I hope this topic is appropriate for this board.  It doesn't have anything to do with hair or beauty.  But I was wondering about pen names.  I've been getting more serious about my writing and if I was to ever attempt to publish anything I wouldn't want to use my real name.  What are reasons that people use pen names and how are they generally chosen?

I haven't published anything, but I have a pen name I would use if I ever do try to get published. I don't really want people to know what I wrote so that's why I would use a pen name.

As for choosing one, you could pick a name that has a special meaning to you or a name you wish you had. My pen name is taken from a name of a city I really like and the last name of a character I've fiddled around with for the past 10 years.

Very cool hair style, Sir Rat!

As for your tax return...... you can always put your occupation as Long Hair Fashion Designer!