Five things meme, and talking Pseudonyms

[valarltd]

You post a topic, list, category, whatever, in my comments section. (examples: "Five Phrases Batman Will Never Say", or "Five Jobs House Wishes He Had" or "Five Things Dean Will Never, Ever Tell Sam"). Then, in a separate post, I'll post the answers to your Top 5 ideas, according to me. Serious or fun!

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Pseudonyms

Love 'em?
Hate 'em?

Would you be more likely to buy a book by "Angel" or by "Cynthia Sparks or by "M.A. Raleigh?"

Cynthia Wishom? Cynthia Sparks?
Either of those appeal? What notions do they bring up?

I'm debating wether to use Angel Sparrow or a different pseudonym for my pirate novel.
(Thinking Sparrow might be pushing it, y'know?)

Comments

[raincitygirl.livejournal.com]

Angel as an author's name screams cutesy New Age pretentiousness to me. I like M.A. Raleigh best, because it sounds like it could be a real person's name. Cynthia Sparks is pretty good, but it sounds more nom-de-plume-ish than M.A. Raleigh.