I agree with our leader with the ever changing name. :) It isn't weird if it helps. My neighbors think I am insane. I get inspired by names then go outside and talk, out loud like there is someone there besides the trees, to the person with that name. They tell me about them. They tell me about friends and family, they tell me about where they live and whats so important I need to write about it. Then I go inside and take a few days to stew on it. During that period if I need more clarity on the characters the first one introduced me to, I go back outside and talk to the character I need clarity on.

I know it makes me seem like I have a mental disorder and maybe I do. What I do know... Is for me... It works.