I enjoy it when people who know me by my birth name refer to me by my surname. It adds a bit of distance between me and most people, so that only people who I consider close to me know me by my first name.
So it should be easier to understand why I picked a pen name to represent myself with. I feel my ‘about me’ has explained my reasoning enough that it doesn’t need to be said, as a matter of fact I feel it would only convolute my message to mention that Alexander is not my birth name.
With that in mind I will start writing pieces that I will tag Alexander. When I want to make statements give opinions or share certain thoughts I will tag them Alexander and headline them ‘Speaking in Alexander’ and give a sub title to what I will be talking about. Just be clear, at no time when I am writing under the tag and title Alexander am I writing imaginatively, creatively or artistically unless it specifically reads ‘Novel’, ‘Short Stories’, ‘Poetry’, ‘Non-Fiction’ or ‘Fiction’
Usually how ever it will not. Speaking in Alexander should be seen as a speech, information I wish to give in the voice of Alexander. Other wise everything else not tagged ‘Alexander’, ’Diary’ ,or ‘First Person’ should be read as my interpretation of an actual event. Not something I have created.
Thank you
S.R. Alexander
