Pseudonyms are Underrated
It Would Be Easier to Unpack Some Emotional Baggage
When I started writing, to share with others, I never even thought about a pseudonym. Why would I need to consider one?
Idiot me.
After all, I had only started a blog for my inspirational musings in early 2020. I had divorced in 2018 and had been learning a lot from the marriage counselor. I maintained appointments with her after filing because I had years of emotional work to tend to.
Once I ‘graduated’ from her guidance I felt a need to spread the good word to everyone willing to read my stuff. (Did I graduate or just move away? A coin toss, I suppose.)
I was connected to the outside world and enjoyed the feedback, support, and general idea of this little site I had planted and grown on my own.
As will happen, growth comes with a price tag.
If only I had thought to join writing platforms with a pen name. Something cool so people would never guess it was me.
I am an idiot.
I am called to write, have branched out from my blog, and joined online platforms. Writing prompts, contests, and reading the creations of some talented authors has…
