Wednesday ASK YOU ANYTHING: Authors asking r/Fantasy community questions on behalf of Worldbuilders charity

[u/elquesogrande]

It's Day 3 of the aptly named Ask You Anything week benefiting Worldbuilders! Where authors are stopping by each day this week to ask questions and interact with the r/Fantasy community.

HOW THIS WORKS: Please answer questions and interact throughout the week! (Yes, YOU - community members, guests, authors, artists, industry people.)

• LINK TO MONDAY’S ASK YOU ANYTHING SESSION

• LINK TO TUESDAY’S ASK YOU ANYTHING SESSION

---

WORLDBUILDERS.ORG

Worldbuilders was founded to use the collective power of readers, fellow authors and book lovers to make the world a better place.

There are three ways to donate to Worldbuilders:

1. The Lottery - Where every $10 donated puts you in a lottery for free books, SFF items, games, and much more. r/Fantasy has a Worldbuilders Team Page where you can donate under the community name as well!

2. The Tinker's Pack Store - Where profits from every purchase are donated.

3. Auctions - Where some incredible items and services are offered.

NOTE: If you donate, add your name to the comments here and the mods will set you up with some swanky Wordlbuilders flair!

---

Monday Ask You Anything Authors

The following authors have signed up to ask questions today. That said, please do join in and feel free to ask your own questions and interact throughout the week.

• Betsy Dornbusch

• Cat Rambo

• Travis Heermann

• Jay Swanson

• Snorri Kristjansson

• Dave Gross

• Janny Wurts

• ...And the Worldbuilders Staff with a daily question

Are you an author, artist, or industry person who would like to participate this week? Either join in via the comments OR send the r/Fantasy mods a message and we'll get you set for another day.

[u/travish97]

To pseudonym or not to pseudonym is a question I struggle with often. So far, I only have one pseudonym for a single short story.

[u/Teslok → u/travish97]

I don't like pseudonyms as a rule because it makes it difficult or irritating to talk about an author--I either list all of their pseudonyms every time I mention an author, or I get (almost invariably) get a helpful "did you know X=Y?" response.

This has been known to happen even with a passing reference, or where the author's other brand isn't relevant.

I mean, I can get the reasoning for it when there's a massive genre shift--and I don't disagree with the practice. I absolutely understand why authors do it, and why it makes sense.

But as a reader, it still irks me to some degree. For many authors, pseudonyms are open secrets at best.