tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898084201599138650.post6127229767100226117..comments2023-06-21T07:39:38.607-07:00Comments on Magic City Writing: To be or not to be? Should you use a pen name?Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03267367299834306309noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898084201599138650.post-2323570770116553452013-08-28T12:19:22.091-07:002013-08-28T12:19:22.091-07:00Jacqueline, after 95 books I think I'd answer ...Jacqueline, after 95 books I think I'd answer to my pen name easier than my given name! Thank you for commenting!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03267367299834306309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898084201599138650.post-20910892209491572272013-08-28T12:16:43.626-07:002013-08-28T12:16:43.626-07:00Ella - Love the source of your name!Ella - Love the source of your name!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13648529337809485033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898084201599138650.post-56885192058860652882013-08-28T12:12:41.478-07:002013-08-28T12:12:41.478-07:00I used a variation on my first name (it's real...I used a variation on my first name (it's really Jackie, but I used Jacqueline) plus my middle name, Diamond, which is also my birth stone. After 95 books, I readily answer to my pen name!Jacqueline Diamondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10491842326767839163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898084201599138650.post-16807126313037715472013-08-28T12:07:49.773-07:002013-08-28T12:07:49.773-07:00Marilyn - smart thinking about the alphabet! I ne...Marilyn - smart thinking about the alphabet! I need to scoot to the book store to see which letters are typically at eye level!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13648529337809485033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898084201599138650.post-60750866330059779842013-08-28T11:20:23.551-07:002013-08-28T11:20:23.551-07:00For all the reasons you've mentioned and more,...For all the reasons you've mentioned and more, I went with a pen name. I actually sat my husband down and explained the implications of both approaches, making sure he understood as well, since having everyone I know personally aware of what I write would also affect my family. And that, I think, was the deciding factor for me, given that I write erotic. My kids are still at home. Who knows what their friends or friends' parents might subject them too if we were open about my work. So we decided, for now, that a pen name was the best route. Mine, by the way, is a mash of my actual initials, L. A., a gift from my critique partner, lol!Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12391217990906084188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898084201599138650.post-63734724290649939162013-08-28T11:09:26.437-07:002013-08-28T11:09:26.437-07:00Both my married and maiden names are difficult to ...Both my married and maiden names are difficult to spell and pronounce. So I guess I'm in good company with Lewis Carroll and Joseph Conrad. At my "advanced" age, I didn't want to have to learn to answer to a completely new name, so I kept my first name and looked for a different last one. I dug back in the family tree and decided I liked my maternal great-grandmother's maiden name -- Baxter. It's near the front of the alphabet and it has an unusual letter - X - which I've heard can make it stand out too. I guess we'll see.<br /><br />Great post!Marilyn Baxterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01064029637126464112noreply@blogger.com