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I make up names for people all the time - it's part of writing. Very often, the name comes with the character, along with of a sense of who they are and what they do.

In real life, there are names that surprise us because they don't seem to suit the person at all.

I think it's very important that we instill in our kids that it has nothing to do with their name or their situation that they're growing up in; it has to do with who they are as an individual.

There's this common perception that having a famous last name is all you need. A surname may get you a meeting, but if there's no talent you won't get the part.

I think it's pretty cruel to give a kid a name that others are going to have. I think it's very important to have a unique name within any group you're likely to be in.

Our names are an integral part of the faces we show to the world. If we're judged first on outward appearances, we're assessed next on our names.

A name, of course is like a piece of clothing, isn't it? It gives you an impression right away.

Whether you're choosing for yourself or for a character - or for a child - names have baggage of their own.

Most of the names in my books have secondary meaning. Sometimes they foreshadow; sometimes they tell you about the character's origin or back story.