I’m currently juggling two secret identities as well as two
public identities, and for the record this gets confusing because these
identities are all secret from each other.
I don’t talk about my work here (seriously though, snore
fest). I don’t talk about my home life at work. And I have book contracts under
two different pen names. Talk about problems to have! :-)
Obviously, this blog is hosted by one of my pen names, and
my other pen name doesn’t have any internet love. No blog, no twitters, no
facebook. Which brings me to my dilemma:
I’ve seen that most writers have two names that they’re very
upfront about, the name they publish traditionally with, and the name they use
for their self published stuff. I’ve seen that system work pretty well, where
authors go through and very openly acknowledge both writing aspects to make it
easier for fans to find their other works.
But that’s not the case with my two names. They’re both
traditionally pubbed (though through a small press), but they are a bit night
and day. One is magic and explosions, and chase scenes, and the other is
awkward teenage moments leading to a rip-your-heart-out-break-your-soul tragedy―well, at least, that’s what I’m
aiming for, but I think I’m a bit wide of the mark.
But really one book is all:
So the question I pose to the gallery is what would you guys
do? Would you build up a whole separate online presence around the second pen
name, or would you tack the contemporary pen name onto an already existing
social media network?
