Coming up with Place names
Comment:
Hello!! I’m an aspiring author but I have a very rough time coming up with town names for my stories. I’m only 17 and I haven’t done a lot of traveling in my life and only know about certain states from what I’ve read in books. I like all my stories to take place in different places. As a writer, have you ever come up with your own town names? if so, how did you do it?
Phyllis replied:
All the time! No matter what town name you make up, it probably exists somewhere in the world, so don’t even worry about it. You wouldn’t want to name a town in Kansas “Chicago,” of course, but think how many “Jonesvilles” or “New Towns” or “River Roads” there must be.
Posted on: April 25, 2021