Pen Name Poll

[name_m]Hi[/name_m]! Working on my pen name. These options all have ties close enough to feel like me in real life, but a little more “oomph” than my real name. I’d like to use a pen name for privacy purposes. I write upmarket contemporary fiction.

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Would love your thoughts and preferences on these names!

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[name_f]Whitney[/name_f] [name_m]James[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Winnie[/name_f] [name_m]James[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] [name_f]Whitney[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Winnie[/name_f] [name_m]Hart[/name_m]

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[name_f]Winnie[/name_f] [name_m]Hart[/name_m] is my favorite! It sounds melodic and romantic

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Now, I’m hella biased in favor of [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] [name_f]Whitney[/name_f], but in second place comes [name_f]Whitney[/name_f] [name_m]James[/name_m].

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I like [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] [name_m]James[/name_m] or [name_f]Whitney[/name_f] [name_m]James[/name_m]!

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I really like the flow of [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] [name_m]Hart[/name_m]— I also find it more memorable as a pen name, if that makes sense?

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[name_f]Winnie[/name_f] [name_m]James[/name_m]

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I really like Scarlett Whitney

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[name_f]Whitney[/name_f] [name_m]James[/name_m]!

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[name_f]Whitney[/name_f] [name_m]James[/name_m] sounds right for the kind of books you’re writing!

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