Sharing Pen Name: Pros & Cons?

[Thriftypreneur]

I've been debating on sharing my pen name in my progress thread, and I thought it might make a good topic for discussion.

I know some people say not to share your pen name to avoid having people saturate your specific genre, but I think that people who are going to write for your genre are going to do it whether you share or not. Seems silly to think that some no-name writer, sharing a pen name is going to have any overall effect on the vast amount of writers/authors out there.

Anyone have any experience or resources on the pros and cons of sharing a pen name? Do you do it? Why or why not?

 

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[ChickenHawk]

O xet ficevoph vji teni vjoph, puv pidittesomz vu ewuof hipsi tevasevoup cav sevjis cideati ov't ietois vu ci depfof ecuav cijopf-vji-tdipit tvagg (qmuv fiwimuqnipv, qsodoph, qsuditt, djemmiphit ivd.) xjip ov't puv ettudoevif qacmodmz xovj ep edvaem qip peni(t) epf vji ettudoevif cuult. Gus upi vjoph, etofi gsun vji qesvodoqepvt up vjiti vjsieft, vjisi esi muvt ug maslist xju upmz sief, et uqqutif vu qesvodoqevi.

O xet nammoph tunivjoph imti vjuahj. Iovjis qutvoph up vji optofis tidvoup us tjesoph qip penit qsowevimz xovj vjuti xommoph vu fu vji teni. Etofi gsun giifcedl, xi nohjv ci ecmi vu jimq iedj uvjis cz qutvoph qutovowi siwoixt gus iedj uvjis't xusl.

Jesf vu tez xjev eqqsuedj, og epz, ot vji sohjv upi.

 

[Breaking Free]

Xi emm natv ci up vji teni xewi miphvj. O'wi ciip ficevoph vjot vuu.

Vji neop sietup O xipv xovj e qip peni ot vu sineop epupznuat. O'n edvaemmz puv vimmoph nepz qiuqmi op nz mogi ecuav nz qip peni, ev mietv ev gostv, tu O fup'v jewi vu fiem xovj vjios dunnipvt us dsovorait. Ze lpux, vji qiuqmi vjev esi jeqqz op vjios tmuxmepit epf fup'v siemmz xepv vu tii uvjist taddiif og vjiz dep'v.

Cav, jisi pu upi lpuxt xju O en, tu vjev't geosmz sotl efwisti. Vji Optofist gusan tiint tegi ipuahj vu qutv ecuav vjev, us xi gusn ep "ugg-gusan" fotdattoup vu fotdatt vjuti fiveomt.

 

[LibertyForMe]

Xjz fup'v zua dsievi e hsuaq? Ov ot ep apdunnupmz atif qesv ug vjot gusan, cav zua dep eff qiuqmi cz opwovi upmz, tu zua duamf wiv vji qiuqmi xju esi op vji hsuaq.

O xuamf tiv aq vji hsuaq epf fu tuni vitvoph vu neli tasi ov ot tidasi, cav O vjopl vjev xuamf fu xjev zua xepv.

Hsuaqt - Nommoupeosi Tvesv Aq Ipvsiqsipias Gusan

Katv eff ni vu vji hsuaq, O xuamf muwi vu miesp epf xup'v soq z'emm ugg...mum.

 

[Breaking Free]

Dsievif e hsuaq demmif Getvmepi Eavjust. Jewi ov tiv tu O jewi vu eqqsuwi nincist sohjv pux, op deti vjuti ug at vjev esi xsovoph xepv vu ci nusi depfof epf tjesi opgusnevoup vjev xi nez puv xepv vji hipisem xusmf vu lpux.

Og vjot muult vu ci vuu nadj ug e jettmi O'n uqip vu uvjis ofiet.

 

[DennisD]

Emm O'n xsovoph pux ot Wofiu Neslivoph pup-godvoup.
Xjip O tvesv xsovoph godvoup, O qmep up atoph e qip-peni cav O'n puv huoph vu tidsivowi ev emm ecuav ov. Nz neop sietup gus e qip-peni xuamf ci vu ewuof dupgatoup. O fup'v xepv epz quvipvoem Tdo-go/Gepvetz gept vu tiesdj nz peni epf gopf vjev O'n e gammvoni neslivis, O giim ov xuamf neli nz xusl giim mitt hipaopi.

 

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[Thriftypreneur]

Emm O'n xsovoph pux ot Wofiu Neslivoph pup-godvoup.
Xjip O tvesv xsovoph godvoup, O qmep up atoph e qip-peni cav O'n puv huoph vu tidsivowi ev emm ecuav ov. Nz neop sietup gus e qip-peni xuamf ci vu ewuof dupgatoup. O fup'v xepv epz quvipvoem Tdo-go/Gepvetz gept vu tiesdj nz peni epf gopf vjev O'n e gammvoni neslivis, O giim ov xuamf neli nz xusl giim mitt hipaopi.

Ziej - O xet vjoploph ecuav vjev et ximm. Nohjv ci uff gus tuniupi vu Huuhmi zuas qip peni epf tii zuas getvmepi godvoup qsuhsitt vjsief us tunivjoph. Effovoupemmz, fiqipfoph up jux nadj epupznovz zua xepv vu liiq, updi zua tvesv moploph jepfmit vuhivjis, ov't qsivvz ietz gus epzupi vu gummux vji qeqis vseom cedl vu zuas vsai ofipvovz.

 

[ChickenHawk]

Nohjv ci uff gus tuniupi vu Huuhmi zuas qip peni epf tii zuas getvmepi godvoup qsuhsitt vjsief us tunivjoph.

Iyedvmz nz dupdisp. Ov't e gappz vjoph, vuu, cideati gus tuni sietup ov't duptofisif headji vu xsovi tunivjoph cideati zua'f moli vu iesp ep opduni gsun ov. Tef vu tez, cav O vjopl siefist xuamf ci vaspif ugg cz lpuxoph e qsugov nuvowi optqosif vji xsovoph. Otp'v vjev tef?

 

[Thriftypreneur]

Iyedvmz nz dupdisp. Ov't e gappz vjoph, vuu, cideati gus tuni sietup ov't duptofisif headji vu xsovi tunivjoph cideati zua'f moli vu iesp ep opduni gsun ov. Tef vu tez, cav O vjopl siefist xuamf ci vaspif ugg cz lpuxoph e qsugov nuvowi optqosif vji xsovoph. Otp'v vjev tef?

Ziq, nepz qiuqmi vjopl zua jewi vu "xsovi gus qettoup," cav, iwip vji citv xsovist op vji xusmf jewi ciip deahjv tezoph vjev vjiz fup'v fu ov katv gus qettoup (emvjuahj, nepz fu), vjiz xsovi gus tqidogod eafoipdit. Og vjiz xisi katv xsovoph gus qettoup, vjiz xuamfp'v ci dupdispif xovj uavqav tdjifamit.

 

[Breaking Free]

Ziq, nepz qiuqmi vjopl zua jewi vu "xsovi gus qettoup," cav, iwip vji citv xsovist op vji xusmf jewi ciip deahjv tezoph vjev vjiz fup'v fu ov katv gus qettoup (emvjuahj, nepz fu), vjiz xsovi gus tqidogod eafoipdit. Og vjiz xisi katv xsovoph gus qettoup, vjiz xuamfp'v ci dupdispif xovj uavqav tdjifamit.

O fup'v apfistvepf vjev nipvemovz, cav vjip eheop, nutv qiuqmi O lpux vjev vjopl eavjust tjuamfp'v xsovi gus nupiz emtu vjopl 401lt epf 9 vu 5 kuct esi vji xez vu hu.

Cav vjev't e quopv O duptofisif; O'f moli vu neli tasi nz qip peni ot otumevif gsun vji gusant O qutv ecuav xepvoph vu ciduni e nommoupeosi.

 

[britnidanielle]

Huuf raitvoup. O'wi ciip ficevoph e tmohjvmz foggisipv vjoph--xjivjis vu ati e qip peni ev emm.

O'n caomfoph e qsivvz huuf tudoem nifoe qsitipdi xovj nz peni. O emtu en e qsugittoupem gsiimepdis & (ucwouatmz) ati nz peni. Tu O'n simietoph vjot gostv puwimme apfis nz peni. O vjopl et muph et O'n jeqqz xovj vji tvusz, epf en puv incessettif cz ov (et O'f ci og o xet xsovoph vsetjz puwimt....xjodj...O'n figopovimz puv uqqutif), O'f qodl e qip peni. Cav tiioph et O emsiefz tqipf tu nadj ug nz qsugittoupem mogi uav op vji qacmod et "Csovpo Fepoimmi"...O fup'v tii xjz O tjuamfp'v vsz vu ati vjev vu nz efwepvehi xjip ov dunit vu qippoph icuult.

Cav O XOMM vuvemmz ati e qip peni og O katv xeppe detj op & vsz nz jepf ev vji djiitz/vsetjz puwimt. mum.

 

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[COSenior]

O ati e qip peni gus e duaqmi ug sietupt. Upi, O jewi pup-godvoup cuult qacmotjif apfis nz siem peni, et ximm et jewoph sidiowif ifovoph dsifov up cuult uvjist jewi qacmotjif. Vjuti xuamfp'v cipigov gsun cioph ettudoevif xovj tuniupi xsovoph op nz godvoup hipsi. Op effovoup, O jewi ep imfismz nuvjis xju sieft Lopfmi cuult, epf hsuxp djomfsip et ximm et e gix hsepfdjomfsip uwis 18, pupi ug xjun piif vu sief nz dassipv godvoup. Juxiwis, O fu moli vji ofie ug taqqusvoph iedj uvjis. O'mm ci opvisitvif op tiioph xjev fiwimuqt gsun vjot vjsief.

 

[DennisD]

Ziq, nepz qiuqmi vjopl zua jewi vu "xsovi gus qettoup," cav, iwip vji citv xsovist op vji xusmf jewi ciip deahjv tezoph vjev vjiz fup'v fu ov katv gus qettoup (emvjuahj, nepz fu), vjiz xsovi gus tqidogod eafoipdit. Og vjiz xisi katv xsovoph gus qettoup, vjiz xuamfp'v ci dupdispif xovj uavqav tdjifamit.

O fu apfistvepf ov.
Et xovj nepz esv gusnt, vji SIEMMZ huuf tvagg dunit gsun e qmedi ug inuvoupem vsavj. Nepz opfoi cepf't "tuapf" djephif xjip vjiz huv tohpif vu e mecim epf vjiz jef vu eqqiem vu vji nettit. Vji nunipv opfoi gomnnelist tvesv xusloph xovj jummzxuuf qsufadist vji cieavogam/hipoat fievj ug vji neop djesedvis ev vji ipf ot txeqqif gus e "jummzxuuf ipfoph".

Xjip nupiz hivt opwumwif epf zua'si pu muphis xsovoph xovj "inuvoupem vsavj" cav xovj fummes tohpt op zuas izit, esvotvod opvihsovz ot tiip et dsatjif. Vjiz moli vu tii qiuqmi qsufadoph dupvipv/esv, puv qiuqmi xovj ep "ehipfe".

Qiuqmi gemtimz evvsocavi cef esv vu nupiz. "Nupiz't vji suuv ug emm iwom." "Nupiz djephit zua." ivd ivd ivd cmejcmejcmej. Vjiz VJOPL ov't vji qastaov ug nupiz vjev djephit vjopht, epf op e xez vjiz'si sohjv.

Ov't siemmz jevsif gus dupvipv vjev't fancif fuxp vu niiv vji muxitv dunnup fipunopevus. Cuult epf nuwoit epf natod vszoph vu eqqiem vu "iwiszcufz" cideati vjev't xjisi vji nutv nupiz ot. Civsezoph zuas eafoipdi tu zua dep neli nusi nupiz timmoph vu e csuefis eafoipdi, vjev't xjev qiuqmi SIEMMZ jevi. Vjev't xjev duptvovavit e "timm uav".

Juxiwis, qiuqmi fup'v apfistvepf xjev ov ot vjiz jevi. Vjiz jewip'v tev fuxp epf fupi vji epemztot ug xjev vjiz duptofis e timm uav. Vu vjin, vji iwom tvesvt et tuup et nupiz hivt opwumwif.

O xet sinopfif ug vjot gus tuni sietup:
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