Meet Suparto Brata

Meet Suparto Brata

I met this extraordinary person few weeks ago. Born on February 27th, 1932, R.M. Suparto Brata is a man of letters. He wrote novels and short stories mostly in Javanese. This is not a popular option in Indonesia, since people usually don’t buy books written in local language.

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Giving Names to Fictional Characters

If you are going to have a baby, I bet you are busy to think about its name. Simply because a name is a prayer, an image. Wrong in naming, wrong in the future. Ask any brand strategist, ask any parent. Giving names to the fictional characters too.

If you really don’t have any idea, try to look up the dictionary, White Pages, visit some naming websites, or other fictions. I am quite surprised that these days there are authors who still have a problem in naming her heroes.

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