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Re: If you write stories regularly, you understand the problem Underwood Send a noteboard - 09/07/2010 05:20:04 PM
Umm...you know that "John" and "Jonathan" are two different names, right? "Jonathan" has "Jon" for a nickname, while "John" has "Jack".

Sorry if this sounds snotty, not the intent.
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How many non-WoT books have characters with duplicate names? - 08/07/2010 02:35:08 PM 895 Views
Well, for me... - 08/07/2010 04:22:13 PM 516 Views
It's rare in fiction - 08/07/2010 08:39:38 PM 517 Views
Not true. It's rare in genre fiction. *NM* - 09/07/2010 11:30:38 PM 179 Views
If you write stories regularly, you understand the problem - 08/07/2010 09:14:13 PM 745 Views
Re: If you write stories regularly, you understand the problem - 09/07/2010 05:20:04 PM 458 Views
Actually, I never thought "John" and "Jonathan" were different names. - 10/07/2010 12:41:36 AM 435 Views
It's fairly rare - 08/07/2010 09:53:59 PM 512 Views
The Bible would seem to be a good place to research this - 09/07/2010 04:10:32 PM 432 Views
That's cause the Old Testament rocks. *NM* - 09/07/2010 06:14:22 PM 243 Views
There are lots of repeated names in the Old Testament. - 09/07/2010 11:36:40 PM 397 Views
It's fairly common in Russian literature at least. - 09/07/2010 11:35:24 PM 415 Views

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