And in addition to being silly, it may be in the wrong place. But here goes, anyway.
When I have written non-fiction in the past -- magazine pieces, for example -- they drew on personal experience and it was relevant for the reader to know who I was with respect to the subject I was writing about. But now I'm writing fiction. Assuming I ever get a story to the point where it could be submitted somewhere, my question is about the pros and cons of using my actual name. See, I told you it was silly.
Any thoughts? It's not exactly that I would be embarrassed for people who know me to know I had written something, but writing fiction seems so personal. It's like letting every casual acquaintance read my diary. What did you decide to do, and why?
When I have written non-fiction in the past -- magazine pieces, for example -- they drew on personal experience and it was relevant for the reader to know who I was with respect to the subject I was writing about. But now I'm writing fiction. Assuming I ever get a story to the point where it could be submitted somewhere, my question is about the pros and cons of using my actual name. See, I told you it was silly.
Any thoughts? It's not exactly that I would be embarrassed for people who know me to know I had written something, but writing fiction seems so personal. It's like letting every casual acquaintance read my diary. What did you decide to do, and why?