How an author comes up with names for characters Written by K K Poole on 20th April, 2018. Posted in News. In the good weather, I went for a bike ride down the Chichester canal yesterday and was reminded of how I came up with the names for many of my characters – they are the bridges! Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related Previous Next