I intend to take my husband's last name, although I had always thought I'd keep my maiden name (my sister and I are the last of our family to have our last name). I don't know what changed my mind; I know my boyfriend would like me to take his last name when we (finally) get married, but he doesn't feel like he has any right to expect it of me. It's my choice. I like his last name, though, and I like the idea of joining with his family. Besides that, his family has a lot of history in the town he's from, and there are streets and parks named after them, so it would be neat to drive past "Such-and-Such Park" and know that I shared a connection with the founders of my partner's hometown.
I plan on continuing to use my maiden name for my writing, however. It would be less confusing for my meagre fan base (assuming I even have a fan base ...
), and it provides me and my family with a measure of anonymity, in the event that anything I write turns me into a household name. My name has a nice alliterative ring to it, too, and that just sounds cool.
I plan on continuing to use my maiden name for my writing, however. It would be less confusing for my meagre fan base (assuming I even have a fan base ...