How to create a pen name
Sunday, August 19, 2007
A pen name is a pseudonym adopted by an author for various reasons. It may be to replace a boring or uninteresting name, to create a new persona, or for some other reason. Creating a pen name can be as easy as combining two of your friends names or can be as complex as choosing masculine (or feminine) names depending on the intended use of the pen name.
The first step in creating a pen name is to think of a name. It can be a first and last name, or it may even include a middle name. There is an online random name generator at http://www.behindthename.com/random/ which will create a random first middle and last name for you.
Once you have settled on a name it is very important to Google search the name for several reasons. Firstly, you do not want to use a name that is already well established or famous. It may cause legal problems in the future. You also don't want a name that is associated with a murderer or some other criminal activities. Make sure you search for your pen name in quote, for example “pen name”. If you find that there arent many hits for your pen name, then its probably a good choice.
Thats it, you now have a pen name that is unique.
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