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Choking on Cognomens
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Choking on Cognomens

By Maren True May 24, 2018 December 7, 2019  Naming, Readers, Revision, Wish Fulfillment

  Violet Glass Was Originally Named Lillah Grey   As a protagonist name, Lillah Grey fit all the criteria—short, straightforward, but interesting and nicely thematic, with no problematic strings attached. That is, until 50 Shades of Grey became popular. That changed things. So Lillah’s last name had to change as …

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