Originally posted July 31, 2009Â
I usually use a fake name online
TIWID is my first project made public with my real name
The author, kneeling, and holding a blank mask with a question mark on it partially in front of her face
The reason I use a fake name is that as a kid I didn't realize that fame and anonymity are, for the most part, mutually exclusive. It was my plan that I'd publish books and art under the fake name, and nobody would know who I really was to bother me about it.
But I really like my fake name, so if I can ever motivate myself to write/illustrate anything, I may still do that.Â
Since deciding to upload TIWID to tumblr, I’m back to using my fake name. You could try looking up the original TIWID, but it’s not even on the first five pages of Google and doesn’t even use my full name, just my initials and maiden name.