I took husbands' surnames both times, because I liked them.
If I ever do write stuff under a pseudonym, though, I'll pick a surname that stands out and is shelved right at eye level. Something that starts with "D" is a good safe bet...
Seems like everyone's got a tale to tell.
Mal ,'Safe'
The Great Write Way
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deborah grabien - Jan 15, 2004 12:22:03 pm PST #3201 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Astarte - Jan 15, 2004 5:34:32 pm PST #3202 of 10001
Not having has never been the thing I've regretted most in my life. Not trying is.
Tardily backflung, Deb. Sorry, but it's been a bitch of a day and night.
Hopefully it's not too late to be of use.
sfmarty - Jan 16, 2004 9:14:15 am PST #3203 of 10001
Who? moi??
I was teased constantly when I was a child. A lot of it was my name (last name). My looks came in for a lot of sneering comment too. (only blond in a mediterrianian neighborhood) I identify with people who have been teased or persecuted unfairly.
I named my son with names he could change around. He had his choice of many abbreviations. He chose one. He hated the nickname I called him when he was small, but I wasn't really aware of it until later.
I am comfortable with my name now, as long as I don't mention my middle one. Um, must amend that. I have different first names now. Marta and Marty. Either one is fine.
deborah grabien - Jan 16, 2004 10:43:39 am PST #3204 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
WHEEE!
Library Journal just listed "Weaver" in Best Mysteries of 2003!
Grabien, Deborah. The Weaver and the Factory Maid. Thomas Dunne Bks: St. Martin's. ISBN 0-312-31422-1. $22.95.
This charming cozy, the first in a new series revolving around British folk ballads, incorporates mostly unseen but quite often "felt" spirits in an old English cottage. Out of the ordinary. (LJ 10/1/03)
Astarte - Jan 16, 2004 11:09:26 am PST #3205 of 10001
Not having has never been the thing I've regretted most in my life. Not trying is.
FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!
W00T! W00T! W00T!
erikaj - Jan 16, 2004 11:12:36 am PST #3206 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Go Deb, it's your birthday. Or something. Dude, I'm thirty and I have a trophy wife. Woo hoo.
Betsy HP - Jan 16, 2004 11:13:22 am PST #3207 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
HOORAY! Dancing dancing dancing!
Betsy HP - Jan 16, 2004 11:13:25 am PST #3208 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
HOORAY! Dancing dancing dancing!
Lyra Jane - Jan 16, 2004 11:13:51 am PST #3209 of 10001
Up with the sun
Yay Deb!!!!
deborah grabien - Jan 16, 2004 11:22:29 am PST #3210 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
I feel like Homer Simpson. "YES! In your FACE, Publishers Weekly!"