tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post3969764912441551327..comments2023-07-14T06:17:49.677-04:00Comments on The Daring Novelist: ROW80 Update and Pen Names, Etc.The Daring Novelisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01676188266569869059noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-86700912862987747742012-03-05T22:46:48.059-05:002012-03-05T22:46:48.059-05:00Karen: Alas, I realize I probably won't get to...Karen: Alas, I realize I probably won't get to it tonight.<br /><br />I think I have to do it for Thursday, though, because we're making a trip to Zingermans on Wednesday (which will be more than a $40 sandwich). Seems apropos.The Daring Novelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676188266569869059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-19142290384348001802012-03-05T22:43:35.499-05:002012-03-05T22:43:35.499-05:00Oh, I can hardly wait for a return to the $40 sand...Oh, I can hardly wait for a return to the $40 sandwich. Always appreciate knowing the future holds yet another look at the sandwich.<br /><br />KarenKM Huberhttp://kmhubersblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-6669369165564235002012-03-04T19:30:52.146-05:002012-03-04T19:30:52.146-05:00Tracy: I'm going to try to post something ther...Tracy: I'm going to try to post something there maybe once a week. Or a couple of times a month for a while. I was just looking at the 1915 issues of The Strand and a couple of issues I have of The Popular Magazine. Just the shortest stories from summer 1915 should keep me going for quite a while.<br /><br />(As for the OCR thing: I discovered that I can actually type faster than I can correct OCR text, so unless my RSIs flare up, I might just prep the things that way.)The Daring Novelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676188266569869059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-6606973490516195232012-03-04T17:39:21.894-05:002012-03-04T17:39:21.894-05:00I quite enjoyed "The Tramp and the Tiger.&quo...I quite enjoyed "The Tramp and the Tiger." Thank you for taking the time to format it and work out all of those OCR kinks. If your time allows for it, I'm quite looking forward to more Daring Adventure Stories updates. :D<br /><br />Weighing in on pen names, today I discovered that Agatha Christie wrote romances under the pen name of Mary Westmacott. As a long-time fan of her mysteries, it was quite a coup to realize that! What's the lesson I take from that? Pen names for non-overlapping audiences seems to be good thing. Your core fans (us!) will know it's still your work. Casual fans will know your noir name for what it offers, and your mystery/lit fic name for its pop-sensibilities. <br /><br />So I guess the only thing you need to do is think more about whether a noir audience will or won't overlap with your mystery one. I can see arguments on both sides. So it's up to you!Tracy McCuskerhttp://dustyjournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-15240431999835903102012-03-04T17:21:50.063-05:002012-03-04T17:21:50.063-05:00Nichole: Ha ha, it's an inside joke. Maudeca...Nichole: Ha ha, it's an inside joke. Maudecat is my feline secretary, and the one all email associated with the blog or my writing should be directed to.<br /><br />Jess: Every writer has to make the decision for themselves. I myself am generally against pen names. They are necessary in cases like Lauralynn above where audiences do NOT overlap, they are useful for those who are very prolific.<br /><br />In my case, and perhaps yours, they can also be a creative tool: even if you have the same audience for both, does a different name trigger you into a different voice? Might be worthwhile.<br /><br />The biggest problem is that you want to do it from the start. You will create a mess if you try to change names in the middle.The Daring Novelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676188266569869059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-50603187158651494052012-03-04T17:13:46.123-05:002012-03-04T17:13:46.123-05:00Lauralyn: It sounds like you have a particularly g...Lauralyn: It sounds like you have a particularly good set of genres that suit the idea of a pen name. It isn't just language or content, it has to do with world view.<br /><br />David: Sure, I've got work all over the place. I consider Roald Dahl to be a great role-model. But I'm not talking about dividing children's fiction from adult, or genres from one another. (And quite honestly, I may not do it for this one.) The key is brand building. My brand is my style. That style permeates _almost_ everything I write -- from children's to r-rated movie scripts.<br /><br />But there is one kind of thing I write -- noir -- where the style is quite different. It makes a very different promise to the reader. That, I think, is worth doing a penname for. Still not sure if I will do it, though.The Daring Novelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676188266569869059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-13645895695925694362012-03-04T16:24:18.294-05:002012-03-04T16:24:18.294-05:00I've struggled with the pen name thing too, bu...I've struggled with the pen name thing too, but I've decided if I am going to write straight romance, I want that to be under a different name than my urban fantasy/alt-historical/YA stuff. It just makes more sense to me to split it up. Maybe someday I'll be like Nora Roberts and it'll just be common knowledge who I really am. :-)<br /><br />Good luck this week!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16645579519784466324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-81525293434849836242012-03-04T13:31:29.259-05:002012-03-04T13:31:29.259-05:00For what its worth I kind of like the name Maude, ...For what its worth I kind of like the name Maude, but I'm not crazy about Katt, but everyone has their own two cents about pen names. I know I spent quite a few hours playing around the potential pen names and ended up going with my own name for now.Nicole Basarabahttp://www.universecityblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-79420628839522003892012-03-04T11:36:19.703-05:002012-03-04T11:36:19.703-05:00On pen names, my inspiration is Neil Gaiman. If he...On pen names, my inspiration is Neil Gaiman. If he can have Coraline and Smoke & Mirrors, American Gods and The Day I Sold My Dad for Two Goldfish, all under the same name, I can to. Readers will sort themselves out.<br /><br />On the other hand, unlike Mr. Gaiman, I have one of the most generic names in English fiction. Go to Amazon and do a search on "David Michael" and you'll get hundreds of pages of books written by men with "David" and "Michael" in their name in various configurations. Despite that, I've decided to keep my name (it's been my name since birth; I'm kinda used to it; I'm lazy).<br /><br />-DavidDavid Michaelhttp://www.gunsandmagic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-22815080301023285092012-03-04T11:33:46.049-05:002012-03-04T11:33:46.049-05:00The pen name dilemma is a common one, I think. I u...The pen name dilemma is a common one, I think. I use a pen name because I write paranormal romance, and I have some people in my life that would be disturbed by that. Now that I'm also working on a Christian romance, I'm thinking of using my OWN name for that. LOL<br /><br />Good luck with your goals this week. And I need to go look at that $40 sandwich post. I'm intrigued. :)Lauralynn Elliotthttp://lauralynnelliott.comnoreply@blogger.com