On the Road Again: A Name by Any Other Name
Road Trip Wednesday is a ‘Blog Carnival,’ where YA Highway's contributors post a weekly writing- or reading-related question and answer it on our own blogs. You can hop from destination to destination and get everybody's unique take on the topic.
It's been a while since I've taken a Road Trip. I'm disappointed to have missed last week's topic -- an ideal writing retreat.
Today's question: What would your pseudonym be?
I've never thought that I would use a pseudonym. I like my name. I've been published under my name, the first time at age 12, so when I got married, the decision to keep my name was easily explained and accepted by Hammer Guy -- and the fact that his sister's name is also Sara Lynn sealed the deal.
So if I had to use something, I would use my NPR name. I discovered this a couple of years ago on NPR's Monkey See blog: "The rules: Take the first letter of your middle name and insert it anywhere you'd like in your first name. And then your last name is the smallest foreign town you've ever visited. Presto: You too can compete with Korva Coleman, Lakshmi Singh and Mandalit del Barco."
Therefore, my pseudonym would be Sarla Wells.
In July of 2001, I spent two weeks in the United Kingdom, several days of which were spent in Wells, the smallest city in England. I loved England and I loved, loved, loved this little town. Wells Cathedral. St. Cuthbert's Church. Lovely old buildings, quaint shops, so much history. Someday I'd like to go back. For now, I will just take the village's name as my own in the event that I ever need a pseudonym.
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| Source: The Beauty of Wells Cathedral |
What's your pseudonym? What's your NPR name?