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Who Am I? Writing Under a Pseudonym
Author Joe Zagets (also known as, bestselling author Zoje Stage) explains why writers should consider writing under a pseudonym.
The post Who Am I? Writing Under a Pseudonym appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/who-am-i-writing-under-a-pseudonym
#BusinessofWriting #GetPublished #PenName #writingunderapseudonym
Finding Authenticity: Two Names, One Person
Recently, I discovered that I could publish under a pen name: Free Ocean Spirit. What surprised me was not the name itself, but the freedom it gave me to create—and the realization that the professional, creative, analytical and reflective parts of me were never separate people to begin with.https://reflections.myriamgareau.com/2026/09/13/finding-authenticity-two-names-one-person/
Does anyone have experience using a #penName / #pseudonym ideally for online publishing? I want to add one of those "copyright (date) (name)" things to the chapters of my webnovel (I know it's extremely difficult to enforce without hiring a lawyer, but better than nothing I guess) but I reeeally don't want to put my real name (might as well make it slightly challenging for stalkers) so I wanted to use a pseudonym...but do I need to have legally registered that pseudonym somewhere first?
Proteus is also a type of bacteria, one of the smallest and most fundamental life forms. It reminds me that we are constantly changing, and always connected in ways that run deeper than the contributions of humankind. #name #moniker #penname
https://survivorliteracy.com/2026/08/12/protyus-protyus-wherefore-art-thou-protyus-6/
Why I Write Under a Pseudonym
Author David Hirshberg (also known as Fredric Price, CEO of biotech companies) shares why he writes under a pseudonym.
The post Why I Write Under a Pseudonym appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/why-i-write-under-a-pseudonym
#BeInspired #TheWritersLife #WritingHabitsandPractices #PenName #writingunderapseudonym
Proteus is also a type of bacteria, one of the smallest and most fundamental life forms. It reminds me that we are constantly changing, and always connected in ways that run deeper than the contributions of humankind. #name #moniker #penname
https://survivorliteracy.com/2026/03/19/protyus-protyus-wherefore-art-thou-protyus-4/
Proteus is also a type of bacteria, one of the smallest and most fundamental life forms. It reminds me that we are constantly changing, and always connected in ways that run deeper than the contributions of humankind. #name #moniker #penname
https://survivorliteracy.com/2026/02/19/protyus-protyus-wherefore-art-thou-protyus-3/
Today's clue is: pen name! Stay tuned tomorrow for the full announcement. #local #fantasy #penname #announcement #anticipation
Do you know your copy right laws for your work? Here is a easy place to find it or start from. Im going to go take some migraine meds and lay down after this one. Though it shouldn't be tooo dry.
#canada #copyright #law #penname #intriguing #chaos #protection #AI
The other thing about this review is that it’s for a pen name, and it is quite interesting to discover the level of detachment I felt reading it.
I actively avoid reading reviews, or even catching sight of star ratings, for my “real” books. But for the pen name, I’m like, “oh, four stars is it? Let’s have a look.”
I’m not sure if it’s because the pen name adds a buffer, or if, because they’re short and only take a weekend to throw together, I’m less attached in general.
CAW Term of the Week - Pen Name
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#PenName #NomDePlume
9/20 Sara Donati: Wilderness series
#IntelligentlyEntertainingNovels #Natives #NorthAmerica #Slaves #Refugees #SocialHistory #Ecology #Resistance #Family #Liberals #Wilderness #Education #EducationForAllColours #Liberation #Respect #RespectForAllColours #WhiteSupremacy #CharacterDevelopment #HumanRights #Emancipation #Loyalty #Fight #War #HistoricalFrontier #Colonialism #SaraDonati #Donati #PenName #RosinaLippi
Book Challenge: 20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No (or only very short) explanations, no reviews, just the title and the book covers. Don't forget the alt text.
#20books #20books20days #20Bücher #BooksThatInfluencedYou #Books #BookChallengeMupan #MediaMupan #20booksMupan
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#writerscoffeeclub Credit to; @johnhowesauthor
DO YOU WRITE UNDER YOUR OWN NAME? DO YOU SHARE A NAME WITH ANOTHER WRITER?
Arista Holmes is my pen name, but it was my nickname long before I decided to use it to publish under.
I don't publish under a penname for anonymity, I just prefer Arista Holmes to my actual name, and it fits the Fantasy Genre a little better than my real name too.
#Writing #WritingCommunity #writersofmastodon #AriSpeaks #AristaSpeaks #Aristaholmes #Penname #Pseudonym
I've moved my Your Autistic Life profile from Chrome to Firefox. It was *mostly* painless. The most painful thing was that it did not replicate my open tabs.
(By the way, if you did not know this. Firefox has a way to import your Chrome data. Google it! :madjoy: )
I have many pen names and I have one profile for each in Chrome, so I'm not done yet. I've moved one other profile. I still need to move my... er... plain boring profile. (I mean one I created first, before I had any pen name.)
There are two profiles that won't get moved. One is for a pen name that I killed last week. The other one is for a pen name I'm going to kill soon.
I'm trying to concentrate on Your Autistic Life.
I can relate to SO much of this piece about pen names by the writer formally known as Guy New York
#penName #eroticwriter#Sexblogging
#HanHeiger — the #penname of #HansNeumann — told the story of #ConcentrationCamp #survivor #JosefKohout, who wanted to remain #anonymous, due to the fact that sections of #Paragraph175—the #antisodomy #law that the #Nazis used to #prosecute people accused of “engaging in #homosexual #activity”—were still part of the country’s #penalcode.
As I am comitting more and more time to my #writing and interacting with the #writingcommunity I decided to switch over to my #penname. This is a #change I maybe should have made earlier, but better now than never. I also wrote a short #kofi post about it.
https://ko-fi.com/post/Changes-Interesting-times-ahead-B0B6KKC4R
So if you get a follow from my new writer account @morriswayts don't block me, follow me back! :D
People of @bookstodon,
I'm very curious today (for current reasons) about your opinion and experiences regarding pen names.
You see, I #amReading currently a novel with an occult urban fantasy setting, and the chosen pen name (Lilith Saintcrow) seems to be very up-front about this.
What about you? Have you examples of such obvious, punch in the face pen names, and if so, what are your thoughts about it?
Trying to decide if I need another account for #WillaReece or if anyone interested can follow me here. #fantasy #romance #folkmagic #supernatural #mystery #penname #authors
Authors who write across genres: Do you feel it's a good idea to have a genre-dedicated pen name, or do you publish all your stuff, regardless of genre, under the same name (real or pen)?
#PenName #Writing #Writer #Publishing
FiXato
Hello, my name is FiXato.
It started as a handle, or more accurately as a moniker under which I would produce (online) content. As it's become part of my identity over time, I've come to regard it as my name, rather than a nickname though.
In mixed offline and online contexts, or where applicable, I might sign with a combination of my wallet names and online names ¹. While my wallet names are easily found online, I want to be addressed online by my online name, FiXato.
Shortened form(s)
People who've interacted with me for a while and who are looking to shorten the name, are free to refer to me as 'FiX'. Just 'F' is fine too, though my preference goes to 'FiX'.
Capitalisation
The odd capitalisation of the name is a stylistic choice, which originates from early logo sketches ², where the X would act as an encapsulating centre glyph.
While the X in my name is capitalised, it does not affect the pronunciation of my name, or indicate the start of the next emphasis.
Pronunciation
The closest approximation to my name's pronunciation I've been able to come up with using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), is: /fɪks'ɑto/.
If I had to write it phonetically, I'd probably describe it as fix-ah-toh ³ (or fix-ah-tow?).
This would be the preferred pronunciation, though I'm also okay with a more American pronunciation, similar to /fɪkseɪ'to/.
I guess it's similar to how 'tomato' sounds differently between British (/təˈmɑː.təʊ/) and American (/təˈmeɪ.t̬oʊ/) English.
The shortened form would simply be pronounced as 'fix'. (Though still written with its F and X capitalised: 'FiX'.)
IPA: /fɪks/
Attached is an audio file with a quick pronunciation of my handle using British and American English pronunciation.
Footnotes
¹ The combination of wallet names and online name usually is in the following form: my meatspace ⁴ first name, followed by the initials of my meatspace second and third name, followed by "FiXato" (including double quotes), followed by my meatspace surname.
I.e. $firstName $initial1. $initial2. "FiXato" $lastName.
² In the earliest sketches and name choices it was actually 'FiXations', but the balance felt off, and it was already a rather well-used name as well as common English word, which would make searching for content produced under that name rather difficult, so I decided on "FiXato" instead. Of course I later discovered that 'fixato' is also an Italian verb, and that search engines later on decided that it must be a typo (even when explicitly capitalised) of 'fixator', which is a medical device...
³ no, not 'fix a toe'; the 'ato'-part is more a single syllable, and not as separate from the 'fix' part either.
⁴ Meatspace: a term to distinguish the offline from the online life. Meatspace is the aspect of the world where we interact physically. When it comes to my #meatspace name, I might also use the term 'wallet name' instead; i.e. the name that's on the cards and such that are in one's wallet.
No, I don't consider 'in real life' a good alternative to indicate the offline interactions. It has the negative connotation that our online communications are not actually part of the real life, while it merely is just another means of communication.
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