Pseudonym Me!
Please welcome guest blogger Joseph Eastwood, who has generously allowed us to borrow a popular post from September, 2011, on his blog. I found this article informative and entertaining. I'm sure you will too. At the end of his kind contribution, I've added a little introduction to Joseph, and his writing. Enjoy!
Pseudonym Me!
Do you have a pen name? Nom de plume? Pseudonym? In fact, do you need one?
I've never considering changing my name because I wanted to take full credit for my writing, and I've always wondered why some people do change there names--actors, singers, writers, authors, just people in general.
Okay, well I'm not sure why other people may change their name, probably because it just doesn't suit them--or they're in love with another name. So this might be a little bit the same with artists; singers, authors etc. and I've been wondering whether or not I need a pen name, and although I love my name, I've just been thinking, what if I was change it.
I read an article, a few months ago now and it was about an author who wrote erotica under a pen name and she also taught at a high school, but when the parents of her students found out about her other name and published books, she was marred a disgrace--I'm not sure what happened to her, but she is still writing, and in the article, she said she wouldn't give up that. Of course I see how a pseudonym was relevant here.
And here are some of the other reasons people may change their names:
• Their last name is unpronounceable, this is very common with recording artists (so I've found).
• because they are named after someone who is already famous, I know this is what Katy Perry did, formally Katy "Kate" Hudson--so you can see the confusion here.
• There name is common i.e. John Smith, and an exotic sounding name might stick better--and separate you from everyone else in Google search ;)
• because they've already published in a genre under one name.
Now that last point is where I am. I'm currently only working on my YA fantasy novels, and each of them will be under my name, 'Joseph Eastwood' but I also want to write gory horror and some gay romance novels, and hey, I might even give erotica a go, I sure know I have the mind for it--but I can't stick them with my name as well, right.
I don't want to change my name at all--my full name is Joseph Thomas James Eastwood, and I'd like to work with that, maybe move things around, take things out, shorten the names etc. and I was thinking for horrors, I could be J. T. James or something and for romance I could be Thomas Jay.
What do you think? And do you have a pseudonym?
I'd love to hear how you came to it.
-Joseph
Joseph Eastwood was raised in Lancaster, England, the eldest of five children. He presently attends the University of Cumbria, as a student of English Literature and Creative Writing.
He has always been drawn to creativity, particularly drawing, reading, music and writing, (including some brilliant poetry, if I may insert my opinion here, lol). His taste in the arts is broad and diverse and it definitely comes through in his work.
Joseph has a penchant for sci-fi, supernatural, fantasy and dramatic films and television shows. You'll often find him discussing his favourites on his Personal Blog, along with giving tons of excellent advice on writing.
An advocate of the LGBT community, freedom of sexuality and equal rights are causes Joseph is very passionate about.
He's hoping to release his novel, Lumen , a YA fantasy/thriller, before March 1, 2012. It will be available on Amazon and Smashwords. He has already started two new projects, as well, Salem Gates and Clandestine .
Keep an eye on Joseph's Goodreads page, so you don't miss the release date for Lumen . Here's a little intro to the book, Joseph has provided us...
"Daniel, like all other adolescents on Templar Island is going through the final transition that will allow him to manipulate the bonds of energy and do more than just tamper with his own biological form.
After a near-death experience he is accepted into Croft's Academy, the only private school on the island and for someone like Daniel to gain access to such teaching is a privilege, and they won't let him forget it. He tries to fit in, but that's when things take a turn for the worst, and everything he once knew can't be possible any more. He doesn't know who to trust or what to believe."
You'll also find Joseph on Facebook, and Twitter, among other places. He's quite friendly. Stop by and say hello!
Pseudonym Me!
Do you have a pen name? Nom de plume? Pseudonym? In fact, do you need one?
I've never considering changing my name because I wanted to take full credit for my writing, and I've always wondered why some people do change there names--actors, singers, writers, authors, just people in general.
Okay, well I'm not sure why other people may change their name, probably because it just doesn't suit them--or they're in love with another name. So this might be a little bit the same with artists; singers, authors etc. and I've been wondering whether or not I need a pen name, and although I love my name, I've just been thinking, what if I was change it.
I read an article, a few months ago now and it was about an author who wrote erotica under a pen name and she also taught at a high school, but when the parents of her students found out about her other name and published books, she was marred a disgrace--I'm not sure what happened to her, but she is still writing, and in the article, she said she wouldn't give up that. Of course I see how a pseudonym was relevant here.
And here are some of the other reasons people may change their names:
• Their last name is unpronounceable, this is very common with recording artists (so I've found).
• because they are named after someone who is already famous, I know this is what Katy Perry did, formally Katy "Kate" Hudson--so you can see the confusion here.
• There name is common i.e. John Smith, and an exotic sounding name might stick better--and separate you from everyone else in Google search ;)
• because they've already published in a genre under one name.
Now that last point is where I am. I'm currently only working on my YA fantasy novels, and each of them will be under my name, 'Joseph Eastwood' but I also want to write gory horror and some gay romance novels, and hey, I might even give erotica a go, I sure know I have the mind for it--but I can't stick them with my name as well, right.
I don't want to change my name at all--my full name is Joseph Thomas James Eastwood, and I'd like to work with that, maybe move things around, take things out, shorten the names etc. and I was thinking for horrors, I could be J. T. James or something and for romance I could be Thomas Jay.
What do you think? And do you have a pseudonym?
I'd love to hear how you came to it.
-Joseph
Joseph Eastwood was raised in Lancaster, England, the eldest of five children. He presently attends the University of Cumbria, as a student of English Literature and Creative Writing.
He has always been drawn to creativity, particularly drawing, reading, music and writing, (including some brilliant poetry, if I may insert my opinion here, lol). His taste in the arts is broad and diverse and it definitely comes through in his work. Joseph has a penchant for sci-fi, supernatural, fantasy and dramatic films and television shows. You'll often find him discussing his favourites on his Personal Blog, along with giving tons of excellent advice on writing.
An advocate of the LGBT community, freedom of sexuality and equal rights are causes Joseph is very passionate about.
He's hoping to release his novel, Lumen , a YA fantasy/thriller, before March 1, 2012. It will be available on Amazon and Smashwords. He has already started two new projects, as well, Salem Gates and Clandestine .
Keep an eye on Joseph's Goodreads page, so you don't miss the release date for Lumen . Here's a little intro to the book, Joseph has provided us...
"Daniel, like all other adolescents on Templar Island is going through the final transition that will allow him to manipulate the bonds of energy and do more than just tamper with his own biological form.
After a near-death experience he is accepted into Croft's Academy, the only private school on the island and for someone like Daniel to gain access to such teaching is a privilege, and they won't let him forget it. He tries to fit in, but that's when things take a turn for the worst, and everything he once knew can't be possible any more. He doesn't know who to trust or what to believe."
You'll also find Joseph on Facebook, and Twitter, among other places. He's quite friendly. Stop by and say hello!
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