The Second Post - Elba and Naming

Alright, so now you may know I have a story. What you may not know is the character "Elba", whom I was trying to name after an ancient Syrian city known as Ebla, which had something to do with Sargon the Great (or Sargon of Akkad). Either way, my dyslexia kicked in and I accidentally named the characted Elba instead of Ebla. Elba being that island Napoleon was exiled to and whatnot. Who cares about that...
Now, there was a reason I specifically needed a more Middle Eastern name, I was looking more specifically for Arabic (which I did find). It is because the name scheme of this particular character is Arabic, Elba not even being his real name. Because, as anyone with any sort of creativity knows, name schemes can be a good thing.

On the subject of naming, although it can be good to have schemes and such, its not bad to make up random names off the top of your head...its just not good. Not professional, I should say. Names are very important when it comes to creating your character. I've seen numerous novices complain that names "should be completely random and not mean anything because in real life thats how it is!" ...novices. Any fool will know, fiction writing is not real life. And it is not meant to be real life because it is fiction! You should only use completely random, meaningless naming in cases of satire, or if you are a pro, like myself.
Because I tell you, the only time I used completely random names off the top of my head (if you even want to consider what I named them names..), it turned out to be some of the most well-developed, unique, and interesting characters I have ever created. But like I said, you gotta be a pro.

Oh those were the good old days...the days of Vyse Alexander DeCrow! What a glorious time! The characters had such flare, such personality! The story was serious underneath, but had a nice, upbeat, energetic, light feel to it! Such perfection in seeming imperfection! I have never been able to achieve such greatness as in those days. The heir to the throne of DeCrow, who had fallen down with amnesia, Vyse DeCrow, struggles against his father's killer, and numerous other villains whom he befriends along the way, from his (also amnesia stricken) former guardian Splyce and Vyse's robotic clone Mecha Vyse, created by the eccentric Japanese scientist Nokihama Serijou to The Moonchild and so much more! *sigh* Those were the days...

But I digress. Nowadays there isn't anything wrong with my story and characters, its just...they don't have that same feel. I have Nox the Aether Elemental, Magi and the Seeds of the Universe, Canus Gris and Xibalba and Elba. These are schemed names, meaningful names. They are important, they serve their purpose, and they are good. They help organize a story, they help make it more publishable, more understandable, deeper, etc.
But I tell you, the days of Vyse have truly never gone away. Even unto this day some characters from that glorious era will pop up every now and then, as the plot dictates.

And so, Elba's name scheme just happened to be Arabic, as is everything connected directly to Elba himself as the head. But this is enough for one day. I hope you now understand and appreciate the compexity and importance of naming! If you don't, then too bad for you. Good day!