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When writing a book, how important are the names of the characters to you?

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Question added by Samar Saleh , Community Manager , Bayt.com
Date Posted: 2014/09/01
Salma Al-Rayes
by Salma Al-Rayes , human resources specialist , Misr ElHegaz Group

very importatnt 

Nila Eslit
by Nila Eslit , Content Writer for Fitness web , George Allen

A book or any story is about people. Characters - including their names - are indeed a vital element.  No matter how good your plot is, or how adept you intertwine those subgenres if you are unable to establish your character, your book will definitely be a flop - readers will just toss your book away because they are not ready to figure out which character is which.

Zahid Hussein
by Zahid Hussein , President , Sustainable Resource Foundation (SuRF)

The names should have a cultural frame of reference, easy to remeber and woven in a plot that people can relate to.

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