Not directly connected, and it may well be I already find and answer once I’ve bought both of your books, but I wondered. And what did I wonder?

I wondered when an alternate identity is a good udea, or essential, rather than a maybe.

Yes, I know. ‘It’s a pen-name, not witness protection!’ :-). But here’s the nub, and here’s the rub. If I, hypothetically, were to want to establish a web presence (for any reason), is it a really bad idea to stick with the name I came with (yes, one more Smith among millions)? Or, however much my mother might want to see her son’s name on the cover of a book (well, another book), does the smother of those millions point to adopting some less homogenous brand label/ pen name/ platform tag?

My current web site was set up some time ago, mostly to provide a vehicle for presenting work to and gathering feedback from alpha and beta readers. So it wasn’t intended as or designed to be a platform vehicle. However, a number of your posts have me thinking. I would be interested in any comment you might offer.

Terrell, you’re a genius!

Because I was just thinking this same thing for myself — paranormal romance writer here– this morning! Watching a morning news show. (I’m a genius too!)

Going to do it now! So exciting when the Universe and God affirm your ideas & actions.

You can also do a middle intitial, or and underscoure. Janice_Maddox. Give yourself a License to Kill. JaniceMaddox007. I put a TX after my name. We can be creative but not at the expense of our brand :).

They should be following for content, not a name. When you change your Twitter handle, just leave the pic as the same and tweet an announcement. Most people won’t even notice, but this way you have the right name top of mind. As far as the blog, don’t worry about the URL. Look at mine. DOH! I didn’t know any better. Just put your name in the title of the blog and make sure your name is one of the tags in every blog. Easy-Squeezy :D.