What Should My Pen Name Be?

BristalWilson | 00:19 Thu 14th Nov 2013 | Arts & Literature

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So, I want to have a pen name because I want to write stories and books but I don't need everyone knowing who I am. I need help figuring out what name to have. I have first and last names below, but if you have another name you would like to throw out there, please do! The middle initial will be "B."
FIRST NAMES::
Hazel
Annette
Devyn
Eveleign
Elyse
Avery
Ashlyn

LAST NAMES::
Kimberly
Medlen
Nichols
Whyman
Scott
Stuart
Adams
Acker
Smith
Peterson
Trine
Spruce
Richards
Andersen
Mueller
Stawell
May
Carleton
McLaren
Hanlen
Tyler
Jones

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"the Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon" Stephen King

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Mamyalynne

Devyn B Whyman

Butterbun

Avery Hanlen?

sunny-dave

William B Shakespeare has a nice ring to it ...

shoota

Lady B. Goode

ladyalex

Hazel B Spruce sounds solid to me

shoota

A little wooden perhaps?

FredPuli43

Why do you need a middle initial ? Arthur C Clarke used one, but his name is a common one; adding the C makes it distinct from other Arthur Clarkes.

What kind of works do you write, what genre ? Georgette Heyer happens to sound exactly right for the stuff she wrote, and professional writers are aware of the image a name has when they are choosing pen names.

jno

the OP appears to be American, and they commonly use middle initials, FredPuli. Even Harry S Truman had one despite not having a middle name. Wikipedia says this is "a common practice among the Scots-Irish".