Carmela Ciuraru has a small photo-essay in the Huffington post about writers and their pseudonyms -- and the reasons behind the pseudonyms. Her tone is a little snarky for my taste, but the mini-biographies are interesting.
Perhaps the first character we invent, as writers, is ourselves.
"EM Lewis" isn't really a nom d'plume -- it's just my initials and last name. And I didn't decide to use it to hide my gender, or because I am a convicted felon (as one of Ciuraru's writers did). But I do like having my own alternate self. Somewhere between me and her and all of my characters lies the real me.
And... that's enough psychoanalysis for now.
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How the Light Gets In - The Blog of Playwright E. M. Lewis
1 comment:
It sounds very literary to use your initials and last name: ee cummings, JK Rowling. You're in good company. When I was fist published, I made the conscious decision to use my maiden name. When I got divorced, I dropped my married name, took back my maiden name, and better defined myself. So, yes, I agree, that the first character we invent is ourselves.
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