Seeking advice

[blackeyedprince]

I understand that this is a bit sudden, but...

If you were looking for a writer's pseudonym, what would you consider a good fit?

Just nothing sounding like a nickname for a mercenary or gang member, please.

- Kell

Comments

[princessvegas]

Use your porn name. Your first pet's name + the name of the street you grew up on.

Mine is Daisy Pearl.

[blackeyedprince]

A... what name?!

I... doubt the place I grew up in has a street name... [it's a palace, they usually don't.]

I never had a pet...

I guess, I'm disqualified then.

[princessvegas]

A porn name. Like a name you use for porn movies so your real name don't get famous for smut.

You never had a pet? That's super sad. You should get one.

[earthborn]

They called that a stripper name where I grew up.

[princessvegas]

Works for both! I'd only use a first name if I was a stripper, though. Porn stars need a last name.

(just a drive by - not really posting anything, just staring at text)

[blackeyedprince]

[Kell stares with a mix of dread and awe at the conversation below. It did short-circuit his brain for one, hot second. Here he thought he has seen it all. Nope. Nope.
Sweet Saints, what have I unleashed into the world?

also... you know he's just making notes right? this is fascinating]

[ushiri]

Is the hypothetical writer trying to remain incognito?

[blackeyedprince]

he might try

[ushiri]

Maybe a woman's name.

Dorothea. Winifred.

[stations]

Well, my name is Jack, and the blog and books I was writing were about a gas station, so. I just kind of picked the low-hanging fruit.

-GasStationJack

[blackeyedprince]

You wrote books? Tell me more about it. What did you write about?

[stations]

Well, I was working on writing them before I wound up here. I didn't get them completely finished, although I think the first and second are pretty much ready to go.

The place I work back home sits above this... rift in space and time, essentially? It was about all the weird, absolutely batshit insane things that fall through it.

Well, that and the general, more mundane brand of bizarre that happens working overnight shifts at a gas station.

here's looking at Jack above him

[thedevilwhorose]

Don't take advice from Jack. That's how you get the name "TeaShopKell."

[stations]

What's wrong with TeaShopKell?

[blackeyedprince]

It sounds like a gang name.

[a_better_man]

Either something terribly common and boring, like say Patrik Edmond, or something ridiculously extravagant. Like Crestaxe D. Mamolbo.

[blackeyedprince]

[See, that's why Mat is such a good friend.]

I like where your mind is going. Something bombastic would surely draw attention.

[Besides. Let's be honest. Kell definitely leans into dramatic.]

[techmaturgy]

What are you writing?

[blackeyedprince]

About werewolves. It's a long story.

[ordinar]

You could use your initials.

What do you need a pen name for anyway?

[blackeyedprince]

A book. Would you believe me if I told you I'm planning a dark, paranormal romance?

[earthborn]

Can't go wrong with stealing something from greek myth. You'll sound like a pretentious idiot, but at least nobody'll peg you for a normal guy. You are normal, right?

[blackeyedprince]

Define normal.

Most people back home wouldn't have called me that, but if you ask if I am human, then the answer is yes.

I'm afraid I have no idea what greek myth is. The genre might call for a pretentious idiot, though.

[restingstitchface]

I would consider a name that reflects my status in this world. One that exhibits a personal sense of taste.

[blackeyedprince]

I did consider this approach, but finally decided against it. This type of writing reflects very poorly on anything that could pass as personal taste.