/lit/ - Literature

>>22435180
>love sci-fi and fantasy
>not a linguist
>consider myself fairly educated on American/European history and cultures
>draw on these when it comes to names, be it for people, places, technology, etc.
>end up making all my names puns of some kind
I want to write a story and a livable world, but I have absolutely zero interest in creating in-depth languages for a story that's going to be written in English. Tolkien studied language his entire life and wrote a world born from his studies; I did not study language and would rather play to my strengths than write a pale imitation of Tolkien. When writing names, I have a tendency to read up on name origins and meanings and make puns off them when possible, or I end up doing what Dickens did with his names. I find its not only more entertaining for me, but it helps me keep track of who's who in my outline.

Are there any other writers who've done similar to what I'm describing?