Hello all,
Firstly, I am not taking a pot shot at those who do use a pseudonym, I am just having a dilemma as to whether I should use one or not considering my situation. I very much want to write about the small island on which I live that only boasts a 3000 population. Yet if I do use my own name, I am afraid it will make my life a living hell amongst the locals assuming that the work is then published of course. I am not intending to write nasty things, but I want it to be an honest and candid piece of work, and you know how sensitive people can be. I can't exactly hide in such a small town, I can imagine the reaction to be the same if I loudly announced my frank opinion of people as I walked down the streets and whilst I was at it spread the latest gossip not caring who heard it or not.
I could of course use my own name but change the facts a little, change the country of origin of my island, change overly discriminating descriptors of the people I write about, etc etc but I would be concerned that that would subtract a lot of the story and leave it lacking.
Anyway....what do you all think?
Firstly, I am not taking a pot shot at those who do use a pseudonym, I am just having a dilemma as to whether I should use one or not considering my situation. I very much want to write about the small island on which I live that only boasts a 3000 population. Yet if I do use my own name, I am afraid it will make my life a living hell amongst the locals assuming that the work is then published of course. I am not intending to write nasty things, but I want it to be an honest and candid piece of work, and you know how sensitive people can be. I can't exactly hide in such a small town, I can imagine the reaction to be the same if I loudly announced my frank opinion of people as I walked down the streets and whilst I was at it spread the latest gossip not caring who heard it or not.
I could of course use my own name but change the facts a little, change the country of origin of my island, change overly discriminating descriptors of the people I write about, etc etc but I would be concerned that that would subtract a lot of the story and leave it lacking.
Anyway....what do you all think?