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Q&A Is it a bad idea to have a pen name with only an initial for a surname?

Partly because your name is the same as a Slovenian politician famous enough to be listed in Wikipedia, you should consider an alternative. Do you like your mother's maiden name? Would you prefer a...

posted 5y ago by TimeGlider‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T12:11:53Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/45981
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar TimeGlider‭ · 2019-12-08T12:11:53Z (almost 5 years ago)
Partly because your name is the same as a Slovenian politician famous enough to be listed in Wikipedia, you should consider an alternative. Do you like your mother's maiden name? Would you prefer a shortened version or an English translation of your surname (Like Ana Novik or Ana Newson, for example)? It should be short enough, memorable and have some charm for you, and it should "age well."

I've had a pseudo for years for arts things that I do that are completely unrelated to my main career, they definitely come in handy. But do tell your publisher and/or agent your full legal name :-)

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-06-13T22:47:21Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 16