What Should My Pen Name Be?

[BristalWilson]

So, I want to have a pen name because I want to write stories and books but I don't need everyone knowing who I am. I need help figuring out what name to have. I have first and last names below, but if you have another name you would like to throw out there, please do! The middle initial will be "B."
FIRST NAMES::
Hazel
Annette
Devyn
Eveleign
Elyse
Avery
Ashlyn

LAST NAMES::
Kimberly
Medlen
Nichols
Whyman
Scott
Stuart
Adams
Acker
Smith
Peterson
Trine
Spruce
Richards
Andersen
Mueller
Stawell
May
Carleton
McLaren
Hanlen
Tyler
Jones

[Wharton]

BristalWilson - Please excuse this intrusion.

ladyalex - This is true. I used to have a gaffer known to everyone as 'Heidfurst', his name was Robert Slater. He always signed his name 'R.Slater'.

[HowardLink]

Avery B Mueller

[sandyRoe]

I'd take one of your list of surnames, Whyman, and preface it with an old Irish Christian name, Ocha.
Ocha Wayman is the pen name you should use.

[wolf63]

Sandy - Ocha Wayanbileyerheid is another version of the same surname.

[sandyRoe]

Morning, Wolf63. You're up early. Or is it you're up late.

[sandyRoe]

Wolf63, yours is a good suggestion, too. But it might be a bit long to get on the spine of a book.

[wolf63]

I am not a good sleeper and my furry alarm woke me up to advise me that both he and his sister were "starving". I understand why people hate cats.

If OP is writing a book he/she should adapt the size and content to ensure his/her name will fit on the spine.

I think that I might try to get back to sleep. I hope you have a good day.

:-)

[Svejk]

I'd prefer Onya, sandy.

[maxtown]

Avery B Carleton

[Robinia]

You don't want one shared by a lot of others so you need to google the name you like best. I've just searched the name I'd have for myself and can't find anyone else...so that's a start. :)

[Old_Geezer]

I suggest the type of story you want to write may have a bearing on what is most suitable.

[pixie373]

Mixture- Avelyn B Devyn

[atalanta]

If you write romances. try something with a flower in it - like Rose Lovell, or Lily Romero
If you want to write gritty thrillers, use something powerful like Guy Petrov
For cowboy stories, try Zak Rider or Carlos Pinto
For fantasy what about Lynn Revara

[AB Editor]

If you write sci-fi or fantasy you'll need to have at least one middle-initial, if not two :)

[boxtops]

an anagram of your username is Will Strabonis - what about that?

[weecalf]

Bic Staedtler thats two pen names for the price of one

[ChrisMurray]

Are your writings comedy, fiction, non fiction
A Memorable name sells more:
eg Cuthbert B Crinklewalker.
Alphonse B Sniffenpepper

[saxy_jag]

Have a look through your family tree and see if you can make a combination from any of your ancestors. It's how my OH found his stage name. Also a nice tribute to them if/when you make it big.