Bobby, Brian, Billy, Bradley, Buster, Ben and Bart

In my first column on the topic of character names, I wrote about making those names distinctive and memorable so as to help your writing stand out from the crowd.

And last month, I talked about which characters should actually have a name versus those whose presence in the script shouldn't merit more than a generic label.

In this post, I want to talk to you about the actual names you give to your characters and how they appear on the page and how they might eventually sound on the screen should you be fortunate enough to sell your script and get it made... 

Read more of this article at Script Magazine.