I have been trying to find a pen name since last summer. Seriously. It’s been a year, and I still don’t have one! There are very few girls names I love and want to use for myself, but I’ve decided to use a boy’s name, even though I am a girl, because there’s a better chance of people reading my book if (they think) I’m a boy…like J.K. Rowling did.
[name_f]My[/name_f] writing ranges a lot. I’ll write anything from just the life of a teenager, to a different world, to a romance novel. [name_f]My[/name_f] writing is mostly realistic fiction, but not always. I normally write pretty dark…and I love to have tragic characters.
[name_f]My[/name_f] name is very boring. [name_f]My[/name_f] last name isn’t very common, but it is still very boring. [name_f]My[/name_f] first name sounds like some drunk girl, and I just don’t like my name. This is my chance to go by something else (finally).
Names I am considering:
*[name_u]Teddy[/name_u]
*DJ
- [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m]
*[name_u]Joey[/name_u]
That’s pretty much the only boys names I can see myself using. I also like the unisex names [name_f]Blythe[/name_f], [name_u]Kit[/name_u], [name_u]Sammy[/name_u] and [name_u]Leigh[/name_u], but I feel like they all lean more towards the girl side. Also, my best friend’s name is [name_f]Samantha[/name_f], so [name_u]Sammy[/name_u] is too close, and [name_u]Leigh[/name_u] is too plain (although I do like it).
I’m just really stuck. I have no clue what name to choose. I also have no last names picked out. I’ve decided to pick a first name first and then find a surname that sounds pretty awesome with it.
I kind of want a grunge-y name that has a rock’n’roll, punk feel to it.
None of the names I picked out really feel like “the one”, you know? Can you please suggest boys names for me?
If I were to choose a girl’s (first) name, I’d probably be [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]. I love that name.