A question to scriptdroids & other budding writers

[Tommo]

Graham Alpha? Tim Dredd? Bit of a ring to them.

[Oddboy]

I was considering 'Harris Stevens' this morning, but that might be just too Iron Maiden.  Plus his friend would then have to be called Dick Davidson which would just be bad.

[Tommo]

Having once accidentally concocted a "Bob Brick" I envy you.

[Oddboy]

Talking of Iron Maiden - my MD's just told me that she has contacts & can get me free tickets & backstage passes next time they're touring in the UK.  Kewl.

[Tu-plang]

But wouldn't that be great if Dredd was a Tim.  It doesn't exactly shout 'TOUGH BASTARD' at you does it?

[Oddboy]

Okay - I'm going for Tim Harris*
He's not going to be a double-hard bastard, more of a weedy but quite plucky & brave type young adult.




*I of obviously retain the right to change name this at anytime as soon as I think of something better / get bored of it.

[DavidXBrunt]

Name as many characters as possible after real people and they'll all want to own a copy of the story. Guaranteed to increase sales.

[Oddboy]

Good idea if your a shameless hack (Hi Gordon!) but seeing as my story is unlikely to ever actually get finished writing (let alone drawn) (let alone *published*) I don't really need to worry about that!

[Tu-plang]

Tim Harris.. nice  -the Harris bit sort of cancels out the boringness of the Tim you see, and... oh sod it.

[Queen Firey-Bou]

But can you get sued for useing the names of non-scrot ex boyf's as the foul stinking crap bad guys? my heroines name will be Lemonny Vindicivous.

[Oddboy]

Better ask El S about that one...


;)

[Devons Daddy]

can you get sued for useing the names of non-scrot ex boyf's

they would highy likely not realise, you see X/GF tend to all sort of blur into one another.we dont have very short term memory spans.as such your safe i would say.

[Oddboy]

And if they're nonscrots how would they ever know?