My Author Tool Bag

Naming your character? Here's a blog with some tips for you.

http://www.babynames.com/character-names.php

Check out USA popularity of names by birth year: http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/
And last name popularity in 2000 http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/data/2000surnames/ and 1990 http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/data/1990surnames/

My Author Tool Bag features sites I use in writing, editing, and marketing. It's stuff I've found online. The usual caveats apply--no recommendations either expressed or implied, don't click on blind links, have a good antivirus, etc. You know the drill.