tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post6782964403034889278..comments2024-01-02T15:19:12.921-08:00Comments on My Little Corner: Pen Namessandra seamanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09786095189231150008noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post-80264271932832282932012-06-24T07:01:07.163-07:002012-06-24T07:01:07.163-07:00Yes, sometimes it's the unusal names that stic...Yes, sometimes it's the unusal names that stick with readers. And it doesn't matter if they misspell or get the pronunciation wrong so long as they remember your name. :)sandra seamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786095189231150008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post-74945909608059232252012-06-24T04:00:08.869-07:002012-06-24T04:00:08.869-07:00My last name has been spelt, written and pronounce...My last name has been spelt, written and pronounced in a hundred different ways and none of it closest to the original. It’s a bit of a tongue-twister, isn’t it? Hopefully, that’ll be the reason people will remember my book(s), if and when I write them.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post-8694558276190239292012-06-22T14:39:14.042-07:002012-06-22T14:39:14.042-07:00Makes Fred's C sound like a comfortable place ...Makes Fred's C sound like a comfortable place to be, Patti.sandra seamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786095189231150008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post-7300983122588687062012-06-22T14:29:26.961-07:002012-06-22T14:29:26.961-07:00Abbott gets me into more trouble than Nase did. My...Abbott gets me into more trouble than Nase did. My kids hated getting called on first so often. I like the anonymous middle.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post-80266993030021028932012-06-22T10:25:19.896-07:002012-06-22T10:25:19.896-07:00and that would be aisle. Though a nice quite isle...and that would be aisle. Though a nice quite isle for reading and writing would be quite inviting today.sandra seamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786095189231150008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post-59968257455978504222012-06-22T10:22:55.664-07:002012-06-22T10:22:55.664-07:00Yes, having your name at the beginning of the alph...Yes, having your name at the beginning of the alphabet helps put you on a higher shelf in the library and book stores, Fred. I nearly have to stand on my head to read the z's in the new release shelves. The regular w's and z's are hidden in a tiny cramped isle that I rarely visit.<br /><br />Makes you wish that once in a while they'd run the alphabet backwards. Just so you see what you're missing.sandra seamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786095189231150008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post-9084607797367722452012-06-22T09:50:27.473-07:002012-06-22T09:50:27.473-07:00I always wanted to change my last name -- the &quo...I always wanted to change my last name -- the "Z" to a "C." Look how many best selling authors have last names that begin with"C." Chandler, Christie, Cain, Bob Crais, Conan Doyle, Lee Child (who changed his name, Bill Crider, John Connelly, Michael Connelly (I know, I know), Carr, Chesterton, Mary H. Clark, her daughter, Wilkie Collins, Max Allen Collins, Patricia Cornwell ... and now I am depressed again.Zackel, Frednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post-25999103840160236492012-06-22T06:15:39.536-07:002012-06-22T06:15:39.536-07:00Seamus Sanderson? A bit too Irish for me, though ...Seamus Sanderson? A bit too Irish for me, though it does work. Many writers do well with pen names, it gives them the freedom to experiment in other genres without the expectations of the stories they're known for.sandra seamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786095189231150008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post-66894865934320175442012-06-22T05:29:31.920-07:002012-06-22T05:29:31.920-07:00If you see anything by Veronica Codhacken someday,...If you see anything by Veronica Codhacken someday, that'll be me. Etymologists will be amused if they linger on that name.<br /><br />It worked for James Tiptree, Jr (Alice Sheldon) one of my favorite short story writers.<br />May I suggest Seamus Sanderson? :)Thomas Pluckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17008022962076648740noreply@blogger.com