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Q&A Should the narrator use pseudonyms in writing?

Use the real name. I do this all the time, in my current writing the main character (a female) is often spying to gain information, and pretends to be a fictitious person to do it. My narrator al...

posted 7y ago by Amadeus‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-19T22:13:18Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:52:25Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T07:52:25Z (almost 5 years ago)
## Use the real name.

I do this all the time, in my current writing the main character (a female) is often spying to gain information, and pretends to be a fictitious person to do it.

My narrator always calls her by her real name. She introduces herself by her assumed name and responds only to it. She never uses her real name anywhere but in her real life.

> "Karen?" Jon asked.  
> Ariel looked up. "Yes sir?"

I have not written a situation in which overlap between missions occurs; that would be unusual in my story universe, but if I did, she would make an excuse to any person that knew her by a previous name. For example, that in a previous job she had stopped using "Mary" and taken to using her middle name "Karen" to avoid a conflict with another "Mary". Something like that.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-02-06T15:20:11Z (almost 7 years ago)
Original score: 8