesn't seem quite right.Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.com