LainBell

There are three main reasons for it and these are:

1) The lack of clean undertone: All screams are based on vocal folds. There are the vocal folds producing one sound, and there are the other cartilages making the other sounds. Well, you CAN produce screams, without involving other stuff like the false folds or some other part. It's a choice based thing but whoever says that vocal folds aren't used in screaming, is a full on liar who should be shamed publicly. You can get "rid" of the clean tone with hypercompression and still sound good but the vocal folds will still be used in vocals as you can't really do vocals or speak without it.

2) A lack of proficiency with cleans: You might be able to create the distortion but you won't be able to turn it into a scream if you have no comfortable area in your range to do it safely. Working on cleans is extremely important because of this. Well, you CAN eventually learn to do it without learning how to access your mix but your clean base will get too used that way of doing vocals and you'll struggle badly with cleans.... just like I do.

3) Lack of confidence and being afraid of being too loud: If you even manage to solve the issue one and two, you might still fail because you are not confident and you are scared. You are supposed to pour yourself into the scream and that is what makes it sound good. If you get scared of being yourself because of an annoying neighbor or angry loved ones... Well, you are kinda fucked. You can't progress if you are afraid of feeding that scream with those sweet emotions and energy. If you can't support the scream, it will be straining and possibly, damaging. So, scream on confidently and you WILL see the improvements really quickly.

-> Making sure you're doing it on a comfortable note where you can project comfortably

-> WARMUPS. DO. THEM.

-> Do not try to be loud but this DOES NOT MEAN that you should be quiet or anything. Be comfortable with the sound you have and explore the limits of it by healthy projection. You'll have a much nicer sounding scream than what you'd have gotten if you had "pushed" to the loudness.

-> Your body not being stressed(do some body stretches and neck exercises before practice sessions. It helps a LOT)

-> BE HYDRATED! DRINK WATERRRRRR! I AIN'T GONNA BE SEEING YOU DRINKING COFFEE-

-> Making sure you're keeping that relaxed state

-> Using the right terms to describe your vocals and how you're doing it

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|__ Pushing -> This term is dangerous, and even I use it sparingly in a good context. Instead, use "Exploring my limits and experimenting with what I can't and do"

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|__ Belting -> Literally a projected voice with the most minimal amount, around your upper range. Anything more will be yelling.

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|__ Healthy technique -> A technique that's sustainable and works for your body. Everyone is different but this doesn't mean you can casually project an epiglottis based vocal. Healthy technique IS sustainable BUT every technique has its own vocal limit.

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|__ I'm straining -> If you're inexperienced, do "This is straining but I don't know what's going on yet but I should stop now and research about why this is happening."

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If you know what's happening and this happens while you're doing a healthy technique, retrace your steps and if it doesn't make sense, and GO TO AN ENT, DAMN IT! CALL THE MARINES AND THE NAVY!

-> Lastly, knowing your limits -> You're not superhuman. Stop and rest when it doesn't feel right anymore or avoid doing vocals if you're not feeling well before practice.

Part 1: Naming

The name can be anything, to be honest, but you need to make sure it's either realistic, is connected to the storyline, or is absurd enough that it just works.

I usually go by vibes myself. If I'm writing a more "cheery" character, I name them something like "Katie, Jamie, Jimmy, Penny" etc.

If I want to write a detective story character, I name the MC something like "Carter, Parker, Leslie, Mason" and so on.

It all depends on the vibe and the context. I see a lot of writers want to be unique and special. Girl, nobody is gonna relate to Galavita mariposa the 3rd. Like, THIS IMPLIES THAT THERE WERE 2 MORE PEOPLE WHO WERE NAMED THAT! Of course, you can have unique names like "Cloud, Olive, Ayana" and so on BUT WHY ARE YOU NAMING THE CHARACTER LIKE THEY'RE A GINGER CAT THAT NEVER RECEIVED BRAINCELLS?

Well, you can also make reference names, so that people can posts or videos online, featuring two characters or the person they're named after. For example, TMNT and the epic rap battles of history video that features both the turtles and the people that they were named after.