Penn Names | Do I Use One? | The Real Me
Hey guys,
Yes, I thought I’d shake things up a bit. We’ve gotten into some deep places lately and I’ve revealed a lot and showed a lot of vulnerability. So I thought I may as well get this post done too! I’ve wanted to do it for a while and had many ideas on how I would do it and what I would say. But I waited as no time ever felt like quite the right time to break the news to you.
So my answer to the first question, do I use a penn name? Do I have one. Is yes. The name you see here and on my social media, the name I plan to publish my writing under is a penn name. But you might now be worried that the person you see here and plastered on the internet is not me, but some diluted version. I’ll get into that now.
So yes this is me, this is how I am and you’ve seen some bad. If you’ve read some of my recent posts you’ll know that I am opinionated and I fight for the things I really believe in, but you’ll also know that I struggle just as anyone else does. I’m not perfect, nor do I pretend to be. I’m currently struggling with burnout and have taken you guys to some pretty real places along with me. But I also don’t speak of all the things I’m struggling with in my life as it doesn’t always have anything to do with the writing side of my life.
So the person you see on social media and the one you interact with on here are the same person. They are me, they just aren’t all of me. there is much more to me than what you see or what I choose to show you. But I do want o be real and I think I’m succeeding at that. I didn’t want to just take you along for the ride of good moments because writing is rarely easy. I wanted to show you my reality with writing and creating. And I am. I’m sharing with you my story.
I am me. I am maybe a tad bit different on these platforms because to me interacting on these platforms feels a bit like when I open a book to read. I relax and smile, knowing that I’ll have fun and that I don’t have to worry about anything outside of those moments. That I can be present and be happy and be more myself in those moments because I can be. I use these platforms as an outlet where I can be truly me without apology. Where I can be happy without being let down.
I love this part of my platform as often in areas of my life I am unable to be fully myself, say at work where so much is demanded and expected of me. There is no room left for my creative side, the biggest part of me. So I end up only being a fraction of myself in those areas of my life. But here I am free. I am free to be exactly who I am without all the stresses in my life. So a better version of myself if I may say so.
The person you see here is the real me. the more fully me, if you must put a label on it. So it’s not a diluted version of me like what you might be expecting. If anything, it’s a more completed version because I don’t have to fit myself into a box. I have a lot more room to spread my wings and show the world who I am instead of being told who I am or should be.
Yes, I know this was a long one. But I warned you it was coming. I’ve put up lot of shorter posts lately. I was building up to the big one, I suppose.
Thank you for caring enough to clock and see what the big deal about this was. This is a big step for me, one I am very excited about. But it' also isn’t really a step at all. I’m still who I always was. Maybe just a happier, less secretive version of myself. A step in the right direction.
Thanks for joining me here! Thank you for spending time with me here. I’m so glad to have you around. I hope you enjoyed the big reveal. I did too. you help me feel free and make me want to never stop pursuing my dreams. And yes, I do really have bunnies, two of the most adorable bears on the planet.
An audience is what drives the actor, thus the audience is what drives the writer. ;)
Anyway guys, that is it for me today. I hope you have a great day! Happy reading and writing! Please comment below and talk to me. I’ll answer your questions. Did you know it was a penn name I was using? Or did you suspect? Please feel free to talk to me about anything! Lots of love guys! *Kisses* until next time, bye.
Celine Rose Marie
