A little Chihuahua popped into my latest story Taming Mariella, which I just handed into my editor. I don’t know where she came from, but she popped into a scene wearing a pink suit and a matching owner.
That got me thinking about a recent reader question: Why do you always include animals in your stories? My answer? I don’t know. I hadn’t even noticed I did that until it was brought to my attention (one of my many blind spots). Then I started looking back–dogs, birds, or cats always seem to show up in my books. My current project has a lizard. Hmmm….what does that mean? It means I like animals (yes I watch Animal Planet and I’m not ashamed to admit it) so my characters (at least some of them) also like animals.
Which brings me to my true reason for writing. My latest pet likes to run around the house at night. She is very sweet and she needs a name (no Liza the Lizard please). The creator of the most interesting name will receive a signed copy from my backlist. I’ll make my selection on Wednesday 3 Eastern Time Thanks for your help and the nameless lizard thanks you too.:smile:
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Tomasita
Kasey
Effie
Betsy
Molly
Tara
by Tammy G.
on June 12th, 2007 at 7:46 am
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I’ll be the first to say I’m not very good at this! :roll:
So here are my attempts:
Sugar
Shadow
Callie
Lady
Tessa
by Susan
on June 12th, 2007 at 9:11 am
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Okay, let me be the first to say that lizards give me the creeps. Sorry, but I would love to name her for you.
Lightening
Shelia
Callie
Lizzie
Pinkie
by Patty L.
on June 12th, 2007 at 11:13 am
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Silver
Nessie
Sassy
Sissy
by Tammy G.
on June 12th, 2007 at 12:18 pm
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Slinky
Cinnamon
Muffin
Peaches
Dolly
Cuddles
by RobynL
on June 12th, 2007 at 12:38 pm
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Lezard
Sandy
Fred
Swifty
by Maureen
on June 12th, 2007 at 1:07 pm
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We have lizards for pets, not these names will help your list much.
Chico he is our male bearded dragon.
Devlin, for short we call her Devie. When we named her we thought she was a boy.
Sambucca,
Ammereto.
Good luck picking a name, sometimes it’s like trying to name a child, lol.
by Paula
on June 12th, 2007 at 2:50 pm
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A few years ago two stray cats decided to call our yard home ~ a mother and a half grown male kitten. My sons called the boy kitten TIGER and the mother T.M. (short for TIGER’S MOTHER) :???:
Hopefully the next time we get a pet we can be a little more creative. (which I am not)
Bee Bop
Chicklet
Bangles
Trixibelle
Aristocrat
Wowser
by Christy H
on June 12th, 2007 at 6:09 pm
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Bogie, Guido, Petey, Ginger, tangy, Sweetpea, Fluffy, Smokey, Mocha, Scooter
by diane
on June 12th, 2007 at 6:19 pm
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Cleo
Jazz
Rainbow
Dina
Cutie-Pie
by Shari C
on June 12th, 2007 at 6:36 pm
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My mom is Mrs. Malaprop come to life. She calls the geckos where she lives Geicos. She’s seen one commercial too many. LOL No I know you can’t use that, I just couldn’t help sharing. :grin: A name should reflect the owner as well as the pet’s character, so it’s tough to come up with names out of the blue. But …
Gandolf
Frodo (I had a cat for 18 years with this name)
Larry (the Lizard) nice and alliterative
by Linda B
on June 12th, 2007 at 7:56 pm
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Lily
Little Guy (the actual name of one of my cats lol)
Lawrence
Lincoln
Lennon
Lemonlime
Lovey
Lucy
Leapin’ (couldn’t resist)
by catslady
on June 12th, 2007 at 10:33 pm
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I once had two iguanas named Bonnie and Clyde. :)
Here are a few choices for your lizard:
Princess
Isabel
Rosabel
Emerald
Lexi
Apple (my iguanas were a lovely apple green color)
Camma or Cammie
Jemma
Good luck with the naming!
by Zara
on June 12th, 2007 at 11:04 pm
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Ami-(friend in french)
Slick
Luscious
Speedy
Belle
Little bit
Zip
Zipadee
Slip
Daisy
Lily
by Laurie
on June 13th, 2007 at 6:49 am
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I’m not really a lizard kind of person but I do like geckos. Here are a few names.
Charley
Sandy
Angel
by Janet
on June 13th, 2007 at 8:35 am
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Monique would be cute also.
by Janet
on June 13th, 2007 at 8:36 am
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OUTSTANDING! I can’t believe how creative you are. These names will last me for a long time. I will eventually settle one one, but in the meantime I couldn’t choose just one so here’s what I’ll do: You’re all winners. If you would like to claim your prize please contact me at my website. There’s a limited number of some of my backlist so give me a first, second and third choice. Many thanks. :mrgreen:
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Wow Dara, that is very generous of you! Thank you. Congrats all! :grin:
by Zara
on June 13th, 2007 at 8:34 pm
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Dora, that is so sweet of you & very generous! Congratulations everyone! :grin:
by Tammy G.
on June 14th, 2007 at 5:44 am
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Congrats, ladies. Sorry I missed the post. Enjoy.
by Pat L
on June 14th, 2007 at 6:16 am
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Awesome of you Dara; thanks so much.
by RobynL
on June 14th, 2007 at 2:07 pm
