This was by far the best idea I had seen, so I looked into them. One of the suggestions was to look for old family names. I could easily use my last name (Houser), but as I’ve already said, I wanted it to be different from the name I use every day. would definitely be the beginning of my pen name since it brought back many happy memories of my childhood.

I would still visit her if she didn’t live so far away from me, too. I loved visiting my grandma, whom I call Nannie (not sure what the grandma naming story is though). – my first and middle initials (Jessica Jean). “Debora Geary inspired me to create a name that would do just that.”Īs a child, my maternal grandmother would call me J.J. Debora Geary inspired me to create a name that would do just that. I use my name for teacher things, but, although I love my name, I still wanted a name that could be individually associated with my writing. If you read about me already on this site, then you know that I’m a teacher. These were definitely an excellent starting point! I wanted to do all three of these things (I especially love a challenge), so I began looking into the many ways that writers rename themselves:

Now you may be asking if this applies to you… Does it? It definitely applied to me. Trying to name yourself as a writer can be a challenge – finding the perfect name isn’t easy. You may have already made a name for yourself at your job, so you need the chance to try something new with a new name.

They offer a way for the writer to differentiate their writing self from their career self.

You may be more inclined to write about new and exciting topics if you weren’t “yourself” for a bit…

They offer the writer a way to discover themselves.

Of course I can have a pen name if I want one! I researched pen names and how to form them (I know, research…), and I found some interesting information about them: Could authors have a pen name just to have one? Could I? I had heard of authors who had pen names, but I never thought about why they did (other than the obvious – stay hidden).

Since her life with “Witch Central” was over, she took up a new name, Audrey Faye, and continued to write characters who inched their way into your heart.Ī pen name. However, she decided to try something new. Debora Geary had her reasons for ending the A Modern Witch series, but I still grieved.

It was an excellent series, complete with characters who stole your heart and made you want to visit them in real life. Are the lyrics ringing in your ears now? Do you “really want to know” the answer? Do you have a pen name, a name other than your own, that you use for writing?Ī few years ago, an author I admire decided to stop writing the series she was working on.

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