Mike, the 3 boys, and I are going on a little spring trip. where exactly? ummm. don't know for sure. When? yeah, that's still up in the air, too. We're leaving tomorrow, probably, but is anyone packed? ummm. no. I have created mounds and mounds and MOUNDS of unfolded, clean laundry, but that's as far as my pre-trip preparations have gone. I frequently say of Mike and I, "We're last minute sorts." And we are.
And that sounds ultimately better than 'we procrastinate.'
So. I have to clean, pack, plan, organize um... everything, and i haven't 'pre-blogged' anything of course. But! I don't want it to be all quiet around here while I'm gone... so. Will you help?
When I started this blog my purpose was to build a 'name' that would be familiar to future readers of my many hilarious, as yet unpublished and sooooo inspiring novels.
ha.
But. I didn't really WANT to put my name on my blog. So I'm known simply as Kelsey. And HolyMama. But I've refrained from putting forth my entire name.
And it turns out it just might be time. There might be a real need to have an author type name out there, as a book contract is being mailed to me even now!
In light of the whole privacy issue, I humbly ask you to name me.
Let's keep the 'Kelsey' part, but what about a last name? Not my maiden name. Not my real last name. But I hate to toss out the name I love - the name I got the day I married Mike.
This thought process led me to 'Kelsey Michaels' as an option, but I think there are already a lot of So and So Michaels, and even a Casey Michaels, which sounds almost identical. Mike says, 'keep the last name or use your middle name.' It doesn't sound terribly writerly though. (Kelsey Elaine.)
My mom suggested 'Kelsey Kilgore.' It's a family name, alliterative, and I like it. But it doesn't have the Mike Factor (as opposed to the Max Factor) that I was going for.
Toss out those pseudonyms, y'all! Name me!
please!
PS
Mike just said we can't leave until Saturday since there's just NO way we'll be ready. Yeah. We're last minute sorts.
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I like Kelsey Kilgore...has a texas feel to it too without being twangy or dorky..
i also like Kelsey Kate.... or Kelsey Cate (it looks nice and hip and fresh..both visually and audibly..make any sense)
Kelsey Dane (just random)
Kelsey Cain
Kelsey Kain
ok it is late...i better stop..
ok, i KNOW i'm supposed to be doing laundry (and technically I am) but i had to see what y'all were saying. LOVE the suggestions. Keep em coming!
I wouldn't have thought of Miguel or Michelle , but i like them. and desert diva - those names are so great that if i don't use them, one of my future characters wilL!
Hmmm, well, it all depends on what kind of book we're talking about...
Contemporary? Kay (get it? "K" for Kelsie) Maxwell
Romance? Kelsey Kensington
Suspense? Kelsey Kilgore would work...or how about Kelsey (name of my hometown for a last name)? Like, Kelsey York for someone from New York
or how about first initial, middle initial, and then Maxwell, for that Max Factor vibe??
Congrats to you, Kelsey!! Can't wait to see it in print. I know I adore alliteration, so:
Kelsey Kilgore is my hands down favorite -- sounds hip, has a familial tie, and would look great on the bookshelf.
But if it isn't a winner for you here are some other ideas:
Kelsey Kittredge
Kelsey Karlyle
Kelsey Kingston (puts you right by Karen Kingsbury on the bookshelves, primo spot if you ask me) I think of these things when I have contemplated a pseudonym. Just a tip. Position yourself close to a popular author and they'll pick up your book, too. I know I've done it!
How about:
Kelsey Miguel
or
Kelsey Michelle
which are other forms of the name Michael?