you kids should have fun with this

[rm]

Let's say I needed a male pseudonym for some fiction writing purpose. You know, just hypothetically. For now.

What would it be?

While I would prefer it not be overtly ridiculous (although you may have other notions) and actually feel comfortable to me, I know I've just opened a giant can of worms for you all to play with.

Comments

[sethg]

"Track".

Sorry.

Couldn't resist.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Points for being obnoxiousness I didn't expect.

[kathrynrose.livejournal.com]

Tod Chorow

[rm.livejournal.com]

Ha! You're good. I'm surprised I got it that fast; my eye doesn't usually catch those things.

[kathrynrose.livejournal.com]

I like word puzzles, and since I'm new to Dr Who and Torchwood, I recently learned they were anagrams of each other.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Where are you now in your watch-a-thon?

[chite.livejournal.com]

I just never realized that. Wow.

[sethg]

OK, more seriously: how about "Dmitri"?

(It was the first non-boring non-silly male name that came to my mind...)

[kathrynrose.livejournal.com]

Last night I watched the last two eps in the second season of Dr. Who. ::sob::

[rm.livejournal.com]

Have you read my fencing posts?

[kathrynrose.livejournal.com]

:)

I am becoming a fan. Watch out worlds!

[rm.livejournal.com]

OH yeah. That shit will kill you.

So you finished TW, season 1?

[kathrynrose.livejournal.com]

I did, except that one missing episode, which I should be able to see this weekend.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Whee!

So comments on Capt. Jack Harkness?

[gina-r-snape.livejournal.com]

Well it's not a pun or acronym like the others, but what about Martin Rachelson?

[rm.livejournal.com]

That's sort of lovely. I had a character named Martin I used to write in high school. *nostalgia wave*

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Richard Maltese? Richard Maltives?

Francois Torchere?

[rm.livejournal.com]

Richard may be what we're going with for the dance situation thing (have I posted about that?) although I will probably just use my first initial there.

[sethg]

I have, but I wasn't consciously thinking of them. I plead general incompetence at memorizing names.

I think I'll quit while I'm behind and endorse "Martin" below. It's uncommon enough not to be bland and common enough not to be weird, which is what I was shooting for.

[kathrynrose.livejournal.com]

Hotness.

:)

IDK

[andromeda0604.livejournal.com]

MICHAEL RANDOM , III
WULFRIC GRANGER (A LITTLE TOO HP? YEAH MAYBE)
BRITT T. ARDIS ( A PLAY ON TARDIS AND BRITAIN?)
IDK I'M JUST SPIT BALLIN HERE...

[miep.livejournal.com]

Roderick Falcon

Roman Valletta

Rabat Comino

[tenacious-snail.livejournal.com]

B.A. Richards

(so that you can "be a dick")

[torenheksje.livejournal.com]

I can't get past thinking of you in some ways as "Jack," so how about Jack Martin?

[rm.livejournal.com]

I shouldn't grin like this. I really shouldn't.

[marchek.livejournal.com]

Beyond the obvious reference TW reference, since you have such an usual female name I think that something simple and straightforward like Jack is very suitable for a male psuedonym. While I don't have any other suggestions off the top of my head I think this is the direction you might want to explore.
Although this anagram generator is fun to play with: http://www.mbhs.edu/~bconnell/cgi-bin/anagram.cgi?cpw=4&phrase=rachelinemaltes
My personal randomly generated favorites are:
ALAN CHESTER MILE
ALAN MICHEL STEER
MICHAEL RENE SLATE
MICHAEL STAN LEER
CHASE ALLEN MERIT
CAINE ELMER STAHL
ALEC HARLEM STEIN

[shipchan.livejournal.com]

M.R. Harkness. Just randomly came into my head.

[blucrowlaughing.livejournal.com]

Wengelbert Humptyback

_{sudden dress to kill flash back couseing to much silly to make real suggestions}

[bodlon.livejournal.com]

Someone beat me to both Jack and to anagrams, so I'll just make a random suggestion that I like:

Marten Jarrard

[lawnrrd]

Ricardo Montalban? Oh, wait, that's taken.

[denn566.livejournal.com]

How about Noah Barkley? For some reason I kind of like it.

[splix.livejournal.com]

Gilbert Pennington.

[nysidra.livejournal.com]

Casting my vote for M.R.

[coyotegoth.livejournal.com]

Jack Richardson

[justpat.livejournal.com]

Rex Valletta

[askeladden.livejournal.com]

Liam Steere-Chanel

[askeladden.livejournal.com]

(I think the random generated ones are missing an e, but mine's the real deal. I also like imagining the ne'er-do-well offspring of a steely-eyed cattle heiress and a filthy rich parfumeur.)

[kalichan.livejournal.com]

Okay, now I kind of want to ask LJ the same thing...

[rm.livejournal.com]

You should. It's certainly funny.

A few of these even have the hint of win to them.

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

What is happening with the dance situation? Wacky gender registration rules?

[rm.livejournal.com]

There is one dance that is strictly gendered balance for reasons that are suspected to be pretty fucked up. So Patty and I are registering as a couple, I'll go in drag, and really, if they give us shit when I'm dressed like a man and they've already cashed our check and I'm there to dance with women? Yeah. Bad on them.

[gina-r-snape.livejournal.com]

:-)

Hurray for nostalgia. Use it well, if you decide to take it.

[ekatarina.livejournal.com]

I have always liked "Simon".

And I am gaining a fondness for "Trevor".


Ekatarin

[darthhellokitty.livejournal.com]

Dexter Vanderbilt.

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

Robert Frederick Borden.

[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

Hee.

I'd been thinking of Jack Tuckahoe as somewhat film noir, but then I'm somewhat biased by the fact it shares origins with my username (yes, I am a railgeek).

Failtastic about the dance peeps, but glad you're subverting them. :)

Hmm. Richard Martlet? (A "martlet" is a kind of heraldic bird.)

[gement.livejournal.com]

I like this one, because it has the flavor of her real name without getting all weird. (I'm considering a male pen name built along the same lines.)

[gina-r-snape.livejournal.com]

Thanks. That's what I was aiming for. And, I can sorta see her as a Martin. Couldn't you? I'd say "male alter ego" but it wouldn't be fair to her gender queer sensibilities.

rm, if you decide on a name to use, will you tell us? :-)