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July 22, 2025 at 02:01 am Reply

Ethan

I was wondering how you come up with names for all the characters in your books. Is it random or is there a deeper reasoning behind each name?
July 22, 2025 at 02:28 am Reply

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Hi,Ethan,

Thanks for posting.

Naming is somewhere between random and meaningful. I honestly can't say why "Steven" is an OK name but "Rudy" was a great one. I like my names to be a little unusual, so I prefer something like Griffin rather than Tom. There's no explaining it, but I can't write about a person if I don't like his/her name. And I can't really predict which names are going to be "right."

OK? Thanks for your interest. -----Gordon Korman-----
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Hi,Ethan,

Thanks for posting.

Naming is somewhere between random and meaningful. I honestly can't say why "Steven" is an OK name but "Rudy" was a great one. I like my names to be a little unusual, so I prefer something like Griffin rather than Tom. There's no explaining it, but I can't write about a person if I don't like his/her name. And I can't really predict which names are going to be "right."

OK? Thanks for your interest. -----Gordon Korman-----