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Pennames - VOTE!

Mar 09 2007 11:00 pm   #1Blood Faerie

I posted this at my LJ, but of course not many people have that and I spend most of my time here anyway. ^.^

For awhile now I had been contemplating changing my Penname. I'm not quite sure what I would change it to. For one, I know JL changed hers awhile back to DreamsofSpike and hasn't seemed to have much problems, but she's probably a much more well known writer than me. Would I lose readers? I also know someone who did this and every once in awhile people thought she was plagiarizing when she posted under her new pen.

Just wondering what you all thought about it? Should I for something more unique?

I have a former pen that I used in the Labyrinth fandom - Anyastazya. I've also got other ideas that I can post and have people vote on at my LJ.
Unfortunately, we had big vampires in the next room, and I didn't think they'd wait while we had hot monkey sex. ~Cerulean Sins :: (Anita to Jean-Claude)“Is there anything your bloodline does that doesn’t involve getting naked?" ~Danse Macabre :: I’m dating three men, living with two more, and having occasional sex with two others. That’s seven men. I’m like a pornographic Snow White. I think seven is plenty. ~Danse Macabre
Mar 09 2007 11:25 pm   #2slaymesoftly

I don't think it would take long for people to make the adjustment - It seems to have gone pretty seamlessly for DoS.  I changed mine (or, actually, began using one) after I'd posted a fair amount of fics.  It was a problem on some of the archives (BS/C) because they either couldn't go in and change it or changing it wiped out all the fics; but it's OK now.  I guess somewhere out there some of my earlier fics are still listed as being by Patti, but it hasn't been a problem.

I think if you publicize it enough - on your LJ, in the AN where you post, stuff like that, everyone will get used to it fairly quickly. I say go for it!


PS - we had a contest to pick one for me - everyone on the  verse contributed their suggestions and we whittled it down to Tam's idea of Slaymesoftly.

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Mar 09 2007 11:34 pm   #3Blood Faerie

Cool.

Yeah, still trying to think of ideas besides using my old Anyastazya. Someone said it was "complicated" on my LJ and not sure what they mean. I still use it a bit when I sign up for sites as my username since its something simple. But not sure if I want something like Lady _______ or Miss ______ or I would use something Japanese but then people would assume I was Japanese of course. I even flirted with the idea of just using my real name so that if I EVER get a novel finished and published people would know it was me, lol.

Anyway, once I think of some stuff I guess I can make a poll on my LJ like I said. And asking people for input to some extent helps advertise early that my penname is changing right? Because the people that help me pick would know it was me of course :P

Unfortunately, we had big vampires in the next room, and I didn't think they'd wait while we had hot monkey sex. ~Cerulean Sins :: (Anita to Jean-Claude)“Is there anything your bloodline does that doesn’t involve getting naked?" ~Danse Macabre :: I’m dating three men, living with two more, and having occasional sex with two others. That’s seven men. I’m like a pornographic Snow White. I think seven is plenty. ~Danse Macabre
Mar 10 2007 12:42 am   #4LisFayte

What was DoS's old pen name? And Marie, have you thought of the pen name Jane? It would go well with Tarzan :-D

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Mar 10 2007 12:50 am   #5ZoeGrace

I've thought before of changing my nick, but the name "zoe" has become so much a part of me that sometimes it feels more like my name than my actual real name.

Mar 10 2007 01:15 am   #6Blood Faerie

DoS was jl1980... I had made her a banner for Blood Bound and now she can't use it *sticks out tongue at DoS*

Which reminds me, oi, some of my banners have my pen on them

Unfortunately, we had big vampires in the next room, and I didn't think they'd wait while we had hot monkey sex. ~Cerulean Sins :: (Anita to Jean-Claude)“Is there anything your bloodline does that doesn’t involve getting naked?" ~Danse Macabre :: I’m dating three men, living with two more, and having occasional sex with two others. That’s seven men. I’m like a pornographic Snow White. I think seven is plenty. ~Danse Macabre
Mar 10 2007 01:24 am   #7Eowyn315

I just read Blood Bound, and the banner was still there, even with the different penname. I wouldn't worry too much about that if you change yours - I don't think it's a big deal to have the old name on your banners, since that's the name you wrote the stories under.

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Mar 10 2007 04:47 am   #8Blood Faerie

Okay, I have the poll up with my favourite of my ideas! Go vote!!

http://liz-a-summers.livejournal.com/31646.html

Unfortunately, we had big vampires in the next room, and I didn't think they'd wait while we had hot monkey sex. ~Cerulean Sins :: (Anita to Jean-Claude)“Is there anything your bloodline does that doesn’t involve getting naked?" ~Danse Macabre :: I’m dating three men, living with two more, and having occasional sex with two others. That’s seven men. I’m like a pornographic Snow White. I think seven is plenty. ~Danse Macabre
Mar 11 2007 04:18 am   #9Spikez_tart
JL changed hers awhile back to DreamsofSpike

 

I didn't even know JL changed her pen to DOS.  I thought I was going crazy and had been writing reviews for the wrong writer.  So glad you cleared that up.  And, you really need a Spike or Spuffy penname. And, what's wrong with EAS? 

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Mar 12 2007 09:31 pm   #10Blood Faerie

It seems my new penname is Blood Faerie ^.^

Vampkiss already got back to me and changed it on her site, now just have to wait for the other three. I'm sure their busy and its not too urgent, though I hope to have it changed before my next update but not going to be upset if thats not the case, hehe

Unfortunately, we had big vampires in the next room, and I didn't think they'd wait while we had hot monkey sex. ~Cerulean Sins :: (Anita to Jean-Claude)“Is there anything your bloodline does that doesn’t involve getting naked?" ~Danse Macabre :: I’m dating three men, living with two more, and having occasional sex with two others. That’s seven men. I’m like a pornographic Snow White. I think seven is plenty. ~Danse Macabre