tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836797656035969.post7927519293112179572..comments2023-10-18T15:53:12.984+01:00Comments on Debbie Does London: Which pen name sounds best?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935543648023029783noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836797656035969.post-55474077323479456442010-02-22T14:57:37.446+00:002010-02-22T14:57:37.446+00:00Hi, to also put a duit in the bag and bye the adag...Hi, to also put a duit in the bag and bye the adage that writing is deleting: why not simply keep it Deborah? some of the best got away with it in the past and it avoids all trouble with a surname, possibly dressed up to ""Lady Deborah" or "Miss Deborah". Very hip and now-generation-like I'd say :)<br />bye GrignonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836797656035969.post-40682330190578558842010-02-11T13:56:45.252+00:002010-02-11T13:56:45.252+00:00@ Madame De Farge - I think you're right. My b...<b>@ Madame De Farge</b> - I think you're right. My book is about how you can't replace your roots and identity, and that you can only damage yourself trying. So I probably should take a stand and stick to my own name. <br /><br /><b>@Judith</b>: thanks for dropping by! Yeah, I quite liked Clarkson - that's pretty much how I pronounce it here anyway. But as <b>Jamie</b> points out, Klaassen has it's advantages too...<br />I hadn't even thought of that! <br /><br />Long time no see, <b>Sarah</b>! How have you been?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05935543648023029783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836797656035969.post-84772949979213014572010-02-10T13:46:15.457+00:002010-02-10T13:46:15.457+00:00If you write horror, "Klaassen" is perfe...If you write horror, "Klaassen" is perfect: you'll be sandwiched between Stephen King and Dean Koontz.Jamie Hallhttp://www.jh-author.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836797656035969.post-90412618892322210292010-02-09T23:06:33.988+00:002010-02-09T23:06:33.988+00:00Hiya,
Its been forever! Just my two pence worth -...Hiya,<br /><br />Its been forever! Just my two pence worth - debsm debby and lizzy - dont do it to yourself! chick lit names ;) <br />good luck xmy name in printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936820522908818746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836797656035969.post-90390205284743188002010-02-09T16:04:22.815+00:002010-02-09T16:04:22.815+00:00Hi Deborah,
I voted for Deborah Clarkson. It just...Hi Deborah,<br /><br />I voted for Deborah Clarkson. It just sounds right. <br /><br />Love your website!Judith Visserhttp://www.judithvisser.nlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836797656035969.post-19503341563161929492010-02-09T14:03:26.644+00:002010-02-09T14:03:26.644+00:00It's bad enough that I can't choose... did...It's bad enough that I can't choose... did I have to come across this quote by John Keats?<br /><br /> “If you should have a boy do not christen him John—'Tis a bad name and goes against a man. If my name had been Edmund I should have been more fortunate.”<br /><br />What about <b>Debbie Darling</b>?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05935543648023029783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836797656035969.post-43482683764321779182010-02-08T13:16:38.467+00:002010-02-08T13:16:38.467+00:00Wat dacht je van Deborah Brown? Als je dat afkort ...Wat dacht je van Deborah Brown? Als je dat afkort wordt het Deb Brown, dat klinkt meteen bekend!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836797656035969.post-73156695110851222872010-02-06T17:34:24.231+00:002010-02-06T17:34:24.231+00:00Agree with GB, stick to who you are.Agree with GB, stick to who you are.Madame DeFargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172239340844485940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836797656035969.post-58781547564553908042010-02-05T20:17:04.714+00:002010-02-05T20:17:04.714+00:00Makes sense... and it's true, that sounds good...Makes sense... and it's true, that sounds good too... But I read this piece on the subliminal messages that names carry with them, and apparently it's a bad thing to have your name start with a K because it's a strike-out: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=946249<br /><br />(at least, when you're playing baseball; Across more than 90 years of professional baseball, batters with K initials struck out at a higher rate (in 18.8% of their plate appearances) than the remaining batters (17.2%), t(6395) = 3.08, p = .002)<br /><br />The same research also warns agains having a name start with a C or D, though, because "despite the pervasive desire to achieve high grades, students with an unconsciously-driven fondness for C’s and D’s were slightly less successful at achieving their conscious goal."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05935543648023029783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836797656035969.post-12841884900368563702010-02-05T17:54:55.947+00:002010-02-05T17:54:55.947+00:00I agree with Gorilla Bananas. Keep your first name...I agree with Gorilla Bananas. Keep your first name. It's who you are. <br />I also agree with his assessment of your last name. Kay is easy to spell for every one, recognisable, and it has the added bonus of going well with Deborah.<br />Deborah Kay, definitely a writer!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00157514072439172468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836797656035969.post-84027526714333371502010-02-05T15:20:03.206+00:002010-02-05T15:20:03.206+00:00Sorry, that should have been Klaassen!Sorry, that should have been Klaassen!Gorilla Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044093013423635830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836797656035969.post-17300494989527178282010-02-05T15:18:48.089+00:002010-02-05T15:18:48.089+00:00You should certainly use 'Deborah' because...You should certainly use 'Deborah' because your fans will want to address you by your real first name. If there's a problem with Klaasen, how about the surname 'Kay', which is a phonetic spelling of the letter K? Deborah Kay sounds good to me.Gorilla Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044093013423635830noreply@blogger.com