Comments on: Szczepanski—It’s the New Smith http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2008/05/29/szczepanski%e2%80%94it%e2%80%99s-the-new-smith/ Parenting, Politics and News for the Perfectly Challenged Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:15:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Erika http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2008/05/29/szczepanski%e2%80%94it%e2%80%99s-the-new-smith/#comment-167660 Erika Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:35:15 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2008/05/29/szczepanski%e2%80%94it%e2%80%99s-the-new-smith/#comment-167660 I remember reading something somewhere about strategic pen names: choosing a pen name that places you, alphabetically, near someone who is popular in your genre so more people 'happen across' your books. It seems kind of cold and capitalist, but I'm sure it works. I'm actually debating changing my name back to my original last name right now. My maiden name (I really hate that term) is pretty unique (the only people who have it are directly related to me) while still being pronouncable and spell-able, and it's at the front of the alphabet. My new last name is a LOT more common and it has, like, 12 accepted spellings so I always have to spell it for people. And there is a woman in a very closely related field to mine that has the exact same name, spelling and all, so the only way I can avoid being confused with a linguist in Indiana is by changing my name back. Rita Sharpie sounds like a poison pen gossip blogger to me. New career path? I remember reading something somewhere about strategic pen names: choosing a pen name that places you, alphabetically, near someone who is popular in your genre so more people ‘happen across’ your books. It seems kind of cold and capitalist, but I’m sure it works.

I’m actually debating changing my name back to my original last name right now. My maiden name (I really hate that term) is pretty unique (the only people who have it are directly related to me) while still being pronouncable and spell-able, and it’s at the front of the alphabet. My new last name is a LOT more common and it has, like, 12 accepted spellings so I always have to spell it for people. And there is a woman in a very closely related field to mine that has the exact same name, spelling and all, so the only way I can avoid being confused with a linguist in Indiana is by changing my name back.

Rita Sharpie sounds like a poison pen gossip blogger to me. New career path?

]]> By: Rita http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2008/05/29/szczepanski%e2%80%94it%e2%80%99s-the-new-smith/#comment-167645 Rita Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:49:56 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2008/05/29/szczepanski%e2%80%94it%e2%80%99s-the-new-smith/#comment-167645 I think Dallas is a great name! But, I'm the one who likes "Sharpie" too. Nobody commented on that. Was it that bad? Anyway, I guess I'll stick with the real one for now. Nobody confuses me with anyone, since the name is just so foreign. I think Dallas is a great name! But, I’m the one who likes “Sharpie” too. Nobody commented on that. Was it that bad?

Anyway, I guess I’ll stick with the real one for now. Nobody confuses me with anyone, since the name is just so foreign.

]]> By: Kristy http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2008/05/29/szczepanski%e2%80%94it%e2%80%99s-the-new-smith/#comment-167614 Kristy Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:22:49 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2008/05/29/szczepanski%e2%80%94it%e2%80%99s-the-new-smith/#comment-167614 I survived a 1970s childhood with the name Kristy Dallas. I was Sue Ellen, J.R., the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders. Then in my late teens and early twenties, I got a lot of "That's, like, a stripper/porn star name!" When I got married, I kept my name for 3 1/2 years until I was pregnant with my first child and decided it would be nicer if all of us had the same name. Which sucks, because now my last name is Alley, and the only thing more irritating than hearing "Oh, just like the actress!" is deciding if it's worth explaining that her first name is actually KIRstie. I survived a 1970s childhood with the name Kristy Dallas. I was Sue Ellen, J.R., the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders. Then in my late teens and early twenties, I got a lot of “That’s, like, a stripper/porn star name!”

When I got married, I kept my name for 3 1/2 years until I was pregnant with my first child and decided it would be nicer if all of us had the same name. Which sucks, because now my last name is Alley, and the only thing more irritating than hearing “Oh, just like the actress!” is deciding if it’s worth explaining that her first name is actually KIRstie.

]]> By: Kymberly Foster Seabolt http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2008/05/29/szczepanski%e2%80%94it%e2%80%99s-the-new-smith/#comment-166939 Kymberly Foster Seabolt Thu, 29 May 2008 18:58:55 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2008/05/29/szczepanski%e2%80%94it%e2%80%99s-the-new-smith/#comment-166939 Yeah, sorry to say Kadi but once you've been outed by the SuperNanny, the anonymity ship has sailed :) Yeah, sorry to say Kadi but once you’ve been outed by the SuperNanny, the anonymity ship has sailed :)

]]> By: Rita http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2008/05/29/szczepanski%e2%80%94it%e2%80%99s-the-new-smith/#comment-166914 Rita Thu, 29 May 2008 16:43:00 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2008/05/29/szczepanski%e2%80%94it%e2%80%99s-the-new-smith/#comment-166914 Ha, ha, I think it might be a little too late for you, since you've been all over the TV! Wow, talk about leading a transparent life! I am such a chicken-shit. I'd prefer to go around invisible. I know, it's all very silly since there's my big ole mug right on this page and I'm very easily traceable. It's just the illusion of anonymity, I guess I like. And Brad Pitt? Really? He does nothing for me. Good actor, but I never saw the overwhelming physical appeal. Ha, ha, I think it might be a little too late for you, since you’ve been all over the TV! Wow, talk about leading a transparent life! I am such a chicken-shit. I’d prefer to go around invisible.

I know, it’s all very silly since there’s my big ole mug right on this page and I’m very easily traceable. It’s just the illusion of anonymity, I guess I like.

And Brad Pitt? Really? He does nothing for me. Good actor, but I never saw the overwhelming physical appeal.

]]> By: Kadi http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2008/05/29/szczepanski%e2%80%94it%e2%80%99s-the-new-smith/#comment-166907 Kadi Thu, 29 May 2008 16:24:31 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2008/05/29/szczepanski%e2%80%94it%e2%80%99s-the-new-smith/#comment-166907 Oh shit. You're right. Okay. I'm changing mine too. How 'bout Padi Krescott? That should be tricky enough! No? Okay then...I'll take the celeb crush route! Good luck with your search~ Kadi Pitt Oh shit. You’re right. Okay. I’m changing mine too. How ’bout Padi Krescott? That should be tricky enough!
No? Okay then…I’ll take the celeb crush route!
Good luck with your search~
Kadi Pitt

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