What's in a Name.

So as I said before, I thought I should have at least some posting for the month of August before it has come and passed me by. This year has gone by so fast. Wow.

Anyway, here is another from my MySpace page that deals with how I decided to use a pseudonym (Pen Name) instead of my own.

When telling anyone that I have published my first book, I get the usual congrats and awesome wonder that I have achieved that accomplishment. They then ask what the book is called and I tell them Remembrance. But then I say it's not under my name but a different one. Paige Lewis. They usually look at me as if I were crazy. Like why would I use a different name other than my own. Sounds crazy doesn't it.

Well I really don't think so. Lots of well known authors have written under pen names or are still. My favorite author of the moment Nora Roberts writes as J.D. Robb to write her mystery books.

I just have chosen to do so also. Why did I do this? To be honest I just wanted to. And if you really think about it: would you rather by a book written by Allyson Bullock or Paige Lewis? It just sounds more distinct and unique. The name flows and just sounds right.

And many have asked how I came up with this pseudonym. Well Paige just happens to be my middle name and Lewis was my mother's maiden name.

It just seemed right in writing under the name Paige Lewis. And I hope to write and publish more under that name. Maybe eventually I'll write under my real name but for now just know me as Paige Lewis author of Remembrance. My first published novel.

All right so now you know why it says Paige Lewis instead of Allyson Bullock. This will probably be all I write for August and i hope that there will be more in the coming months. I will write about my trip to Disneyland for sure. I know it will be a blast.