Often, writers, artists and musicians take a pseudonym for themselves and create under a different name all their lives. Some in this way run from the failed projects that took place at the beginning of their career, some choose a euphonious name that will be easily remembered by readers. In any case, choosing a pseudonym is not an easy and responsible business, because you will have to live with this name for a very long time.
Instructions
Step 1
First, decide what you would like to convey to the consumer of your creativity with your pseudonym. It may be a name with a certain touch of ideology, like Maxim Gorky and Demyan Bedny. A pseudonym can characterize your work, its main themes, such as the pseudonym of Yakub Kolos and Lesia Ukrainka.
Step 2
The stage name can be an abbreviation of the real name or surname. Especially Spanish and Portuguese names are sinful in that they consist of four or five words, which will not be easy for the viewer to remember. So, for example, Cher's real name is Sherilyn Sargsyan.
Step 3
Creative people who have built a career outside of their historical homeland often have names that are difficult to pronounce for the local population and are forced to use a pseudonym. For example, the real name of Boris Akunin is Grigory Shalvovich Chkhartishvili, which is quite difficult for Russian-speaking readers to remember the first time.
Step 4
Often, women, when publishing their works, take male names. The weaker sex in science and literature (if these are not children's books, romance novels and paperback detectives) are still treated with distrust. To avoid discussion and speculation, many women writers preferred to sign their works with any male name. So, Zinaida Gippius published her poems under her real name, but her critical articles went under the pseudonym Anton Krainy.
Step 5
If a famous person influenced your formation and creativity, you can come up with a pseudonym for yourself using his last name or first name. For example, the medieval physician Paracelsus came up with his own pseudonym, referring to the name of another famous ancient physician - Celsus.
Step 6
After you have chosen a name for yourself, make sure that there are no writers and singers with the same pseudonym, otherwise you will get bogged down in litigation at the very beginning of your career. The easiest way to check is to make a corresponding request to an Internet search engine.
Step 7
Now, when publishing your article or book, giving the illustrations to the publisher, do not forget to fill out a contract, which will indicate your real name, surname and patronymic, the name with which your work will be signed, and your passport details. In case someone else likes your nickname, you can always prove that you were the first to use this name by indicating the date of the contract.
