tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post3053914112915417563..comments2024-01-24T05:13:06.164-08:00Comments on Not Your Usual Suspects: PEN NAME, PSEUDONYM, NOM DE PLUME…Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-22445281160855523172013-03-29T12:23:34.230-07:002013-03-29T12:23:34.230-07:00Robert, it's a fine name by which to stand. Tr...Robert, it's a fine name by which to stand. Trolls be damned.Marcelle Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164965676254630066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-15762174093694823802013-03-27T09:58:29.778-07:002013-03-27T09:58:29.778-07:00I've used pen names twice, once as the editor ...I've used pen names twice, once as the editor of a newsletter, just so it wasn't so obvious that I was writing everything in each issue myself; and once to reinvent myself. In that latter case I had attracted a lot of detractors as a reviewer/critic and thought, "gee, if only I could start over and not make all the mistakes I made the first time round, people wouldn't hate me so much". But turned out, they attacked the pseudonymous me just as much as the real me -- though it was fun having my pseudonym argue with me over issues in print. So in the end concluded that it wasn't me so much, or even the theories I was espousing, as that there are a lot of trolls out there that are going to trash whatever you have to say, and not to worry about it. So just using my real name these days.Robert Runtéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629421213549342874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-10225338033205301802013-03-23T15:31:13.658-07:002013-03-23T15:31:13.658-07:00Clare, how did you feel when you found out that Sa...Clare, how did you feel when you found out that Sandra was really Linda? Did it make you doubt everything she had ever told you...?<br /><br />Batgirl, I suspect initials work just as well as a pen name, but I guess that depends on how secret you need your identity to be. :-)Marcelle Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164965676254630066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-76131779889826349782013-03-23T09:09:57.725-07:002013-03-23T09:09:57.725-07:00I thought hard about a pen name, since my real nam...I thought hard about a pen name, since my real name is the secret identity of a costumed crimefighter. But when I needed to register a domain I just went with my initials instead. I have a couple of potential pen names tucked away, just in case. batgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15143310557906978680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-32199864627750625882013-03-23T06:39:38.679-07:002013-03-23T06:39:38.679-07:00I always remember my hairdresser confessing to me ...I always remember my hairdresser confessing to me her name wasn't Sandra - as I'd been calling her for years - but there was another Linda (or whatever it was) already in the salon, so she had to change hers to avoid confusion in bookings LOL.<br /><br />I've got a women's fiction name - Ava Merrick - but that side of my career hasn't really gone anywhere yet.<br /><br />I'm still waiting to launch a career with my spoof-stripper name :)Clare Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09392142798976142547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-30510695842766002912013-03-22T18:35:23.309-07:002013-03-22T18:35:23.309-07:00Thanks for dropping by, Paula. I have trouble imag...Thanks for dropping by, Paula. I have trouble imagining *anyone* trying to dismiss you!Marcelle Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164965676254630066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-3812321526984247382013-03-22T15:37:39.974-07:002013-03-22T15:37:39.974-07:00Good idea for a post. For some writers, it's v...Good idea for a post. For some writers, it's very important to keep separate their genres. So far in my own experience, it's actually been an asset to have my work in different genres appear without fussing about using pen names. The primary benefit has been being able to thump any or several of my books onto a table in front of some dismissive jackass and watch them backpedal.Paula Johansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15546604458659721403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-13453386911317896752013-03-22T13:43:31.347-07:002013-03-22T13:43:31.347-07:00Rita, you mean there's more than one Emma Fara...Rita, you mean there's more than one Emma Faraday...? :-)Marcelle Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164965676254630066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-76295422789532601832013-03-22T09:20:18.412-07:002013-03-22T09:20:18.412-07:00YOU'RE Emma Faraday? LOL!
I use my real name. ...YOU'RE Emma Faraday? LOL!<br />I use my real name. I have enought problems coming up with character names much less a pen name.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-33469716755948205662013-03-22T08:33:59.809-07:002013-03-22T08:33:59.809-07:00Thanks for dropping by, B.E. and for the additiona...Thanks for dropping by, B.E. and for the additional pen names. Good luck with your career, no matter what name you choose!<br /><br />Elise, I didn't know that about you -- how cool! And yes, people pick different names for many different reasons, including prejudice.<br /><br />Anne Marie -- just let us know if you start writing under a different name, eh.<br />Marcelle Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164965676254630066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-51894768588788225302013-03-22T07:22:25.589-07:002013-03-22T07:22:25.589-07:00I'm still building my writing career in romant...I'm still building my writing career in romantic suspense, so I write only under that name (Anne Marie Becker), but I have a couple ideas picked out for when I branch out into other genres. ;)Anne Marie Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603878676306179018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-73177438518151898342013-03-22T07:16:46.150-07:002013-03-22T07:16:46.150-07:00The name I write under is the name I took when I j...The name I write under is the name I took when I joined Actors Equity. I was going to use my husband's name but someone had that professional name and two Union members of Equity can't have the same name. <br /><br />Intersting post. At one time ballet dancers all chose Russian names and people changed theri names to get jobs because of prejudice.Elise Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111849185666548945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-80196504221977162942013-03-22T05:25:57.411-07:002013-03-22T05:25:57.411-07:00Great post. I'm not published yet, but I do w...Great post. I'm not published yet, but I do write in several different genres, so yeah, I've thought about pen names. And I'm still undecided about whether when I finally get published to continue to use my initials or go ahead and plop my real first name in there.<br /><br />Don't forget Mark Twain = Samuel Clemens. And for a couple less famous writers: Seanan McGuire is also Mira Grant, and Elizabeth Spann Craig is also Riley Adams. =o)B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.com