tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post6926466925172595230..comments2024-03-29T05:45:39.184-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Tackling Multiple Genres and Multiple Pen NamesDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-34579518437787865332015-01-06T17:13:19.586-07:002015-01-06T17:13:19.586-07:00Good food for thought, Merry. I need to ponder thi...Good food for thought, Merry. I need to ponder this because I have several books in various stages of completion that fit different genres.Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-18659426317042176712015-01-03T10:10:46.219-07:002015-01-03T10:10:46.219-07:00I write everything under one name, fiction and non...I write everything under one name, fiction and nonfiction, and never really thought about breaking out pen names. However, I can see the reasoning behind using different names for genres that are not compatible. This was an interesting article, and kudos to those writers who can turn out so many books under so many different names.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-25956240810819569462015-01-02T14:20:49.143-07:002015-01-02T14:20:49.143-07:00I'm one who would do it. Though it's true ...I'm one who would do it. Though it's true it'd be work maintaining more than one platform, I like the idea of each genre being a different name. I started with mysteries, so I used this name. Luckily, I have MANY at my disposal! That a different story though...Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-77248303471331395292015-01-02T10:13:47.657-07:002015-01-02T10:13:47.657-07:00Odd as it sounds, there's also a certain negat...Odd as it sounds, there's also a certain negative aspect to over-saturating the market with too many books in the same name. Aren't we all a little suspicious of people who can produce more than we can? Mostly they are more focused and on-task. Or have certain kinds of help that buy them time.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-30303333286579859702015-01-02T09:48:51.850-07:002015-01-02T09:48:51.850-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-36104047045049265082015-01-02T09:47:24.488-07:002015-01-02T09:47:24.488-07:00I agree that there are good reasons for keeping yo...I agree that there are good reasons for keeping your writing identities separate when they are so far apart, and sadly gender neutrality is still an issue in this day and age. Managing three online identities and websites etc. is time consuming. I did not consider writing my nonfiction under a different name than my fiction, just didn't occur to me, but would consider it for different genres. The tricky part is that psuedonyms are often busted, so be prepared if you write naughty nurse erotica and sweet YA romance to face the "choir." ; )Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.com