It's happened to me twice in this book. I had a minor character (a child) named Carlos Junior. I asked in some thread conversation here whether it was too close to Carl's Jr.[SUP]TM[/SUP] and before I'd finished typing the paragraph, I knew the answer. So I changed it.
Today though, it came to my attention that my main character has the same unusual name as the character in a hit Broadway show. I'd heard the show (Rock of Ages), but never paid any attention to it (they lost me at '80s rock). Well, now they're making a movie of it, and I read in the newspaper that Tom Cruise is playing the role of Stacee Jaxx.
And my WIP's main character is a rock star named Stacey.
How did I not know about this?
Has anyone else had one of these "culturally, I'm apparently a moron" moments?
Today though, it came to my attention that my main character has the same unusual name as the character in a hit Broadway show. I'd heard the show (Rock of Ages), but never paid any attention to it (they lost me at '80s rock). Well, now they're making a movie of it, and I read in the newspaper that Tom Cruise is playing the role of Stacee Jaxx.
And my WIP's main character is a rock star named Stacey.
How did I not know about this?
Has anyone else had one of these "culturally, I'm apparently a moron" moments?