Naming Names
Mar. 9th, 2004 10:11 amOK, so I was going to be all spiffy-like and construct a real poll about this, but I couldn't come up with any cute/catchy/snarky answers, so instead I'll do this the boring way.
I've been thinking a lot about pseudonyms and why/if people choose to use them. If I were to ever publish any of my fiction, I don't know whether or not I'd use a pseudonym. And that made me wonder - as I look around at all the writers on my friends list, and boy there are a lot of them. So, some questions:
1. Do you write?
2. If you write, do you use a pseudonym?
3. If you use a pseudonym, why?
4. If you don't use a pseudonym, why?
5. How did you choose your pseudonym?
6. Do more people know you by your pseudonym or by your real name? :-)
Curious
gnomis are waiting with bated breath for your answers.
I've been thinking a lot about pseudonyms and why/if people choose to use them. If I were to ever publish any of my fiction, I don't know whether or not I'd use a pseudonym. And that made me wonder - as I look around at all the writers on my friends list, and boy there are a lot of them. So, some questions:
1. Do you write?
2. If you write, do you use a pseudonym?
3. If you use a pseudonym, why?
4. If you don't use a pseudonym, why?
5. How did you choose your pseudonym?
6. Do more people know you by your pseudonym or by your real name? :-)
Curious
no subject
Date: 2004-03-09 05:23 pm (UTC)uh, yeah, but you know that already.
2. If you write, do you use a pseudonym?
Sort of. All of the fanfic is under the name you know me by. The lj is under a different name, and ironically, it's the name I'd be inclined to use if I decide to ever publish for real.
3. If you use a pseudonym, why?
I use one, first, because I realized that I was being hyper-critical of my boss here, and I didn't want it to be quite as easily traced to me. If I do really publish, I probably would use a pseudonym mostly because of P's privacy issues.
4. If you don't use a pseudonym, why?
As far as the rest of it, the fanfiction, I'm not embarrassed about what I write, and I don't much care if I get traced to it.
5. How did you choose your pseudonym?
Um. Blame
6. Do more people know you by your pseudonym or by your real name? I honestly don't know anymore. I imagine more people know my real name, actually.