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Obviously, a lot of writers have had one or two of their names abbreviated, but it's the first, middle and um ... middle-middle name? Never the Last, at least not that I have seen.
Is it okay, legal or whatnot, to have your last name as an abbreviation? The reason I ask is that my last name is a noun in any context other than sitting behind my middle name ... and it doesn't have a stellar definition. Smith if looked at as a noun would be well possibly a blacksmith. That sounds great to me, but Smith isn't my last name. It's just an example.
So, if my initials were A.L.K. (not really, just an example) would it be okay to use Alistair Leon K. as my author name? Any advice here?
I'd rather not assume a pseudonym after having researched that avenue simply because I don't want to try and market under cloak and dagger.
Is it okay, legal or whatnot, to have your last name as an abbreviation? The reason I ask is that my last name is a noun in any context other than sitting behind my middle name ... and it doesn't have a stellar definition. Smith if looked at as a noun would be well possibly a blacksmith. That sounds great to me, but Smith isn't my last name. It's just an example.
So, if my initials were A.L.K. (not really, just an example) would it be okay to use Alistair Leon K. as my author name? Any advice here?
I'd rather not assume a pseudonym after having researched that avenue simply because I don't want to try and market under cloak and dagger.