Peg Herring's Blog - Posts Tagged "identity"
My Life As Someone Else
I've never been particularly fond of Peggy. It makes me feel like I'm ten again (not that that was a bad time, but still). I go by Peg whenever possible, but for some reason, Peg often becomes Pat.
As a teacher, I worked with a woman who is physically similar to me: dark hair, glasses, tall and thin (well, I once was). Her name is Pat, and we understood when new staff members had trouble keeping us separate. I answered to Pat and she answered to Peg. It was fine.
As an author, however, it's important that the correct name gets inserted into the minds of potential customers. But for some reason, people quite often think/hear/say "Pat" instead of Peg. I've been listed in programs as Pat, introduced to audiences as Pat, and thanked for coming as Pat.
Maybe I should have stuck with Peggy...but would I then become "Patty"?
As a teacher, I worked with a woman who is physically similar to me: dark hair, glasses, tall and thin (well, I once was). Her name is Pat, and we understood when new staff members had trouble keeping us separate. I answered to Pat and she answered to Peg. It was fine.
As an author, however, it's important that the correct name gets inserted into the minds of potential customers. But for some reason, people quite often think/hear/say "Pat" instead of Peg. I've been listed in programs as Pat, introduced to audiences as Pat, and thanked for coming as Pat.
Maybe I should have stuck with Peggy...but would I then become "Patty"?
