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[TE999]

Lol

"Have you read Saber's latest?"

"Saber has a new novel out!"

Hmm . . . .

Sabre is more cool IMHO.

Like the Ko-War fighter jet.

 

[slyc_willie]

Nobody's that macho. But your readers don't have to know that.

Nick Vander Veldt. You lose the Eastwood association, but keep the out-of-Africa one, and perhaps pick up a little Hemingway along the way (a' la' Nick Adams.) Plus some mnemonically-beneficial alliteration. Not bad . . .

BTW, I'm not enamoured of phallic-symbol names for a male porn writer. It seems kind of tacky, and perhaps even a bit disrespectful of the audience, as if you need to really belabor the obvious for them.

One of the reasons I don't like names like 'Dirk' or 'Dick' myself.

The thing with Nick Saber, or just Saber, is that I can write something as dark as I want, or be completely romantic, and it still works.

 

[MagicaPractica]

Ha! Silly? SILLY? And Nick Saber doesn't sound like the brooding hero of "The Rakehell's Clever Garrote?"

I'm afraid I never read that. Sorry, but when I see a single name for a writer or anyone else, makes me do this... I'd probably click right past a story by an author with a single name. I may be the only one who would do that, I may not.

I am a marketing professional. An unemployed one, granted.



But still easily insulted. I'm leaving the room to pout now.

Edited to add: I have named laundry detergents, dammit! And you have bought them! Now that's difficult.

Um, I don't think you're old enough to have named Arm & Hammer.

 

[shereads]

The first law of marketing: If people knew how marketing affected them, it wouldn't work.

 

[Emerald_Dragon]

What about Jade Nicholi? Jade Gabrielle?

I grew up with a guy named Jade and he was a total babe.

 

[shereads]

I'm afraid I never read that. Sorry, but when I see a single name for a writer or anyone else, makes me do this... I'd probably click right past a story by an author with a single name. I may be the only one who would do that, I may not.

Molière, Voltaire, Saki...You're right. It would never work.

 

[glynndah]

I like Nick Sabre.

 

[LoquaciousLady]

I just have to say the Saber/Sabre thing smacks of "My penis is enormous and sword-like" to me. I might suck it up and read an author named Nick Saber but I would forever refer to him as "Nick the Dick" in my mind and possibly to my friends.

So I IMed a friend and asked her if she would read romance novels by somebody named Nick Saber. Her reply was, "Only if they involved ninjas and hot sex. It smacks of high-testosterone fantasy adventure with steamy, graphic sex scenes." Maybe it's not as bad as I thought...

 

[slyc_willie]

I just have to say the Saber/Sabre thing smacks of "My penis is enormous and sword-like" to me. I might suck it up and read an author named Nick Saber but I would forever refer to him as "Nick the Dick" in my mind and possibly to my friends.

So I IMed a friend and asked her if she would read romance novels by somebody named Nick Saber. Her reply was, "Only if they involved ninjas and hot sex. It smacks of high-testosterone fantasy adventure with steamy, graphic sex scenes." Maybe it's not as bad as I thought...

*grumble*

I may be back to square one . . . .

 

[Chantilyvamp]

Nicholas Azul

If I were more awake today I'd go find the spanish words for balls, then you could have the nick name~ nick blue balls ~ *runs and hides*

 

[sweetness6280]

Nicholas Azul

If I were more awake today I'd go find the spanish words for balls, then you could have the nick name~ nick blue balls ~ *runs and hides*

*snickers*

 

[Guest]

Makes me think of "300"

"Won't be long before they fear my spears over your lash."

So . . . Gabriel Spear?

Hmm.

hmmm....

I like Saber too. Spear makes me think ofpointy things, but then it makes me think of Spears too.



Maharat

 

[Guest]

Nicholas Azul

If I were more awake today I'd go find the spanish words for balls, then you could have the nick name~ nick blue balls ~ *runs and hides*

cohones?

Maharat

 

[Emerald_Dragon]

Gabriel Blue

 

[MagicaPractica]

Molière, Voltaire, Saki...You're right. It would never work.

Sorry I missed this. Strangely enough, I've never read any of them. I will say I don't feel the same way about things that have passed the test of time, but when I see it on a current book in the library, it makes me roll my eyes and pass right by the book. As I said, it's a personal thing and I can't say whether other people are affected the same way.

 

[starrkers]

Sorry I missed this. Strangely enough, I've never read any of them. I will say I don't feel the same way about things that have passed the test of time, but when I see it on a current book in the library, it makes me roll my eyes and pass right by the book. As I said, it's a personal thing and I can't say whether other people are affected the same way.

I tend to have the same reaction (oddly, I've also missed Voltaire, Moliere and Saki).