I think of the transition from pseuds to real names as being the modern equivalent of going from "Ms. Smith" to "Dorothea". Or, for that matter, from "vous" to "tu".

all consolidated under a completely different pseud, now

Which I think is her... 4th? ::counts on fingers:: There's the first one, and then MCA, then Mesa, then Rye, then Viv...

had no idea we'd ever travel from one fandom to another

Indeed, not. One of the better writers in XF was LuvMulder, but the name always tweaked me. I wonder if she moved on to any other fandoms, and if so what did she do with her name.

I think of the transition from pseuds to real names as being the modern equivalent of going from "Ms. Smith" to "Dorothea".

True, although some people here still have trouble with my real name. Ahem. (Though Nutty isn't one of them; we knew each other under our real names before she even became a Buffista.)

Well, who among us calls shrift by her birth name?

You should be grateful I at least remember the euphonious version of your nom. I could be gritting out the one from LJ.

I am so, so glad that I chose a nom de fic that wasn't attached to any fandom. Then again, some of the people who know me only through my LJ account have gotten a bit confused because my fic name sounds as if it could be a real name.

I think of the transition from pseuds to real names as being the modern equivalent of going from "Ms. Smith" to "Dorothea". Or, for that matter, from "vous" to "tu".

I love this.

Please. shrift's name IS shrift.

DX whispered to me what her birth name was, and I was like, "What? No." He said, "Exactly!" Like we were passing notes in the seventh grade.

I've been mildly flummoxed by the fact that lots of folks have found my fic through my LJ (riani1) who have no idea that Two Ladies of Quality even exists. I'm not quite sure what to do about it, because I didn't intend for the LJ identity to become very well known, but--1st World Woes--I've picked up a fairly broad LJ readership. I don't know how to handle two identities.

A lot of people think that there are more than one of you, too.

Nutty's real name seems very unNutty to me. I can't wrap my head around it the way I can some others.

Then we have shrift.

Who is not her birthname.

Nope.

Do, umm, any of you think of yourself in third person with your writing name? Because I keep doing that.

A lot of people think that there are more than one of you, too

Once upon a time there were more than one of "me", ie, the Two Ladies. That time is apparently over, unfortunately, but I still like the name.

See, Betsy, I will answer to my LJ name immediately. Whereas if someone calls me Consuela or Suela in public I have to stop and think about it. But I've been called my fic pseud since I was 8.

Well, who among us calls shrift by her birth name?

...Shrift isn't Shrift?

See, I can just about wrap my head around Meara not being Meara, but I think this is a step too far.

...'course, my given name isn't Fay, so there may be a pot kettle black thing going on here.