tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post7732639173579457683..comments2024-03-06T05:24:11.328-05:00Comments on Kelly Hashway: Writer Wednesday: Choosing a Pen NameKelly Hashwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-83010275856482048972013-11-22T11:36:33.011-05:002013-11-22T11:36:33.011-05:00I love the sound of Ashelyn Drake too—maybe more t...I love the sound of Ashelyn Drake too—maybe more than my real name. ;)Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-52978002827980713052013-11-22T11:36:15.399-05:002013-11-22T11:36:15.399-05:00My maiden name is so common though. It was tough b...My maiden name is so common though. It was tough being one of many with the same name.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-23198408540265027582013-11-22T10:16:27.099-05:002013-11-22T10:16:27.099-05:00That's a very clever way to come up with a pen...That's a very clever way to come up with a pen name. I also love how Ashelyn Drake sounds. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-61995027520688003912013-11-21T20:15:27.966-05:002013-11-21T20:15:27.966-05:00I have thought about this so much. I'm sure if...I have thought about this so much. I'm sure if I ever do need a pen name, I'll start the thought process over from scratch. <br /><br />Oh, and all four of your names are so pronounceable and spell-able. I'm jealous. :)Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-23585148302334829732013-11-21T17:27:48.844-05:002013-11-21T17:27:48.844-05:00Thank you, Nas.Thank you, Nas.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-88492052408255103342013-11-21T17:27:26.545-05:002013-11-21T17:27:26.545-05:00I think that counts. :)I think that counts. :)Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-64794231640143497562013-11-21T17:27:00.408-05:002013-11-21T17:27:00.408-05:00Thanks, Karen.Thanks, Karen.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-38073007710541559462013-11-21T17:26:24.494-05:002013-11-21T17:26:24.494-05:00I'm dying to know! lol I want to read your boo...I'm dying to know! lol I want to read your books.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-44164922182957731712013-11-21T17:25:31.604-05:002013-11-21T17:25:31.604-05:00I love that you said "yet". ;)I love that you said "yet". ;)Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-34250398731674519532013-11-21T17:25:07.781-05:002013-11-21T17:25:07.781-05:00A man of many names. ;)A man of many names. ;)Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-53645066639757580762013-11-21T16:44:32.338-05:002013-11-21T16:44:32.338-05:00Hi Kelly!
I loved how you came up with your pen n...Hi Kelly!<br /><br />I loved how you came up with your pen name. A very creative way and unique name too!<br /><br />NasNas https://www.blogger.com/profile/08341843048288374472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-7707899906943808462013-11-21T11:16:11.774-05:002013-11-21T11:16:11.774-05:00Clever use of your name.I haven't thought abou...Clever use of your name.I haven't thought about it, honestly. I do use my maiden name when I publish. Not very clever, but so far it is working fine. :-)brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480258485472568272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-71715912595891966412013-11-21T11:09:12.825-05:002013-11-21T11:09:12.825-05:00Very clever, Kelly. :)Very clever, Kelly. :)Karen Wojcik Bernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12824421839546160653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-28057783301936148832013-11-21T09:44:48.364-05:002013-11-21T09:44:48.364-05:00What a neat way to have created your pen name, Kel...What a neat way to have created your pen name, Kelly. I love Ashelyn Drake=)<br />I actually have two pen names; one for my adult branding and one for my children's book I have published. I love my real name and would rather use it for my adult writing but due to some of the things I choose to blog about, I can't let it surface just yet. There are delicate tragedies that have happened which I will talk about from time to time so I had to disguise my real name. But I love my children's book pen name and the work I do over there=) Someday, I might reveal it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498810090279251726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-60207507260694346342013-11-20T22:29:34.469-05:002013-11-20T22:29:34.469-05:00It was so fun to learn how you came up with your p...It was so fun to learn how you came up with your pen name! How creative. I like the idea of taking the letters from your full name and rearranging them. :) I don't have any pen names- yet. <br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-31511356439742399362013-11-20T20:39:37.339-05:002013-11-20T20:39:37.339-05:00A good way of going about it, Kelly!
I dislike my...A good way of going about it, Kelly!<br /><br />I dislike my real name, so my penname is the one I'm known by online. I do have a second penname, for a different genre. James Morgan is for a co written work in the erotica genre.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-81006422062107443132013-11-20T19:52:35.852-05:002013-11-20T19:52:35.852-05:00I know now "Kelly" can be a male name, t...I know now "Kelly" can be a male name, too, just like say Jan or Max (Sometimes short for "Maxine"), but apart from the suffer, I'd never personally heard of another male Kelly. Still, point taken.<br /><br />I just didn't like my name having a zillion different pronunciations, and I hope to get on that part of "Teachingauthors.net" list of author names correctly pronounced. Thankfully, my nickname "Taury" is less likely misspelled or pronounced.<br /><br />Do you know how many girls in my classes in grade school (90s) were named "Brittany?" This was WAY before Brittney Spears went big. aA least three until I was in junior high. Nice name, but you know what I mean...Taurean Watkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604609379930060667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-16795659585126232552013-11-20T18:11:23.265-05:002013-11-20T18:11:23.265-05:00Plenty of guys named Kelly, too! But I'm the o...Plenty of guys named Kelly, too! But I'm the only Kelly Hashway. I used to have such a common name, and I hated that. I met so many people who knew other Kelly Bradleys. For some reason that always bothered me.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-27431720220086298602013-11-20T17:43:38.522-05:002013-11-20T17:43:38.522-05:00Well, there are PLENTY of girls name Kelly. Just n...Well, there are PLENTY of girls name Kelly. Just not with your hyphenated last name, to be fair...<br /><br />For me, aside from pronunciation issues on my part, I've learned to love the name I was given, even if it's not unique from a marketing standpoint. Fair enough?Taurean Watkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604609379930060667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-90559689486024178132013-11-20T17:42:22.355-05:002013-11-20T17:42:22.355-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Taurean Watkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604609379930060667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-28487038240241838092013-11-20T17:29:09.461-05:002013-11-20T17:29:09.461-05:00Ooh, very cool. I like that idea. If I even need a...Ooh, very cool. I like that idea. If I even need another pen name I may steal that idea. ;)Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-30143336142947176282013-11-20T17:08:37.816-05:002013-11-20T17:08:37.816-05:00Very creative, Kelly:) I'd probably find my fi...Very creative, Kelly:) I'd probably find my first name using the same method as you, maybe Bree. But then I think I'd find a last name from within our family tree. My uncle has traced ours back to the 1200's!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-47545215234621509632013-11-20T16:26:10.937-05:002013-11-20T16:26:10.937-05:00I like P.C. Howard. :)
Okay, how didn't I kno...I like P.C. Howard. :)<br /><br />Okay, how didn't I know Kelley Armstrong has a pen name?Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-80432124756318149922013-11-20T16:25:29.100-05:002013-11-20T16:25:29.100-05:00Thanks, Ida!Thanks, Ida!Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-28366673704043329632013-11-20T16:15:55.284-05:002013-11-20T16:15:55.284-05:00I've been thinking about having one since I wr...I've been thinking about having one since I write MG & YA that's quite a bit different from each other, ex. how Kelly Armstrong has a pen name for her MG series or if I ever write Adult. Possibly P.C. Howard, the P & C come from initials of first and last name, the Howard is completely random, just a name I've always liked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com