What's a better name for an author?

by c.stuartHardwick Posted 2012/06/09 03:01:33

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	Plain Jane (i.e. Cregg Hardwick)	2 votes	6%
	Full (i.e. Cregg Stuart Hardwick)	3 votes	8%
	Initial (i.e. C.S. Hardwick)	17 votes	47%
	Middle (i.e. Stuart Hardwick)	4 votes	11%
	Hybrid (i.e. C. Stuart Hardwick)	10 votes	28%

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XxJamberxX 2012/10/07 23:20:16

Plain Jane (i.e. Cregg Hardwick)

If I were to publish now, this would be my option

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Mike 2012/06/13 15:30:42

Initial (i.e. C.S. Hardwick)

+1
I.P Daily

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Fenris 2012/06/11 06:13:14

Full (i.e. Cregg Stuart Hardwick)

+1
Full name(s) give a sense off respect and tradition!

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Andrew 2012/06/11 03:57:28

Hybrid (i.e. C. Stuart Hardwick)

+1
ye

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Mikel_mad2002 2012/06/10 15:08:41

Initial (i.e. C.S. Hardwick)

+1
However, when my book was published, I was advised to use my middle initial as there was an author with my name already

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JMCC 2012/06/09 22:57:46

Full (i.e. Cregg Stuart Hardwick)

+1
Only because there are so many authors, there is less likely to be two with the exact same name... ;)

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brittany 2012/06/09 21:37:13

Initial (i.e. C.S. Hardwick)

+1
or Cregg Hardwick sounds good.

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Kozmo 2012/06/09 20:29:39

Hybrid (i.e. C. Stuart Hardwick)

+1
I think the middle category ought to be written as" Cregg S. Hardwick ", plain jane has a different given name, not configuration.

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John Michaels 2012/06/09 20:27:11

Initial (i.e. C.S. Hardwick)

+2
It almost sounds like C.S. Lewis!!! :)

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c.stuar... to John Mi... 2012/06/09 22:21:43

Which fact might be considered a drawback?

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John Mi... to c.stuar... 2012/06/30 19:40:06

None.

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John Mi... to John Mi... 2012/06/30 19:40:28

except if it is that you want to beat lewis in writing

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Cookielane 2012/06/09 19:24:11

Initial (i.e. C.S. Hardwick)

+1
Sounds very Classic.

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ETpro 2012/06/09 17:58:28 (edited)

Hybrid (i.e. C. Stuart Hardwick)

+1
I like it just like you have it in your user name. It parses like an instruction, "See Stuart Hardwick."

Let us know when your book hits the best seller list.

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c.stuar... to ETpro 2012/06/09 18:57:14

I'll let you know when it hits the "seller" list. ;-)

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Stan Kapusta 2012/06/09 17:45:06

Initial (i.e. C.S. Hardwick)

+1
It sounds better.

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petean05 2012/06/09 17:41:08

Initial (i.e. C.S. Hardwick)

+1
I like the initial best for your name, but go with what works best for you.

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Doc Frank stein 2012/06/09 15:45:17

Plain Jane (i.e. Cregg Hardwick)

The LotLOL!!
Best names in authorship are:
Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, JK Rowling, Enid Blyton and AA Milne

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HippiesKnowAll 2012/06/09 14:22:58

Hybrid (i.e. C. Stuart Hardwick)

+1
This one is my favorite.

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sandra 2012/06/09 14:11:20

Middle (i.e. Stuart Hardwick)

+1
I think this one has a better ring to it, and it`s strait forward...

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FencerCat 2012/06/09 13:33:21

Hybrid (i.e. C. Stuart Hardwick)

+1
I think the hybrid one really has some panache. Most people use first name, middle initial and last name, or initials and last name. Using first initial, middle name and last name makes the name stand out better and makes it more memorable.

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writing_fanatic 2012/06/09 11:35:36

Initial (i.e. C.S. Hardwick)

+1
I mean, mine will be a first and last name, but initials are good. Look how nicely JK Rowling's name rolls off the tongue, for example.

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Burning Bright Embers 2012/06/09 11:20:28

Hybrid (i.e. C. Stuart Hardwick)

+1
classy

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Ruby Dear - The Fangirl of ... 2012/06/09 10:47:11

Hybrid (i.e. C. Stuart Hardwick)

+1
This or C.S. Hardwick. Both roll of the tongue nicely.

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Ally C. 2012/06/09 10:46:13

Initial (i.e. C.S. Hardwick)

+1
Like J. K. Rowling, it has a nice ring to it

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Shawna 2012/06/09 10:41:46

Initial (i.e. C.S. Hardwick)

+1
C S works really well. I am S C-I don't think it has the same ring to it.

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c.stuar... to Shawna 2012/06/09 13:55:27

+1
That's why I asked though. I think people tend to be color-blind about their names. My sister is names Marta, and she always hated it and went by her middle name, but I thought it a fine name.

Sometimes, what doesn't seem to "roll" can have great impact. Think of "George C Scott" which pretty much makes you do a full stop--and that's a fabricated stage name.

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Shawna to c.stuar... 2012/06/09 16:56:07

+1
Lots of the fabricated names are designed to have that impact. LOL- just don't use Englebert Humperdinck as your nom de plume I think it's taken.

The initials thing does seem to work well. Michael J Fox invented that J just for flow.
Then of course there is C S Lewis, P D James, E E Cummings, E M Forrester, J K Rowling.....it's obviously a good way to go.

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c.stuar... to Shawna 2012/06/09 17:16:58

+1
Didn't Englebert Humperdinck write "A Boy Names Sue"? or was that Johnny Cash?

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Shawna to c.stuar... 2012/06/09 17:18:22

+1
That was Johnny Cash.

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Katherine the Renaissance W... 2012/06/09 10:22:20

Initial (i.e. C.S. Hardwick)

+1
I think it depends on the name, but in this case, I'd say initials.

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BritPunk 2012/06/09 10:08:36

Initial (i.e. C.S. Hardwick)

+3
Like P.G Wodehouse, one of my all time faves!

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Shawna to BritPunk 2012/06/09 10:43:44

+2
I think you should change your sodahead name to Honoria Glossop.

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BritPunk to Shawna 2012/06/09 11:08:43

+2
With "a laugh that sounded like a squadron of cavalry charging across a tin bridge!"
They don't write 'em like that any more :-)

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Shawna to BritPunk 2012/06/09 11:09:25

+2
No-it's brilliant!

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GeorgeAMartini 2012/06/09 08:28:03

Hybrid (i.e. C. Stuart Hardwick)

+1
I like the sound of this one.

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BlytheSpirit~bn0 2012/06/09 07:37:55

Hybrid (i.e. C. Stuart Hardwick)

+1
I like this one. Very distinguished. Although I might change my vote if I knew what it is that you are writing.

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c.stuar... to BlytheS... 2012/06/09 13:56:41

+1
LOL.

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mrdog 2012/06/09 07:13:48

Middle (i.e. Stuart Hardwick)

+2
How about..."Sam Sammy" bark

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GirlyGirl™ 2012/06/09 03:30:05

Initial (i.e. C.S. Hardwick)

+2
Initials. Less hand cramping at book signings!

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