Facebook friends and naming trends 10/09/2009

I have yet to find the time to research and write my third and final blog on Nom de Plumes. In the interim, I thought it would be interesting—for me at least—to peruse the pages of my Facebook friends and create a list of all their new babies. It was fascinating for me to see [...]

I’m back! 09/09/2009

And I’ll start posting again soon.  My computer died on me and so my blogging was put on hold for a while as a result. I’m a bit busy at present, but I should have a new post ready within the following week.

The Curious Case of the Nom De Plume Part Two 13/08/2009

It should be noted that not all so-called “pen names” are chosen specifically for the purpose of writing. Sometimes authors decide to go by names they chose for themselves years ago for reasons completely divorced from a potential writing career.  When Chloe Anthony Wofford’s college classmates couldn’t pronounce her first name, she told them to call [...]

If you could name a rose. . . 10/08/2009

. . .what would you call it?  Usually the honour of naming a rose comes at the price of a pretty penny; however, if you happen to be living in BC until the end of the month, you have the opportunity of naming a rose for free.  I happen to be living in BC for [...]

The Curious Case of the Nom De Plume Part One 07/08/2009

“We each write under a nom-de-plume. Mine is Rosamund Montmorency.” – Anne of Green Gables The pen name, the literary alias, the pseudonym, the nom de plum – these are used when an author, for one reason or another, does not wish their actual name to appear on the covers of the work they publish.  [...]

The Curious Case of Made-Up Names 05/08/2009

Parents who want to give their children unique names will often try to create entirely new names.  Frequently this will take the form of a name created by combining elements of existing names (e.g. Persette and Abiline).  Occasionally the parents will choose to combine their own names when dubbing their offspring; for example, I’ve met [...]