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If you wanted to write a book anonymously, what would your pen name be?

If you were to take a page out of Dr. Suess' book and write a publication under a "pen name" - which moniker would you choose, and why?
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jlburd | 1 year, 11 months ago
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Nouya Monsly... just because it is unusual and it contains all the letters of the word anonymously.

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bishopphoto | 1 year, 11 months ago
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Easy.
Max. Power.
The name you love to touch, but you must not touch.
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From Wikipedia,""Homer to the Max" is the thirteenth episode of The Simpsons' tenth season, which originally broadcast on February 7, 1999.1 Homer discovers that a television show broadcasting in Springfield, Police Cops, has a hero also named Homer Simpson. He is delighted with the positive attention he receives because of the show. However, when the television character is changed from a hero to a bumbling idiot, Homer is mocked and taunted by those he knows, so he changes his name to "Max Power" to rid himself of the negative attention. He gains new friends, and is forced into a protest to prevent a forest from being knocked down. In the end, "Max" changes his name back to Homer. It was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Pete Michels.2 Overall, the episode received a Nielsen rating of 8.5.3"
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mrsm2u | 1 year, 11 months ago
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Alexis Luv the reason is because My husband and I have been trying for a baby almost 7 years and we always said we would name our girl ALexis and as I know the reality of that happening is next to impossible (not because of our relationship) At least in some what she would be brought to life

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cheapgamer | 1 year, 11 months ago
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Cheapgamer ^_^

WYSIWYG

You know what to expect from a "cheapgamer" and if I were to write a book it would likely be on the topic on personal finance or gaming.

OR

If I were to write a fiction it may be a YA fantasy at which point my name would be Savin Soothsayer. Savin would also be a minor character in each book.

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skristoff | 1 year, 11 months ago
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If I told you what my pen name would be, then I wouldn't be anonymous, now would I???

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bklynjs | 1 year, 11 months ago
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J. P. Tickles, just because it's a name people will remember.

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asianboy | 1 year, 11 months ago
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Asianboy! what else? lol.

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wlfmn63 | 1 year, 7 months ago
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I have thought about this many times and struggled with many different ideas for names. Some rather odd names have come up - ones that surely people would see through as being phony. I thought about using Mark Twain - it worked well for Samuel Clemens, so maybe lightning can strike twice. Something catchy also crossed my mind - like Justin Case (just in case?) or Justin Gross (just engross). Then it occurred to me that maybe the best thing would be to use a pseudonym that is a woman's name. Since Sarah Palin has been used and now has a rather iffy reputation, maybe something like Ruth Johnstone or Fran McGuire might work.
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keepontryin | 1 year, 11 months ago
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lbgoldst | 1 year, 11 months ago
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James Huckabee

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Lawrence Conway

Because those are boss names. If not go with something that means something. Nanthield West changed his name to West, claiming that a wise man once told him to "Go West!". Symbolizing the frontier, the future and the hope of greener pastures he followed the man's advice and wrote under the name West for the rest of his career.

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lisa021 | 1 year, 11 months ago
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I would use something simple and believeable yet inetresting none the less. Using initials as the first part seems to be popular and catchy and also sounds somewhat respectable. Ma ny people have used this trick and have shown great sucess. I belive that the more "believable" the pen name the more credible... I would choose strong sounding names like R. Channing for a male and something smart like K.Spencer for a female. Using an initial for the first part also adds mystery to the author and causes the reader to become more interested in the persona itself.....

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theteenexpert | 1 year, 11 months ago
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The Teen Expert, because whatever I'm talking about would be in the form of a teenager speaking with wisdom.

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Smartguy1 | 1 year, 11 months ago
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I would use the name John Smith because it is common, and I like it.

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trmbngrl | 1 year, 11 months ago
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Liz-Al Voitiama Balistreri. I have used this pen name in the past for competitions that require me to sign up with my real name but put an anonymous name on the manuscript. And... as to why? It's really a long story. Each of the three segments of the name have different back stories. Let's just say I have a weird friend and we come up with random things in our free time. Balistreri is his last name and we have talked about getting married in the past, so why not? The rest is too complex and nonsensical to explain.

We are strange.
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t_hoo | 1 year, 11 months ago
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I think I'd be T.H. Colvell.

T.H. are my actual initials, and Colvell is a family name. I like it!

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harini11 | 1 year ago
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"Excellentprivatetutor" would be my pen name because i'm a private tutor. I love my job very much. If interested you can also become a private tutor of USA by visiting www.tutorz.com

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garyallen | 1 year, 11 months ago
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I already do use a pen name.

Lemme 'splain:

When I was a kid, I entered a local radio contest from WCTC-AM in New Brunswick, NJ. The contest was called "Lunch with Mike," and it was to have Mike Jarmus come ans do his talk show from your house.

We didn't win, but as runners-up we got invited to thee house where it was done.

I was fascinated with broadcasting from the moment I stepped into the house--and even more when mike handed me a card to read. My first live read, lost in time, was for Foster-Grant Sunglasses. I did it sitting right at that woman's dining room table! After the show, when we got in the car--and 25 years later we still have no idea how the subject came up--my mother told me that my parents were going to originally name me something other than my actual name., but my initials would have been embarrassing, so they picked a different first and middle name. But if you took the original intended first and middle names and used them as a name--it had a ring to it.

Honest to God, I told my mother "You know, I like that. If--no, when I go into radio, that's the name I'm using. And 5 years later at WMUC AM (now long-gone) and FM (still exists), I made good on the promise.

You can hear the very first time I said it on the radio, too...the clip from archive.org is attached. From that exact moment, and particularly from 1990 to 1993 as I began hosting live-remote vbroadcasts around the university's campus (I wanted to do it like I'd seen it done in 1985), it just became a persona that grew and grew. All the way doen to the "Get my Mug on Your Mug Mug," which one person in the world possesses--it was sent as a gag gift from one college friend to another that's halfway around the world.

People at the radio station would say hi, and it took me about a year to realize they were actually talking to me. The more I said it, the more I grew into it. My best friends used the name, somewhat jokingly, and a few do to this day.

Boy was I pissed to find out how many guys with the same name there are in broadcasting--especially since I'd picked it for a reason. I never went into broadcasting professionally.

But even 15-16 years later, I was doing an occasional voiceover (audio clip 3, a commercial for The Nook in Wantagh, Long Island is from 2006) or production for radio. It's been the name I've used for everything. (It's better than "Jewy McJew," which is what my name might as well have been if I was going to use it--and my name doesn't roll off the tongue too easily.) I even topped the country singer with a similarly spelled name in google searches when he first started out--I used to get e-mails for him. I'd answer them and forward them. Until his wife died suddenly--I just forwarded them.

My first-grader son even knows THAT was dad's name when he was on the radio "a long time ago."

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MR. GARY ALLEN!
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anilarora | 1 year, 11 months ago
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saddam corey mac hussain .. just kidding .
my pen name would be somayajulu

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iklilian | 1 year, 11 months ago
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goatead1 | 1 year, 11 months ago
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Tisint A. Reelnam.

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swilliams | 1 year, 10 months ago
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'Look Different'

Why I choose this, because it grabs the attention of readers.

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peg_g | 1 year, 11 months ago
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I would choose 2 favorite relatives. Use the first name of one and the surname of the other.

Then put the name into a search engine to be sure that no other writer is using the name.

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pandalizer | 1 year, 11 months ago
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i think the most interesting name, but not too weird is: " Jerrell Brown"

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ditesco | 1 year, 11 months ago
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It depends on the topic of the book itself. "Von Builder" could be a nice one if I were to write a book about small DIY stuff for home. I will eventually use a "name" that can be tied up with the books topic. Ultimately, if I will do it anonymously, why the hell am I going to say it here anyway, lol (just kidding)

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rogercamel | 1 year, 11 months ago
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Kauanuanu Pukapuka.

Makes me sound exotic and interesting, rather than my stock standard real name.
Plus its actually Maori, the native language of my home country.
Plus plus it means "Awesome book", which would make it also an accurate label :).

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hdtcheer | 1 year, 11 months ago
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Alyssa Renee
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i like that name

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simeyc | 1 year, 11 months ago
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Well I'd cheat and use a trick that J K Rowling used, rearraning my name with 'I am' at the front. Thus I'd become:

Soni A Mickoom

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