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Help with my character?
Okay, I'm working on a murder/mystery short story and I've decided that my culprit is going to be a serial killer called: "The Cardsharp Killer." The killer targets indiscriminately and likes to play games with his victims before killing them.. By definition, a cardsharp is a professional gambler who cheats at card games; however, the more I think about it (as cool as the title is), the gimmick doesn't seem to work.
My question is, how can I make "The Cardsharp Killer" plausible or do I have to create a new killer? All thoughts and opinions are welcome but I'm keeping my fingers crossed for plausibility (creating the name alone was tough).
3 Answers
- 7 years ago
Cardsharp is a bit a weird thing to say despite meaning. "Oh no its the Cardsharp Killer!" In all honesty, keep the name but maybe give a nickname? Something that rolls of the tongue easier. Otherwise Cardshark , as the other answer says, is something that will jusy stick with your character
- 7 years ago
How about the trickster, or illusion. It doesn't matter if it is the name of an object, if your description is good enough the reader will be able to register the name and automatically it will turn from an object to a person. "Cardsharp killer" i agree with Elegy is quite hard to roll off the tongue, though the definition is good, keep it simple but memorable.
