Fictional place names

by Alan Nash
20th May 2016

Does anyone know if I can use fictional place names which are mentioned in other books, but not actually described or used in any other way?

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You might get into trouble doing that unless it's a specific homage, in which case you'd probably be ok.

If the name's fictional why not make up your own? I've done that and no-one grumbled, though admittedly they were historical novels and one was a fictional Spanish town but dropped in amongst real towns and villages.

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