A Vermilion by any other name...

[Vermilion]

Hi Chaps, I really need your help.

I am about to make my first submission <chews nails> and I just realised that whatever pen-name I choose I will have to stick with for my writing career, so I can build a reputation.

I would dearly like to stick with Vermilion, somehow, but it doesn't fit well into a two-word name. Listed in the poll are a number of names I have come up with, but I am still very open to new ideas. I tried to choose names and words that had a connection to me somehow. I want a name that sounds very English (in the first name, at least) but not too commonplace. Something that hints at subversive sexuality

These are all the names individually that mean something to me, if you think you can make a better name.

-Vermilion
-Emelia/Emilia/Amelia (though I prefer the 'E' spellings)
-Annabel
-Arabella <-- just thought of this and really like it...
-Clara (maybe... I'm not quite sure)
-Hampton
-Bedford
-Adams
-Lazarus

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[sr71plt]

If you like Vermillion and it doesn't step on another known author's toes, why don't you just stick with that? There's nothing saying a pen name has to have more than one element.

 

[slyc_willie]

If you like Vermillion and it doesn't step on another known author's toes, why don't you just stick with that? There's nothing saying a pen name has to have more than one element.

And therefore become the Cher/Madonna of the erotica world.

Since names with initials seem popular, how about combining your Lit name with a couple of the above-mentioned favorites? E.F. Vermillion, perhaps?

 

[rgraham666]

I like Vermilion Bedford. It sounds very classy.

 

[Vermilion]

lol

Just be the ever mysterious 'Vermilion'?

Hrmm... I'll think about it

I'll wait till a few more people have voted/commented first though. Thanks guys.
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[Chantilyvamp]

we vote for emelia adams

 

[McKenna]

I'm kinda partial to "Emelia Adams." It has a nice ring to it, flows evenly off the tongue. And, when listed alphabetically by surname, will come first in the bookstore aisles.

 

[jomar]

Emelia Adams rolls off the tongue nicely. I also like the idea of using Vermilion.

 

[The_Fool]

I'm kinda partial to "Emelia Adams." It has a nice ring to it, flows evenly off the tongue. And, when listed alphabetically by surname, will come first in the bookstore aisles.

Good marketing advice.

 

[matriarch]

I like Vermilion Bedford. It sounds very classy.

Ditto.

 

[McKenna]

Good marketing advice.

Marketing; another word for "devious."

 

[The_Fool]

Marketing; another word for "devious."

Understanding of the human animal. First hit is the first call made. And I am too lazy to get past S, assuming I make it past M.


I can be devious though. The concept of an "innocent" name writing erotica might stimulate interest as well.


Stimulation is always good.

 

[DesertPirate]

Marketing; another word for "devious."

I almost got a marketing degree
Then realized I wasn't qualified, I have a conscience

 

[neonlyte]

Ms Emilia Adams - sounds mildly exotic, a little Victorian, a Christian tinge, and beats Amado in the listings

 

[starrkers]

If you want to keep Vermillion somehow, why not try an anagram or partial sound like - like Millie Verrone or something.
I know, I'm talking out my arse here. Seeing as I can't come up with a decent pen name for myself, I've got buckleys with anyone else!

*slinks off to folder of half written stories to stare aimlessly at the blinking cursor for awhile before returning here to procrastinate once more*

 

[Vermilion]

OK. Top runners are

Emelia Adams

and

Vermilion Bedford


And I just thought of the first name Arabella.

So now we have 3 first names and 2 surnames...

Emelia--------------------}______________________________Adams
Arabella------------------}______________________________Bedford
Vermilion-----------------}

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

OK. Top runners are

Emelia Adams

and

Vermilion Bedford


And I just thought of the first name Arabella.

So now we have 3 first names and 2 surnames...

Emelia--------------------}______________________________Adams
Arabella------------------}______________________________Bedford
Vermilion-----------------}

All those first names are multi-syllable. That being the case, a single-syllable name should work well. For some reason, I'm stuck on (LEE or LEIGH) as in: Arabella Leigh or maybe Vermillion Lee.

Just a thought.

Rumple Foreskin

 

[cheerful_deviant]

Personally, I vote "Emelia Hampton" but since it's not one of the apparent choices, I'll vote for "Emelia Adams". I agree with the others that it rolls of the tongue well.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

Use your real initials followed by Vermilion. That is what I would do anyway (no, not entirely true, I would just use my real name or my screen name, as dopey as "Thee Goat Pig" is, that is what I would stick with).

 

[Selena_Kitt]

I like Emelia Adams... and I don't even think there's an "Amelia Adams" (that I could find, anyway!) out there in erotic romanceland...

 

[TheEarl]

I kinda like Arabella Vermillion. But it might be a bit of a mouthful.

The Earl

 

[WRJames]

I didn't choose a pen name until I had a novel accepted for publication. I don't think you need one just to submit. I don't know if you could sign an "anonymous" contract -- at some point you'll have to reveal your actual identity to a publisher or editor.

What was it about Vermilion that made you choose it in the first place?

 

[Topanga_Blue]

I'm testing out my pen name. Just in case I ever actually finish my book.

 

[Salvor-Hardon]

I voted for Emelia Adams, but I wanted to throw in Anita Duet just for the chuckle factor.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

How about...


Victoria Bedford-Adams

or

Victoria Lazarus-Adams

or just

Vicky Adams