Imagine that you weren't you, and then give yourself a new name, yes do it right out of thin air, pull one out now.
It doesn't have to be an exotic one a plain Jim or Jane one will do just fine... now Google you’re made up name and voila someone out there in cyber space has that name! If not then you do have quite an inventive ability, most will find it there right online.
Now try and think like a creative writer choosing characters in his or her novel and try and come up with a name that sounds just familiar enough to your public readership for comfort, but still is completely original.
Can it be done?
Well, let’s say I have tried this but for some reason these so-called innovative monikers never are entirely unique.
Interestingly, I did come up with one pseudonym recently that I used just for fun harmlessly to play an online game, and to my horror within a few days I decided to Google the name and the person actually exists, and is quite impressive with a notable background, and even close to the age (also taken out of the air) that I was asked to put in for the site requirement for my alias!
What to do, what to do; I am definitely not an identity theft criminal!
Oh what a horrendous dilemma.
Danger when you least suspect or expect it!
I just wanted to play a game anonymously without any fanfare to be as good or bad at the competition as I felt like without any pressure to be either.
Who would have thunk that just being resourceful would cause such a stressful situation during the most hectic time of the year; anyone with any ideas out there on how to right this awful wrong that is of my own doing?
Before this unpleasant realization that my assumed name had a living breathing body attached to it I had thought that I would have some fun with my new identity fooling a few family members, but oh no not now with this latest insight that goes completely out the window!
Could I be arrested?
Ignorance of the law is no excuse is going through this shrinking brain.
And how do you right this wrong, I haven’t a clue.
I suppose I should just stop myself in my tracks and not use the name ever again.
But then I started to rationalize the name I chose was quite a non-descript nor really at all that original.
Others could easily have the same name with different backgrounds and different birthdays so why not forget the fears and just enjoy my resourcefulness and have a little amusing enjoyment, and relax.
I know I will not try to become the genuine article; it is just a name not a person for that I will add into the character some of my natural ingenuity and artistic resourcefulness.
She will be younger than me, well that is a given; I already chose her birthday and I have no idea if the real one is even close, my new friend's was born 3-18-65.(I must admit the 3-18 is my dog's birthdate, but the year was totally original)
Now background and career choices have to be something I may know a bit about, she’s a wannabe writer, with not too many credits to her good mostly advertising in the local news rag, but lofty hopeful novel publishing dreams in her future.
Physical appearance will be apt but not too perfect we do know no one can relate to a too unmarred a personality.
Height and weight are part of that description and I will say that my imaginary alter ego will be average height for today’s woman…I suppose that’s about 5’ 6”, weight slightly over weight but not too, nah I will make her too thin, around 120.
Hair color is a muddy brown with rusty streaks with a complexion to the sallow side of tan.
Next on the creation list: her inner strengths and she has had to deal with a hard childhood, although loving her parents they hated each other and her greatest hope was for them to get along.
Unfortunately, her mother died before that was going to happen when she was just sixteen, and her father looked to her to be his moral support; making our star become too grown up before her time, and at times carrying the world on her shoulders.
I bet you are wondering what her name is, well if I told you I would have to kill you! Actually, I would be in really hot water, and for now she will remain the mystery woman.
Good night to all and to all, have some harmless fun!
Try for something without any legal ramifications, OK?
Speaking My Mind is about: Tobi, who is a middle aged, no, oh all right a slightly over the hill woman with all the imperfections that go with that, and this concerns her daily life's perceptions and experiences.
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