I have a terrible time naming things. My novels-in-progress aren't titled. I spend forever coming up with character and place names (and those are changed as soon as I come up with something better, which isn't hard). If I had to title the chapters, I'd really be sunk.
Naming the items in my shop is a nightmare.
I know I should come up with something cute, clever, or at least creative. What I end up with is more descriptive than anything else.
I wear my earrings to school. Why make jewelry if you ever wear it?
One day, I wore my favorite furry earrings to the continuation high school. Normally, no one comments on my attire. That day, everyone did.
At least some of the comments were complimentary.
One girl told me what my earrings reminded her of: "You know, one of those things that grows in grass. You pick them, and when you blow on them they go all over the place." I did know what she was talking about. Dandelions.
It occurred to me that this was the perfect name for them. Dandelion Earrings. So, I used it. (You can see them here.)
I have to take the good names when they appear. I can't seem to come up with them myself.
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