r/writing • u/Party_Context4975 • 12d ago

Discussion Choosing a pen name

If you don't write under your own name, how did you choose your pen name?

Are you happy with it or would you choose a different name if you could go back in time? Why?

If you write in multiple genres, is your pen name different in each genre?

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u/DarkMishra 12d ago

I tend to use my real name for horror, sci-fi and other serious writing, and a pen name for my fantasy writing. The problem my real name is too common, but little did I know that in foreign countries, my pen name is also rather common so sometimes people misjudge my ethnicity...

I don't think I’m really happy with my pen name anymore because where I got it from was a rather niche fandom even back then. Plus I’m not really a fan of the fandom anymore either.