Comments on: Should You Write Under a Pseudonym? http://www.superheronation.com/2009/04/30/should-you-write-under-a-pseudonym/ How to write a graphic novel, comic book or superhero novel and get it published Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:30:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ragged Boy http://www.superheronation.com/2009/04/30/should-you-write-under-a-pseudonym/#comment-26953 Ragged Boy Wed, 06 May 2009 19:49:32 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/?p=3415#comment-26953 Ok, thank god. Haha, I'm working on that now. Wish me luck. :-D I've been rather positive lately. Ok, thank god. Haha, I’m working on that now. Wish me luck. :-D

I’ve been rather positive lately.

]]> By: B. Mac http://www.superheronation.com/2009/04/30/should-you-write-under-a-pseudonym/#comment-26930 B. Mac Wed, 06 May 2009 17:48:18 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/?p=3415#comment-26930 Well, right now I would say that your main problem is that you don't have an outline for all the issues. Your pseudonym is not remotely as important. Well, right now I would say that your main problem is that you don’t have an outline for all the issues. Your pseudonym is not remotely as important.

]]> By: David http://www.superheronation.com/2009/04/30/should-you-write-under-a-pseudonym/#comment-26909 David Wed, 06 May 2009 15:37:01 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/?p=3415#comment-26909 Ragged boy from what iv read u got no problems lol your fine they could mean finding a publisher and such Ragged boy from what iv read u got no problems lol your fine they could mean finding a publisher and such

]]> By: Ragged Boy http://www.superheronation.com/2009/04/30/should-you-write-under-a-pseudonym/#comment-26904 Ragged Boy Wed, 06 May 2009 15:15:09 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/?p=3415#comment-26904 "This is not nearly your biggest problem right now. Keep writing!" ;-) I'm not sure how to feel about this statement. It scares me. :-( “This is not nearly your biggest problem right now. Keep writing!” ;-)

I’m not sure how to feel about this statement. It scares me. :-(

]]> By: David http://www.superheronation.com/2009/04/30/should-you-write-under-a-pseudonym/#comment-26829 David Wed, 06 May 2009 00:33:20 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/?p=3415#comment-26829 be funny as hell if they did though lol btw i had a look in wikipedia there are three david milnes on it and none of em me lol we got Sir david milne the british soldier and David milne the canadien artist both dead then theres david milne the astralien rugby player you should type your name see if your the one and only lol be funny as hell if they did though lol

btw i had a look in wikipedia there are three david milnes on it and none of em me lol

we got Sir david milne the british soldier

and David milne the canadien artist

both dead

then theres david milne the astralien rugby player

you should type your name see if your the one and only lol

]]> By: B. Mac http://www.superheronation.com/2009/04/30/should-you-write-under-a-pseudonym/#comment-26824 B. Mac Wed, 06 May 2009 00:03:42 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/?p=3415#comment-26824 Nah. Even if your last name belongs to a literary superstar (King, Rice, Meier, etc) there is very little room for confusion unless you have a similar/identical first name. I think that's true even if the last name is uncommon (like I think yours is). For example, Chris Buckley is a bestselling humor writer and William Buckley started National Review. <br /> I don't think anyone will confuse you with the author that did Winnie the Pooh. For one, he died 50 years ago and would be over 125 today. Also, I doubt that your book's cover will make it look anything like Winnie the Pooh. Nah. Even if your last name belongs to a literary superstar (King, Rice, Meier, etc) there is very little room for confusion unless you have a similar/identical first name. I think that’s true even if the last name is uncommon (like I think yours is). For example, Chris Buckley is a bestselling humor writer and William Buckley started National Review.

I don’t think anyone will confuse you with the author that did Winnie the Pooh. For one, he died 50 years ago and would be over 125 today. Also, I doubt that your book’s cover will make it look anything like Winnie the Pooh.

]]> By: David http://www.superheronation.com/2009/04/30/should-you-write-under-a-pseudonym/#comment-26823 David Tue, 05 May 2009 23:50:47 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/?p=3415#comment-26823 hey over here we have A.A milne who wrote winnie the poo now he is fairly famoues in britien dunno if you know him over there you think if people see my last name they might think i was related or somethign? hey over here we have A.A milne who wrote winnie the poo now he is fairly famoues in britien dunno if you know him over there

you think if people see my last name they might think i was related or somethign?

]]> By: Tom http://www.superheronation.com/2009/04/30/should-you-write-under-a-pseudonym/#comment-26799 Tom Tue, 05 May 2009 19:02:07 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/?p=3415#comment-26799 My last name's uncommon (very uncommon) but it's not unusual. It's... perfect for writing I suppose, since it has no previous connotations with the exception of with a very small group of people but it's easy to remember and memorable. My last name’s uncommon (very uncommon) but it’s not unusual. It’s… perfect for writing I suppose, since it has no previous connotations with the exception of with a very small group of people but it’s easy to remember and memorable.

]]> By: Holliequ http://www.superheronation.com/2009/04/30/should-you-write-under-a-pseudonym/#comment-26798 Holliequ Tue, 05 May 2009 18:51:37 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/?p=3415#comment-26798 I think I'll probably end up writing under something like H. N. Quirke. I think it has style and uses my real-life initials. (Minus the N. I don't have a middle name.) It's fun trying to come up with pseudonyms. Mine start off normal and then get gradually wackier and wackier. Lady Sunshine indeed. :P I think I’ll probably end up writing under something like H. N. Quirke. I think it has style and uses my real-life initials. (Minus the N. I don’t have a middle name.)

It’s fun trying to come up with pseudonyms. Mine start off normal and then get gradually wackier and wackier. Lady Sunshine indeed. :P

]]> By: B. Mac http://www.superheronation.com/2009/04/30/should-you-write-under-a-pseudonym/#comment-26783 B. Mac Tue, 05 May 2009 17:07:35 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/?p=3415#comment-26783 Your last name is pretty bad-ass. If you were concerned about the double 't,' you could remove one of them. I think that would make it look smoother. <br /> I'm not sure about the first name. Your first name is the only word I've misspelled more than once in the last two years. And you've mentioned that people have trouble pronouncing it. I'd recommend looking into other options. <br /> Anyway. This is not nearly your biggest problem right now. Keep writing! ;-) Your last name is pretty bad-ass. If you were concerned about the double ‘t,’ you could remove one of them. I think that would make it look smoother.

I’m not sure about the first name. Your first name is the only word I’ve misspelled more than once in the last two years. And you’ve mentioned that people have trouble pronouncing it. I’d recommend looking into other options.

Anyway. This is not nearly your biggest problem right now. Keep writing! ;-)

]]> By: Ragged Boy http://www.superheronation.com/2009/04/30/should-you-write-under-a-pseudonym/#comment-26775 Ragged Boy Tue, 05 May 2009 16:25:05 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/?p=3415#comment-26775 "RB, I don’t even think you need the initals A.T. to make your name a perfect author name - your first and last names are great. I can just picture them on the cover of something amazing." Thanks. :-) I don't know. I feel my last name is a little harsh. I suspect no one would pronounce my full name correctly. Maybe it's just me. “RB, I don’t even think you need the initals A.T. to make your name a perfect author name – your first and last names are great. I can just picture them on the cover of something amazing.”

Thanks. :-)

I don’t know. I feel my last name is a little harsh. I suspect no one would pronounce my full name correctly. Maybe it’s just me.

]]> By: B. Mac http://www.superheronation.com/2009/04/30/should-you-write-under-a-pseudonym/#comment-26349 B. Mac Sat, 02 May 2009 04:19:04 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/?p=3415#comment-26349 ;-) <br /> David, this is just some business/marketing advice. Nothing personal. <br /> Also, I really doubt that the author's name will affect publisher decisions. Generally, a manuscript is rejected or published based on how much work it would take to get it ready to be published. If your name was the main thing holding you back, it would take maybe half an hour to come up with something the editor likes better. It's far easier to come up with a stylish name than to make a bland manuscript stylish. <br /> ... <br /> "I really doubt that the author's name will affect publisher decisions." The only exception I can think of is when an author picks a name that draws his style into question. "I want to write as Lady Sunshine!" ;-)

David, this is just some business/marketing advice. Nothing personal.

Also, I really doubt that the author’s name will affect publisher decisions. Generally, a manuscript is rejected or published based on how much work it would take to get it ready to be published. If your name was the main thing holding you back, it would take maybe half an hour to come up with something the editor likes better. It’s far easier to come up with a stylish name than to make a bland manuscript stylish.

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“I really doubt that the author’s name will affect publisher decisions.” The only exception I can think of is when an author picks a name that draws his style into question. “I want to write as Lady Sunshine!”

]]> By: David http://www.superheronation.com/2009/04/30/should-you-write-under-a-pseudonym/#comment-26345 David Sat, 02 May 2009 03:55:14 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/?p=3415#comment-26345 Hey, I didn't choose my last name, you know. ;-) Hey, I didn’t choose my last name, you know. ;-)

]]> By: B. Mac http://www.superheronation.com/2009/04/30/should-you-write-under-a-pseudonym/#comment-26343 B. Mac Sat, 02 May 2009 03:45:09 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/?p=3415#comment-26343 David, I like your first name a lot. Your last name could possibly use a bit more toughness, but I think it's close enough that it could go either way. David, I like your first name a lot. Your last name could possibly use a bit more toughness, but I think it’s close enough that it could go either way.

]]> By: Becca http://www.superheronation.com/2009/04/30/should-you-write-under-a-pseudonym/#comment-26336 Becca Sat, 02 May 2009 02:14:16 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/?p=3415#comment-26336 RB, I don't even think you need the initals A.T. to make your name a perfect author name - your first and last names are great. I can just picture them on the cover of something amazing. :) RB, I don’t even think you need the initals A.T. to make your name a perfect author name – your first and last names are great. I can just picture them on the cover of something amazing. :)

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