tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post4917849004860712202..comments2024-01-04T13:56:52.127-05:00Comments on Regie, or Not Regie?: (Do I need a) Nom de Blog? (also Fierrabras' Aria)Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322512607114908183noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-33832575058390725662012-10-28T16:46:06.553-04:002012-10-28T16:46:06.553-04:00Thanks for your feedback! I think I'll leave w...Thanks for your feedback! I think I'll leave well enough alone! :)Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322512607114908183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-78770156505009035272012-10-27T11:29:41.161-04:002012-10-27T11:29:41.161-04:00As for pseudonyms I admire 'The Wistful Pellea...As for pseudonyms I admire 'The Wistful Pelleastrian'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-26525525853587356742012-10-27T10:42:45.918-04:002012-10-27T10:42:45.918-04:00My general rule is to keep my name off my blog - p...My general rule is to keep my name off my blog - partly because I don't want my students finding it (I have a very unusual first name-last name combination) but mostly because I find that I'm less self-conscious and more interesting when I'm writing under a pen name. So when online I either use the 'earworm' pseudonym or if I want to use an actual human name I go with a middle name. If I'm meeting someone in real life, at that point I usually say "by the way, my name is [real name]."earwormoperahttp://earwormopera.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-5543814238088304302012-10-27T07:29:20.938-04:002012-10-27T07:29:20.938-04:00I think quite a few people have their real name on...I think quite a few people have their real name on their blogs. In fact I can't think of a Toronto based opera blogger who doesn't. Cute nicknames are OK but then how do you deal with meeting people in real life. "Hi I'm Zerbinetta". I don't think so! My real name is out there on, for example, the COC podcasts and others have equally obvious real life opera connections.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com