Your Name
* The middle initial can get you in trouble
* Radio and TV interviews
* Who do people know you as?
* Radio and TV
* Who do you think of yourself as?
* Jim/James on Facebook
* Stephen King/Steve King
* What should people call you?
* Can be a positive
* What if you have a common name?
Pseudonym
* Middle name?
* Maiden name?
* James L. Rubart books?
* Buy their domain name
* Okay if there’s a bit of distance between you genre wise
* Use initials?
Radio Test
* Thomas Brown …. Or Thomas Brown?
* Rubart
* Umstattd
* Change it?
* Arnold
* Once people get it, they remember it
Consistent Name Across All Platforms
* namechk.com
* Email
* LinkedIn
* Facebook profile/page
* Twitter