Pen Name

[twitchywoman.livejournal.com]

I am a writer and I've been thinking if I ever get published, I'd like to keep my fiction writing separate from my non-fiction and memoir writing since they are about vastly different things.  My real name is Alyssa Kuglin (Koog-lynn) and I'd like to use that name for my non-fiction and memoir writing but I think I need a pen name for my fiction writing.  I'd like to keep my first name if possible, but I'm open to all suggestions.  I was thinking of taking a last name from one of the fandoms I belong to, but I go through phases where I love certain things so I don't want to commit to something that is just going to be a phase.

Comments

[raze--the-rose.livejournal.com]

How about something that sounds similar to your real name? The first thing that popped into my head was Alison Cooley.