Two Samantha Jones

Sometimes I wish I thought of another name for my female lead in Killer of Killers, because the name Samantha Jones was already used in that romantic comedy sitcom Sex and the City. But I never watched it. And I wasn't aware that it contained a character named Samantha Jones. And she's a blond woman, too. From what I understand, she's a nutty character, played by Kim Cattrall. And she's a good actress, too. And maybe even pretty enough to be my Samantha Jones--if the movie was made 15 years ago, that is. She's way too old for the part now. And I understand that there's a spin off of Sex and the City, and they just cast the part of a younger Samantha Jones in that spin off. And that's why the name Samantha Jones was in the news yesterday.

But it's too late to change the name now. I suppose it's all right. After all, both Samantha and Jones are common names. And I wanted a common name for the female lead because the male lead had the common name of Smith. So Smith and Jones, I thought at the time I first wrote the book, was just right for them. As far as Samantha? I just pulled that out of a hat. At the time, the only Samantha in the movies or TV that I had heard of was Samantha from the show Bewitched. You know, the part played by the late Elizabeth Montgomery. And she was a blond, too. So if nothing else, the name Samantha must convey the image of a woman who is blond because of both TV show characters. And my Samantha is blond, too. So I guess that's consistent, if nothing else. Oh well.