tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post8453089962242223607..comments2024-03-26T12:40:12.966-07:00Comments on Mirka Muse: PEN NAMESMirka Breenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-86198459280776644972017-08-16T16:35:49.072-07:002017-08-16T16:35:49.072-07:00Well done, Skippy. I think I prefer your real name...Well done, Skippy. I think I prefer your real name, though. All the Anne of GG references are so much fun to read, one of my favorite books!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-18879934441781778472017-08-11T09:08:28.407-07:002017-08-11T09:08:28.407-07:00That is so nifty. I never thought of a pen name as...That is so nifty. I never thought of a pen name as a way to honor someone.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-71960006422191047372017-08-11T05:58:30.124-07:002017-08-11T05:58:30.124-07:00Nice - I like both Mirka and Skippy as names. I...Nice - I like both Mirka and Skippy as names. I've had to choose a couple of pen names for the ESL books I've written (I'm not sure why - I think so the students would think it's different writers?) so I chose my grandfather's name and my mother's maiden name. I think they'd like to have their names on books.janlcoateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17494058075748351556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-46541930277815970462017-08-10T12:18:25.388-07:002017-08-10T12:18:25.388-07:00So you were AnnE Etlin for a while? It has a nice ...So you were AnnE Etlin for a while? It has a nice flow...<br />I wonder how many AnnEs are, in fact, named or self-named after the one who wanted to be called Cordelia.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-43956459615664852252017-08-10T12:10:31.255-07:002017-08-10T12:10:31.255-07:00Shortly after I first read Anne of Green Gables, I...Shortly after I first read Anne of Green Gables, I started initialling my artwork, AE. (And for a while I thought I was Anne Shirley, although I only borrowed her first name.):-) <br /><br />It's so hard to get published that I would need a good reason to start from scratch with a different name. So after I had my first publishing credit, I stuck with the same name.Barbara Etlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190731838738606727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-5360628732335655142017-08-08T18:49:16.362-07:002017-08-08T18:49:16.362-07:00Excellent reason, Kelly. I know a local writer who...Excellent reason, Kelly. I know a local writer who has different pen names for cozies, horror, and literary novels. I think the latter is actually under her legal name.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-66443227739258215832017-08-08T18:47:49.523-07:002017-08-08T18:47:49.523-07:00Well, I can honestly say I didn't give myself ...Well, I can honestly say I didn't give myself my legal name. Sometimes it's better not to have one's hand in such.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-13451817798848409722017-08-08T18:46:41.075-07:002017-08-08T18:46:41.075-07:00Cordelia has a feminine romantic ring, doesn't...Cordelia has a feminine romantic ring, doesn't it?Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-79587813965625555852017-08-08T18:45:51.024-07:002017-08-08T18:45:51.024-07:00Now I'll have to think about what your given p...Now I'll have to think about what your given pen name was...Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-54708056880337338702017-08-08T18:44:43.645-07:002017-08-08T18:44:43.645-07:00Thank you, Diane. You're a good reader to have...Thank you, Diane. You're a good reader to have in one's corner.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-66571869600919648162017-08-08T18:43:54.379-07:002017-08-08T18:43:54.379-07:00Never thought about MT=empty. Brilliant.
BTW-- you...Never thought about MT=empty. Brilliant.<br />BTW-- you're the second Maria Teresa (Catholic confirmation name) that I know. the first was form thirty years ago, and she was Maria Teresa Veronica.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-12126691933551518532017-08-08T18:14:57.369-07:002017-08-08T18:14:57.369-07:00I'm Ashelyn Drake because my romance gets stea...I'm Ashelyn Drake because my romance gets steamy and I write for younger readers under my real name. I like separating the two to keep young minds away from things they shouldn't read.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-75776589954283121892017-08-08T16:28:44.298-07:002017-08-08T16:28:44.298-07:00I think Mirka Been is a cool author name, although...I think Mirka Been is a cool author name, although I can see the appeal of Skippy for a kid. I toyed with the idea of a pen name once, but then decided it would have too many complications: Checks being cashed, for instance, manuscripts being returned. I really do wonder how some authors juggle all that, but I'd prefer to bypass all that.Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-51582521519819333482017-08-08T15:59:54.961-07:002017-08-08T15:59:54.961-07:00Oh, how I love Anne. I wouldn't mind being Cor...Oh, how I love Anne. I wouldn't mind being Cordelia.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-575036555578121672017-08-08T13:29:40.299-07:002017-08-08T13:29:40.299-07:00I liked the Skippy part! Cute.
I've never cons...I liked the Skippy part! Cute.<br />I've never considered a pen name, but I did write a children's picture book in which I was given a pen name.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09458293325369594900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-41718586355831562122017-08-08T13:10:52.521-07:002017-08-08T13:10:52.521-07:00You have a great name and your writing style and p...You have a great name and your writing style and personality are your brand. I don't believe you need anything more . Diane Kress Howerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792011477893726554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-33284245606174458822017-08-08T10:33:36.278-07:002017-08-08T10:33:36.278-07:00Love this Skippy! I have such a big ego, I want to...Love this Skippy! I have such a big ego, I want to see my name. Also, I have a thing about transparency -- I could never take on a different persona. What you see is what you get. Pretty simple. I have toyed with the idea of using my confirmation name for my religious writing: Maria Teresa ... it's only much later I realize the initials MT = empty and this goes back to the ego again. Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.com