Monday, June 7, 2010

And the Winning Rat Name Is...

This was a very tight race! The winner nabbed it by one vote! Every time I thought a name had it locked in, a few more people would cast their vote and change things up! While Finnegan, Snug and Cotter got some serious love, there was overwhelming favor going to Milo, Rooney and Topher.

So, without further ado, our little friend, whose name will be published in Book II of the Nightshade Chronicles, will be called TOPHER! Thanks so much to the lovely Valerie Kemp, who suggested the name. My little son is especially happy about this because Topher is the name of the actor (Topher Grace) who plays Venom in Spider-Man 3! Ha, ha! Although, my son did like Milo and Snug too!

I'm so glad I ran this contest when I did, because I'm about to start writing about our dear old Topher and had nothing to call him! I liked so many of these names I might end up using them anyway!

Thanks so much to everyone who participated! This was a lot of fun!

xoxo -- Hilary
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22 comments:

  1. Janna Leadbetter6/07/2010

    So fun! Topher will be great. :)

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  2. Jan O'Hara (Tartitude)6/07/2010

    Awesome pick. Really, you have a lot of winners there for future books. :)

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  3. JKB6/07/2010

    YAY!! The possums are so happy!!

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  4. Lindsay6/07/2010

    Yay. Glad the little guy has a name. Hi Topher.:)

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  5. Valerie Kemp6/07/2010

    OMG! That's SO awesome! Especially since I was on an revision-forced hiatus this weekend and didn't even get to vote! Yay! Can't wait to read all about Topher. So um... how long before book two comes out?

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  6. Scotti Cohn6/07/2010

    Yay! My aunt once had a Sheltie named Topher, and I loved that name!

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  7. Hilary Wagner6/07/2010

    Valerie! It comes out a year after Nightshade City, so not until October 2011! Gah! So, we only have to wait about 475 days to see our Topher make it to the shelf! I hope he's patient because I'm sure not! ;)

    xoxo -- Hilary

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  8. Valerie Kemp6/07/2010

    *sigh* I guess I'll just have to content myself with book one for a while. Still, can't wait to tell everyone I helped name a character in a real live published book!

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  9. Eliza6/07/2010

    Hello Topher :-)

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  10. Janet Johnson6/07/2010

    Very cool! Way to go Valerie. :)

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  11. Samantha Bennett6/07/2010

    Ah, fun contest idea! And Topher is definitely a fabulous name. Can't wait to meet him!

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  12. Anne Gallagher6/07/2010

    Congratulations! Topher is a very good name for a rat. (Altho I still like Milo. *giggle*)

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  13. Carolyn V.6/07/2010

    AW! I love that name! Congrats!

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  14. Corey Schwartz6/07/2010

    Yes! Totally fun. Can I steal some of the rejects? :)

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  15. Anonymous6/07/2010

    Great name! I look forward to Topher's adventures.

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  16. Kerri Cuev6/07/2010

    Thanks for letting us share in your fun! Topher is GREAT!

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  17. Jemi Fraser6/07/2010

    Topher's a cutie :)

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  18. Sharon K. Mayhew6/07/2010

    Topher...I love it!

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  19. Lydia Kang6/07/2010

    Topher is awesome. It was my second favorite after Rooney (sniff).
    ;)

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  20. Carolina M. Valdez Schneider6/08/2010

    Man, I missed such a great contest!! I love Topher! So cool.

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  21. Tox_Rox6/08/2010

    Howdy Topher! Welcome to the "Real" world!

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  22. Tere Kirkland6/08/2010

    Topher is too cute! Great name!

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