If you write stuff and post it online or sell it, do you use a pen name?
Do you use a pen name?
06/10/2012
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Well, yes and no.
I go by one of two names online, one being "Peggi" which is what I want to legally change my name to, since I hate "Amanda" since it's sooooo common, or "Janessa", which is part of my middle name
I go by one of two names online, one being "Peggi" which is what I want to legally change my name to, since I hate "Amanda" since it's sooooo common, or "Janessa", which is part of my middle name
06/10/2012
Anything I've put out is usually under my online cognomen that I've had for years. If someone comes across that name attached to a story, guaranteed that it's my hack. My online name is quite distinctive.
I've considered a nom de plume since I was twelve, just to be exotic. Although now I'm thinking that it might be a good idea to write under a pen name - that way, I can market the "brand" of whatever name I choose and still retain my privacy with my real name. (Plus side, it would mean getting a whole new wardrobe for the image!)
I've considered a nom de plume since I was twelve, just to be exotic. Although now I'm thinking that it might be a good idea to write under a pen name - that way, I can market the "brand" of whatever name I choose and still retain my privacy with my real name. (Plus side, it would mean getting a whole new wardrobe for the image!)
06/11/2012
Not exactly. I use my first and middle initials and last name.
06/11/2012
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Hell yeah.
Originally posted by
Falsepast
If you write stuff and post it online or sell it, do you use a pen name?
06/11/2012
I have two different names I go by on the internet.
06/11/2012
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I use my own name everywhere I go.
Originally posted by
Falsepast
If you write stuff and post it online or sell it, do you use a pen name?
06/11/2012
Well I'm on fanfiction.net with the same name I use here and on deviantart with a different one but if I did get the chance to really publish something I would probably use a pen name. It's more distinctive than if I were to use my real name since there are other people with pretty much the exact same name as me.
06/11/2012
Yep. I never use my real name.
06/11/2012
Kira is what I go by online and have for some time now. I've used that name across multiple interest groups. My real name is quite common, so I could probably use it and be fine, but I've never been much of a fan of it anyhow.
06/11/2012
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