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Riley wrote: "Riley Banks is my pen name. My real name is Rebecca Byfield but, because I write young adult books, I didn't want to publish my adult books (with quite a few sex scenes) under the same name. It was..."Love the pen name, and the explanation.
Kayden wrote: "Riley wrote: "Riley Banks is my pen name. My real name is Rebecca Byfield but, because I write young adult books, I didn't want to publish my adult books (with quite a few sex scenes) under the sam..."Thanks.
Mine would be "Thomas Duder."Oh, wait...
~Thomas Duder
FULL NAMES LIST:
Thomas Duder - pen name
That Bastard (or That Bastard From Bellingham) - blog name
Malice - model/gaming name
J (or JDW) - actual nickname
I think I might be coming down with multiple personality disorder...=@3@;;=
I did think of one for an erotica writer- Candy BushpearlI might have something along the lines of my grandmother's maiden name and my middle name or something.
I did make up a pen name based on my initials for my erotic stories - used my first and second initials (TJ). I write YA, so I didn't want any kids to stumble across them!I did think of combining old cartoon character names - Tom Jerry, Fred Barney, that sort of thing.
The author of "I am Number Four" series is Pittacus Lore - (http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...), sounds like a pen name to me!
Tony wrote: "I did make up a pen name based on my initials for my erotic stories - used my first and second initials (TJ). I write YA, so I didn't want any kids to stumble across them!I did think of combining..."
Pittacus Lore is a pen name. I heard the real author appeared on Oprah, anyone know if that's true?
Nikita Hatcher Its a split of my first name Nikhat and also my real surname also starts with H and ends with R.
Nik wrote: "Nikita Hatcher Its a split of my first name Nikhat and also my real surname also starts with H and ends with R."
Very unique. I like that name.
For those that do use a pen name do you also use a pen photo? I wanted to keep my two personas separate so one has my real photo and the other I use the model image for my book in my profile pic. Hope people aren't too disappointed when I come on their show to promote my book...
Amelia wrote: "Nik wrote: "Nikita Hatcher Its a split of my first name Nikhat and also my real surname also starts with H and ends with R."
Very unique. I like that name."
Haha, Thank you :)
Trying to come up with new options.
Now I'm keen to know what that pen name might be Tony... I like your writing style, I think it could fit quite well within the adult entertainment genre :)
My pen name would be The white dove or the white tiger or Cinderella or Mia Whites or Amy Brown or..........the list goes on endlessly........
Mine is actually a pen name! : ) Had to do it to keep my fiction passion separate from my non-fiction stuff to keep both pure and keep my street cred intact!
Lynxie wrote: "Now I'm keen to know what that pen name might be Tony... I like your writing style, I think it could fit quite well within the adult entertainment genre :)"LOL, it's Tom Jay! WE COME IN PEACE seems to be the best seller, if you want to Amazon it (or find the uncut versions on Smashwords)!
Julie wrote: "Pittacus Lore is a pen name. I heard the real author appeared on Oprah, anyone know if that's true? "
Pittacus Lore is the pen name of two people - James Frey and Jobie Hughes.
There were a few episodes of Oprah when James Frey was on. He wrote A Million Little Pieces and was touting it as a memoir and Oprah had been harping on about it for months about how amazing it was and how he changed his life and how he touched so many people with his book.
Then it turned out to be a sham. Oprah looked so embarrassed when she brought him out to get him to account for what he had done.
None of them are on GR Tony!! How am I supposed to keep track of them on my GIANT TBR list if they're not on here?!
Lynxie wrote: "None of them are on GR Tony!! How am I supposed to keep track of them on my GIANT TBR list if they're not on here?!"LOL, try Amazon and Smashwords!
Tony wrote: "Lynxie wrote: "None of them are on GR Tony!! How am I supposed to keep track of them on my GIANT TBR list if they're not on here?!"LOL, try Amazon and Smashwords!"
You can't possibly be suggesting I move my almost 1700 strong TBR list to another site now would you Tony? I did just buy one from Amazon... I shall check it out soon and fill you in.
Lynxie wrote: "Tony wrote: "Lynxie wrote: "None of them are on GR Tony!! How am I supposed to keep track of them on my GIANT TBR list if they're not on here?!"LOL, try Amazon and Smashwords!"
You can't possibl..."
Not at all, you give me such good publicity!
LOL! Tony, your book does it all, I just talk about it! :)
Riley wrote: "For those that do use a pen name do you also use a pen photo? I wanted to keep my two personas separate so one has my real photo and the other I use the model image for my book in my profile pic. H..."I do. Whenever I use Iron Fist an appropriate picture goes with it. I also have separate twitter account as well as many other accounts on different forums with the pen name. I also never use my real name or my pics on my blog.
I would never write under a penname - I want the girl who sat next to me in 7th grade and ignored me to see the error of her ways next time she walks into a bookstore or maybe logs on to Amazon.
Paul wrote: "I would never write under a penname - I want the girl who sat next to me in 7th grade and ignored me to see the error of her ways next time she walks into a bookstore or maybe logs on to Amazon."LOL
Paul wrote: "I would never write under a penname - I want the girl who sat next to me in 7th grade and ignored me to see the error of her ways next time she walks into a bookstore or maybe logs on to Amazon."LOL - well there was that consideration - but they'll find out when they're watching Ellen one day and she's interviewing me about my success...
I would just feel weird writing under a pen name. Plus, I think it would make my family feel proud to see my name on a book cover. I considered it at first because I am such a recluse and shy and don't like attention (I know. What's wrong with me, right?). That being said, I do have a pen name that I used in the past (Angelina Alexis Whystine or A. A. Whystine) but have no intention of publishing under it.
Strangely, responding to the name, I think I'd have no problem with. I've used variations of the above as online screen handles for years so if someone yelled "Hey, Whystine," or "Angelina" or "Alex", I would probably turn around. However, it feels too weird signing my name A. A. Whystine. A muscle memory thing, I guess.
And bonus love to anyone who can figure out how to pronounce Whystine. I have yet for someone to get it right.
Nicholas LeoneI used both of my names. The first is my IRL first name and the second is a play on my second name (Leo).
Or I can also use Sephyr but it's too fictional I guess.
I just thought about these 2 pen-names. I have written some stories but never got a byline as a ghost writer so it doesn't really count. heheh.
Hmm, I am not sure what I would pick...B.S. Clark
Sue B. Clark
Janelee Sue
Sueann B. Clark
Britsue Clark
Trying to play on my first, middle, and use my last name lol.
If I made one, I think I would choose "Ikao Duck"weird, but I love ducks <(* )
Luna Warez. I love Luna
And Warez is an infamous computer hacker and also my bf's pen name that was given to me by his friends.
I like how it sounds, Luna Warez. I'll stick with it :)
Brittany wrote: "Hmm, I am not sure what I would pick...B.S. Clark
Sue B. Clark
Janelee Sue
Sueann B. Clark
Britsue Clark
Trying to play on my first, middle, and use my last name lol."
Brittany, definitely don't go with B.S. Clark. You know what BS stands for, right?
Lynn M. Beaumont my middle names are Lynn Marie and Beaumont is French and I am descended from French people
I like 'Insane' as it is my name 'Sannie' spelled differently. Yet I do not think it will work when getting published. 'xxxxxx' by Insane. (Who would buy that? It's like saying, 'I'm insane, buy my book? Innit?) .. I have thought of Al'Eyolf, but that is again complicated (and inspired by 'The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan) ... Gosh, if only i liked my real name.
Nicole Houck. My middle name and the last name of my favourite author- Colleen Houck. She wrote the Tiger's Curse series.
My pen name is Alexanda Hope because it flows better than my real name but I might change it before I get too comfortable.
Riley wrote: "Brittany wrote: "Hmm, I am not sure what I would pick...B.S. Clark
Sue B. Clark
Janelee Sue
Sueann B. Clark
Britsue Clark
Trying to play on my first, middle, and use my last name lol."
Brittany,..."
Bull Shit? BS...Lol, my dad calls me Bull Shit Clark and does the same to his mom lol cuz her initials are BS also lol.
K L MurgatroydK, Katherine, for my Father's family
L, Lynn, for me
Murgatroyd for my mother's family.
Well originally I had Luna Warez, but it doesn't really flow to me the more I say it..Luna is so soft and Warez is hard. So, T.G. Warez? Since the full name is The Great Warez (google it). Or is that lame?
Amelia wrote: "I've fallen in love with two names, Clotilda West and Emilia Kenleigh.The first name is so exotic and foreign where as the second name is almost the opposite of my real name.
Clotilda is my great-..."
I really like Emilia Kenleigh, it flows so easily and it's a name I would remember.
Morgan Frost
Morgan- I love that name
Frost- reference to a season, I love winter
Morgan- I love that name
Frost- reference to a season, I love winter
Pen nameS. R. Knight
And my genre of writing would definitely be of the Supernatural area.
Noor KilmingerNoor was the name of a female spy from India during World War II and the name Kilminger was my great grandmothers maiden name.
I would like mine to be Jane Diablita. Or Gatita Diablita.My nickname is DemonKittie.
Pharey Lambert. Play off my last name changes the s to a y sound s like fairy. Then my maiden name.
I chose Riley because it is gender neutral. Could be either male or female which gives me some scope for future writing. Also, I read somewhere that lots of famous authors have 2 syllable first names and one syllable surnames. Stephen King, Danielle Steel, Harper Lee, Henry James, Roald Dahl, Robin Cook, Terry Brooks, Thomas Mann, Wilbur Smith to name just a few.
But there are just as many famous authors who buck the system. Stephanie Meyer, JK Rowling, William Shakespeare, Mary Higgins Clark, Edgar Allan Poe...
I also liked Riley Banks because it is the same initials as my real name and Banks... well, I'm hoping to fill my bank at some stage in the future with lots of money.