I can relate to SO much of this piece about pen names by the writer formally known as Guy New York

#penName #eroticwriter#Sexblogging

https://opensecretsmag.substack.com/p/am-i-my-pen-name

#writerslife Yesterday was filled with administrative work towards getting this #penName on every profile I could edit, and making new ones where I couldn't. Looking forward to getting some actual #writing done today... I got so many ends to pick up, multiple #shortstory closures ahead!
Feeling good about my writing future (yeah, I know, hopes will be crushed, but I try to enjoy the moment 😆)

As I am comitting more and more time to my #writing and interacting with the #writingcommunity I decided to switch over to my #penname. This is a #change I maybe should have made earlier, but better now than never. I also wrote a short #kofi post about it.

https://ko-fi.com/post/Changes-Interesting-times-ahead-B0B6KKC4R

So if you get a follow from my new writer account @morriswayts don't block me, follow me back! :D

What do you guys think of Pixie Honey as a #penname for my #writing?

People of @bookstodon,

I'm very curious today (for current reasons) about your opinion and experiences regarding pen names.

You see, I #amReading currently a novel with an occult urban fantasy setting, and the chosen pen name (Lilith Saintcrow) seems to be very up-front about this.

What about you? Have you examples of such obvious, punch in the face pen names, and if so, what are your thoughts about it?

#bookstodon #penName #urbanFantasy

Authors who write across genres: Do you feel it's a good idea to have a genre-dedicated pen name, or do you publish all your stuff, regardless of genre, under the same name (real or pen)?
#PenName #Writing #Writer #Publishing

FiXato

Hello, my name is FiXato.
It started as a handle, or more accurately as a moniker under which I would produce (online) content. As it's become part of my identity over time, I've come to regard it as my name, rather than a nickname though.
In mixed offline and online contexts, or where applicable, I might sign with a combination of my wallet names and online names ¹. While my wallet names are easily found online, I want to be addressed online by my online name, FiXato.

Shortened form(s)

People who've interacted with me for a while and who are looking to shorten the name, are free to refer to me as 'FiX'. Just 'F' is fine too, though my preference goes to 'FiX'.

Capitalisation

The odd capitalisation of the name is a stylistic choice, which originates from early logo sketches ², where the X would act as an encapsulating centre glyph.
While the X in my name is capitalised, it does not affect the pronunciation of my name, or indicate the start of the next emphasis.

Pronunciation

The closest approximation to my name's pronunciation I've been able to come up with using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), is: /fɪks'ɑto/.
If I had to write it phonetically, I'd probably describe it as fix-ah-toh ³ (or fix-ah-tow?).
This would be the preferred pronunciation, though I'm also okay with a more American pronunciation, similar to /fɪkseɪ'to/.
I guess it's similar to how 'tomato' sounds differently between British (/təˈmɑː.təʊ/) and American (/təˈmeɪ.t̬oʊ/) English.

The shortened form would simply be pronounced as 'fix'. (Though still written with its F and X capitalised: 'FiX'.)
IPA: /fɪks/

I'll update this post with a link to audio files when I have a moment to record them properly.

Footnotes

¹ The combination of wallet names and online name usually is in the following form: my meatspace ⁴ first name, followed by the initials of my meatspace second and third name, followed by "FiXato" (including double quotes), followed by my meatspace surname.
I.e. $firstName $initial1. $initial2. "FiXato" $lastName.

² In the earliest sketches and name choices it was actually 'FiXations', but the balance felt off, and it was already a rather well-used name as well as common English word, which would make searching for content produced under that name rather difficult, so I decided on "FiXato" instead. Of course I later discovered that 'fixato' is also an Italian verb, and that search engines later on decided that it must be a typo (even when explicitly capitalised) of 'fixator', which is a medical device...

³ no, not 'fix a toe'; the 'ato'-part is more a single syllable, and not as separate from the 'fix' part either.

⁴ Meatspace: a term to distinguish the offline from the online life. Meatspace is the aspect of the world where we interact physically. When it comes to my #meatspace name, I might also use the term 'wallet name' instead; i.e. the name that's on the cards and such that are in one's wallet.
No, I don't consider 'in real life' a good alternative to indicate the offline interactions. It has the negative connotation that our online communications are not actually part of the real life, while it merely is just another means of communication.

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