entirely making up names :)

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I've been writing since before I can remember (go go selective memory!) and as such, have made up some very strange character names in my time.

Sometimes the names turn out to be names that are real, or a misspelling of a real name, or deity, or whatever may have you. One even wound up being an angel in old Wiccan mythology or something. Which really boggled my head, but that's not my point.

I know the idea of PURPOSELY misspelling a name for the unique-factor is really frowned down on. What about people who are genuinely artistic/creative, and would feel untrue to themselves to not think of something equally unique for their kids?

I probably would never do this--the idea of one of my kids being named after one of my characters is scary (I tend to put them into morbid/'wrong' situations...) and we're already set on some foreign but still real names anyway. :)

Just looking for opinions, thoughts, insights, whatever.

PS, by original/creative/writer/artist, I'm not talking about your average 14 year old emo kid with their little depressed lyrics or whatever. ;) Nor do I mean the wonder-mamas who name their poor kids after their Paris/Britney/Xtina heroes, with a twist! Leaning more towards published people, someone who's at least had a drawing in a magazine, ah blah. :)