There's a Problem with My Name

There's a problem with my name. I've known it for many years, but it's been bothering me again lately.

When I got married, 14 years ago this May, I wanted a hyphenated last name. It was a big deal to my husband for me to take his last name and to drop my maiden name. To him, it was a matter of commitment. Why make it easy to get a divorce?

Written that way, it doesn't make a lot of sense. But, it was important to him at the time. My only reason for wanting a hyphenated name was that I was attached to my name. I mean, I'd had it for 24 years! So, I took my husband's last name, and things have worked out well...until now.

I've been thinking about creating my own writer's web site with my name as the URL. The problem? I share a name with a famous person. Said famous person isn't using his name for a web site, but some greedy person has snatched up the name and is holding it for ransom.

So, my problem is this: under what name do I write? Should I use my initials in JK Rowling style? Should I use my hyphenated name, which makes for a long URL? Should I become (deleted), a name that really doesn't feel like me? Or, should I just not worry about it and spend my time writing a book that will sell?

My name is a problem, but right now, my biggest problem is that I still don't have a story to go with the cool Snow Day rap I wrote. If that's all I'm worried about right now, I'd say it's gonna be a great day!