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I selfishly like having the "Bujold" in there, since it makes a wonderful search term in a computer database. Lots of "Lois's" out there, and I am not sure how many "McMaster's", but there is so much room for error in computer databases and memories, is is Mac or Mc, etc. But "Bujold" is easy to remember and spell and pops out results with few false drops. And if checking in alphabetical order, there aren't many other terms starting with buj out there.
I remember seeing a documentary on Terry Pratchett - and the staff at a particular book store where he did signings every year starting right with his first couple of books - the staff commented how his signature changed down the years getting simpler and simpler - as the queues got longer.
"Lois" is nice and short. I can see pen names designed to be short and sharp, not just for signing fatigue, but to stand out on book covers.
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Jun 24, 2018 04:37PM
I selfishly like having the "Bujold" in there, since it makes a wonderful search term in a computer database. Lots of "Lois's" out there, and I am not sure how many "McMaster's", but there is so much room for error in computer databases and memories, is is Mac or Mc, etc. But "Bujold" is easy to remember and spell and pops out results with few false drops. And if checking in alphabetical order, there aren't many other terms starting with buj out there.
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I remember seeing a documentary on Terry Pratchett - and the staff at a particular book store where he did signings every year starting right with his first couple of books - the staff commented how his signature changed down the years getting simpler and simpler - as the queues got longer.
"Lois" is nice and short. I can see pen names designed to be short and sharp, not just for signing fatigue, but to stand out on book covers.
