tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300387287801526070.post3007995669028223332..comments2023-05-30T20:44:13.731+09:30Comments on Musings of an Aussie Writer: Your ThoughtsBThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15170193722932454605noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300387287801526070.post-7047109902225742762009-08-24T09:34:20.200+09:302009-08-24T09:34:20.200+09:30Oh, and I like the idea of using your mother's...Oh, and I like the idea of using your mother's maiden name.Danielle Birchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11796467053451208102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300387287801526070.post-618249802250020432009-08-24T09:33:49.845+09:302009-08-24T09:33:49.845+09:30I have friends who write erotica and use pseudonym...I have friends who write erotica and use pseudonyms as they also write other genres and want to keep them separate. I'd probably do the same if I was writing erotica and YA.Danielle Birchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11796467053451208102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300387287801526070.post-71100613222702033452009-08-24T08:17:11.878+09:302009-08-24T08:17:11.878+09:30All good points and interesting advice.
Thank you...All good points and interesting advice.<br /><br />Thank you one and all.BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170193722932454605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300387287801526070.post-12134294890508155622009-08-24T02:12:49.220+09:302009-08-24T02:12:49.220+09:30It would depend on if I thought the same audience ...It would depend on if I thought the same audience would read both. If not, I can see the benefit of a pen name. Young readers, for instance, don't need to know about Relentless Sodomy: The Musical! until they're older. <br /><br />Stephen King said that he created his alter ego as a way to write stories that people didn't want "Stephen King" writing. I can see his point. I Fox Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05487359877190292039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300387287801526070.post-74184360605227953122009-08-24T01:48:27.388+09:302009-08-24T01:48:27.388+09:30If I got to name a category for my own stories, I&...If I got to name a category for my own stories, I'd call it "Sex and Death". Yeah, they don't always have both in huge amounts, but my favorites generally do. Oftentimes violently, or in ways that are otherwise disturbing.<br /><br />Which is why if I were to write YA, I think I'd have to do it under a pseudonym. I think your method of choosing one is good-- BT James or Kateyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05727622678452936037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300387287801526070.post-11364526338613814962009-08-24T00:01:46.393+09:302009-08-24T00:01:46.393+09:30I have considered this as well. I don't write...I have considered this as well. I don't write explicit sex, but I do write graphic violence. most of which is free to read if you know my name. I think that if I am up front with a publisher (and I ever get a publisher) we can work out a compromise. I think I would use J.C. Ruse. (first initials and mothers maiden name.)Jamie Eyberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875759697016701358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300387287801526070.post-54021493557596130462009-08-23T21:44:01.725+09:302009-08-23T21:44:01.725+09:30I've struggled with that too, because your nam...I've struggled with that too, because your name is your brand. My YA (which is what I wrote first) is under 'Laura Eno'. The para romance, which has explicit sex, is under 'L S Eno'.<br /> <br />I'm happy with the compromise. It's still my name, but different enough that it shouldn't come up in a kid's search.Laura Enohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982794146667832204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300387287801526070.post-70344218641586131682009-08-23T21:05:25.675+09:302009-08-23T21:05:25.675+09:30The only thing I got "published" on EDF ...The only thing I got "published" on EDF was under a pseudonym. My main comment/forum posting account there was a separate pseudonym.<br /><br />This blogger account name... pseudonym.<br /><br />My Windows XP account name... pseudonym.<br /><br />Email account name... pseudonym.<br /><br />I love pseudonyms.<br /><br />You can probably guess which side I fall into on this debate. ;-)<brAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300387287801526070.post-67929654433527790322009-08-23T16:26:51.523+09:302009-08-23T16:26:51.523+09:30That's kind of what I'm thinking but then ...That's kind of what I'm thinking but then I still want my name somehow associated with my work.<br /><br />So does that then mean my YA nom de plume needs to contain my initials, a shortened version of my name or do I just pick a nickname?<br /><br />Current front runners would be:<br /><br />Caedmon Skysoul (but then I'm not writing fantasy)<br /><br />B. T. James (My initials and myBThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170193722932454605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300387287801526070.post-57858371402544878172009-08-23T14:39:35.315+09:302009-08-23T14:39:35.315+09:30I kind of think you might need to go with the pseu...I kind of think you might need to go with the pseudonym option for writing YA, even if you were ok with kids reading sex scenes.<br /><br />I think parents are going to be wary of letting their kids even read your YA work if in the future you also become known for writing adult works with darker and sexual content.<br /><br />Could you imagine some parents letting their kids read a YA novel by Benjamin Solahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10657105522335752577noreply@blogger.com