What's in a name?

[ksmith]

Recently, both jimhines and kateelliot changed their LJ names from nicknames to their actual writer names. I'm thinking of doing the same thing. For a time, I thought that I would use my blog purely for social purposes, and while I do tend to treat it as a virtual hotel bar most of the time, I also post writing news and link to my website. IOW, there's no real reason to keep the blog a secret.

"kaygo" is a chop-up of a potential pseudonym, but it's not in use yet, so there's no association with anything. Unfortunately, it's also danged short and easy to remember, spell, and type. I don't want to use "kristinesmith" as a username. So, I'll see what I can work out. If/When things change, you guys will be the first to know.

Comments

[jimhines.livejournal.com]

ksmith? Though that one might be taken...

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping that's available, but anything with "smith" tends to vanish.

[cmpriest.livejournal.com]

Funny. I've been thinking of doing the same ...

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

It's in the ether...

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

You did it!

[cmpriest.livejournal.com]

[:: is a lemming ::]

[janni.livejournal.com]

I found that the social and the professional blur so much anyway, it made sense just to be online as myself. I'm not likely to post anything that I'm not comfortable having associated with my public self anyway.

The main thing about being online as myself is that I'm maybe a little more careful with what personal identifying information I give out, and what I hold back.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I tend to be careful anyway, since I link to my website and so many folks I know hang around here.

[juliabk.livejournal.com]

Go with Kristinesmith. Yes, it's longer, but because it's made up of two 'real' words/names it's easy to remember. It's also good marketing.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

It's taken, as is "kristine". Since any name being used is off limits, even if the blog isn't active, I'm SOL.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I had to go with an underscore. My new username is "kristine_smith".

[juliabk.livejournal.com]

That's actually better since it's easier to read.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but LJ tends to underline names, which obscures the underscore so that all one sees is a space.

[juliabk.livejournal.com]

And that's the name that appears on your books! :-)