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Q&A Should the narrator use pseudonyms in writing?

I have characters who have to use false names. Should the narrator use their real name or false name? For example, if person A was being called Adam when their real name was Archie, person B would ...

4 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Ajnatorix Zersolar‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:52:23Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/33077
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Ajnatorix Zersolar‭ · 2019-12-08T07:52:23Z (almost 5 years ago)
I have characters who have to use false names.  
Should the narrator use their real name or false name?  
For example, if person A was being called Adam when their real name was Archie, person B would call them Adam, but should the narrator say "Adam walked over" or "Archie walked over"?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-02-06T14:31:18Z (almost 7 years ago)
Original score: 6