Don't Judge a Hero by His Name

MOOD STATUS: "Grouchy". I have a backache that won't go away.

The other day my hubby (feigning interest in my writing-LOL!) was asking me questions about my manuscript (the manuscript that was just contracted). So I was in process of telling him the story when he suddenly got this strange look on his face and threw his hands up in the air to stop me.


"What's the matter?" I asked.


He stared at me for a second then asked, "Uh, what did you name your hero again?"


His confusion made me laugh out loud, because he is certainly not the first person to question my sanity over the name I had chosen for my hero. :)


As a matter of fact, a few months back I did a blog post on names for your heroes over at the Samhain blog. It was called: Beyond Jack and Jake: What to Name Your Hero.


If you missed it, you can read it HERE.

Go ahead. I'll wait while you do that. :)


**muzak version of "Thriller" playing...**


Oh! You're back! Great!


Well, if you read carefully I talked about "fashion limbo" names. Names that aren't typically viewed as masculine enough or even over-the-top enough for a contemporary romance hero.

Here's a few of them:

Bruce
Clark
Dean
Dennis
Don
Grant
Glenn
Lance
Neil
Jay
Todd



Well, pooh. I like a few of those. And I figured it was time to buck the trend. (I'm such a rebel)
As much as I wanted to name my hunky hero Jake, I resisted and used a fashion-limbo name instead. (My editor never said a word about it either)


I bet you're wondering what the name is I chose for my hero now. Well, I won't keep you in suspense any longer. LOL! My hero's name is...






Walt.



Yes, he's a twenty something Walter (my dad's middle name, actually) although in my soon-to-be printed book my hero strictly goes by just "Walt".



Are you as surprised by my choice of name as my hubby and critique partners were? :)