So today was interesting.
My writing alter ego got a message on facebook from a guy who just happens to have the same exact name as the main character of Disintegration. Whoops! When I name characters, I usually run the name through google and some other databases to make sure it's not the name of someone well-known, or to see if there are enough non-famous people out there that it's not an issue. Guess the internet failed me this time and led me to believe I'm more creative than I actually am!
Anyway, he seemed cool about it (and capped off the message with a smiley face), so I answered his questions about how I decided on the name and apologized for any confusion this may cause should my book hit the best-sellers list. I was tempted to include "Sorry for torturing your character and making so many bad things happen to him" as well, but I didn't want to give away any spoilers!