Rate the Author's Name Above You

Whether you use a pen name, a nickname, or your real name, maybe you're wondering if it sounds any good, or you want other's thoughts. Post it here and comment on the author above you!


Mine is Jessica Verve. I feel self-conscious of my last name, but then again there was a poet named WORDSWORTH, so I don't feel [quite] as bad. Any opinions?

I like it. It sounds cool. :)

Mine: Linnea Choquette

Linnea reminds me of a romance novelist's name. Pretty, light as a bird, whimsical^^

I was going to go with J.A. Jordan but there's already a J.A. Jance who is a mystery writer I think. I DEFINITELY don't want to get confused with her since my genre is young adult/ fantasy. My real full name is Jessica Anne-Marie Jordan so I was thinking of making a pen name out of it somehow. "JESSICA JORDAN" just sounds BLAH to me but it's my strongest sounding 'reader hook.'. Anne-Marie sounds too wishy-washy to me. *SIIGH*

Any ideas?

I like J. A. Jordan... smart people wouldn't mix up names anyway so as long as your fans are intelligent you should be find with having a name similar to someone else's. Just go with that.

I'm going to try to go with just H... I'm doing science fiction and fantasy (maybe manga, too!) and I think it's fine.

Hm...in it's simplicity it is incredible complex! * applauds* I like it...in a weird sort of 'are you sure about that of course I am' sorta way.

Elisa Moffett. Or Elisabeth Moffett. Or Elisabeth Thomas. I write fantasy. And Elisa is pronounced Eliza. (long story.)

Pen Name: Diana Chen

I was thinking of using my real name...or at leaat first and last...which is
Jamie Ihrer.
But my last name is hard enough for most pepple to pronounce...and Jamie sounds boring.
my middle name is Lynn, no idea if I should keep my own name or not.
my nick name is Kako, but i never seriously thought of using that either...

Any ideas?

Use all 3. Looks cool.

Mine's Celia Lott. Not a big fan of the last name, but it's easy for me to write. I like "L" last names.

Celia Lott sounds kinda cute to me. No idea why. :p Makes me imagine a person with a round face and pretty smile. Definitely one I would remember.

I'm not sure which of these to use:

* Lynn Hoiland, an English spelling/pronunciation of my real name due to that being impossible for anyone who's not Danish to pronounce.

* Camilla Lynn, from my middle name + English version of first name.

I like it! Sounds sophisticated and adventuresome!

I was thinking of using a pen name: Loraine Thomas. It's a couple of family names.

Or my initials and last name. Haven't really decided.

i really like that! It sounds sophisticated yet amazing!


My pen name: Eva Lorentia

I never understood why people would want to use a pen name. I guess it could function like using a special type of paper for a resume', just catch the publisher's attention? Meh, I'll stick with the name my father and mother gave me.

Real Name: Darin Elliott (Yup, I have two first names . . . hehe)

Just Skye could be interesting if you're a fantasy author. Katherine Gretchen... very Anglo-Saxon.

I'd use a pen name for a few reasons:
1) Most people butcher the spelling and/or pronunciation of my last name
2) I don't mind my real name, but I just don't think it rolls off the tongue very well
3) If I ever do get published, I think I'd like to keep my writing life separate, because I'll probably have to keep working my full time job anyway

Pen name of choice, using family surnames (the first of which is my middle name): Riley Brown

I like the name Skye - it's very pretty - how about Skye Celeste? Means Sky Blue in some languages.

I use a pen name for a few reasons:

1) It's a tribute to certain members of the family;
2) My own name lands too far down the alphabet so people tend not to see my books at the moment;

Yes, I know 2 is not a few but I cant' go into the details as to the third reason right now ... :-(

REMEMBER: It's the things you DON'T do in life that you regret, not what you do, do!

I like the pun inherent in the name allwritemel. :)

My name is Cammi (short for Cameron) Elizabeth Stilwell. None of that seems to be "BESTSELLER LIST" enough to me. Help?

I think Cameron is a nice name. :) Cameron Stilwell would stand out quite well as an author name. :D

I just use my real name because I'm lazy. Rebecca Blackwell. Though I've been told by a couple of people that the first thing they think of when they hear my name is a certain annoying singer... ._.

That said, if I ever scrape together the £40 I need to do so, I may change my name slightly. I'd like to change the spelling of my first name to Rebekah (my mum said she chose 'Rebecca' because she thought it would be easier to spell, but still, no one can spell it XD), and add 'Read' to the end of my surname because it's the rest of my family's surname. I do like Blackwell though. It's one of the oldest surnames in the country. ;) I had a teacher once who was obsessed with names, and she got a bit excited over my Anglo-Saxon name XD

For my artwork, I'm mostly known just as BloodRoseAngel, so it's nice to differentiate the two. X3

Sep Pfluger.

I got this name owing to the fact that I'm a seventh (hence 'sep', from the Latin 'septimus') generation American Pfluger (awesomely big family). That and it just sounds cool to me.

Ok, how about this one:

Archer Hill

I also love Archer Hill

mine is:
S.C. Payne

My real initials and last name. My first name is really out there, hard to pronounce, and seems too weird, hence the initials instead.