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Character Names

I’m switching gears this week. I’m writing a book, and I want to devote my time to that instead of single panel comics.

This morning, I set up a character sheet for my main character. I had been writing about him in my sketchbook and it was time to make something more official.

I already knew the first name of the character, but how do you find a last name? One source I found is a web site called The Name Generator. It’s a good place to brainstorm. They even have an iPhone version. It’s not an app, but a stripped down version of the site.

One thing I like about it is it makes some unusual names. I can change the spelling if I wish, and immediately have a unique name that may allude to the character’s personality.

I’ll continue to update you on my progress and the tools I use.

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Personal Rejection

Cartoon of man with rejection letterCartoon of a man and woman. A man reads a letter that had been thrown through a window. The woman says, “At least they returned your novel with a personal rejection letter.”

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My Kid Said Blog

I came across the “My Kid Said” blog the other day. This is a fun blog for anyone who knows kids say the darndest things. Beside, you’ll see one of my older cartoons on this site.

It’s at http://childishwriter.blogspot.com
Speartoons are examples of my sketches and cartoons Please respect my copyright and ask first before you would use them.
All art copyright 2008 Kevin Spear. Use of graphics is prohibited without prior written consent.
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Cartoon: The Great Computerized Novel

Cartoon of angry man at pc. Man says, “How am I supposed to write the great American novel when my computer thinks my manuscript stinks?”


This is a classic cartoon I did back in 1996 for the sixth edition of the “New Rider’s Internet Yellow Pages.”

No matter how far technology advances, computers will never be able to write the great novel. Why? Because none of us ever know what it is until we see it. The arts are just too wonderfully mysterious.

In Michael Gelb’s book, “How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci,” he called the mysterious, “sfumato.” It means going up in smoke. It’s the ambiguity and uncertainty in the arts. No computer will be able to mimic that. A PC will go up in smoke if it has to embrace ambiguity.

New Rider’s Publishing and me own the copyright to this image. Please do not use without permission.

Speartoons are examples of my sketches and cartoons Please respect my copyright and ask first before you would use them.
All art copyright 2008 Kevin Spear. Use of graphics is prohibited without prior written consent.