Friday, September 7, 2012
The Great Name Change
Okay, maybe it's not quite so great, but it's a fair amout of work anyway.
When I first started writing, I wanted to go by my nick name MJ Ware. However, the domain was already taken by someone wanting to sell a line of Michael Jackson clothes. I opted to add an A to my name making it MJA Ware. I didn't realize that two middle names comes off as a little pretentious to some. Or that a few search engines would have trouble with "M.J.A. Ware" versus "MJA Ware."
Fortunately for me, red-leather Michael Jackson jackets with matching sequined gloves didn't prove very popular. So I was able to pick up the domain at auction (for cheap). Now comes the hard part, changing everything over to MJ: manuscripts, books descriptions, book covers, and social media.
The covers were the hardest, but my limited Photoshop skills proved just keen enough to get the job done. I've updated Amazon and most of my titles on Barnes and Noble, but haven't tackled Smashwords yet.
It's going to take a little while for me to get everything moved over, so in the mean time, please bear with me. There's really nothing for readers to do (though if you've reviewed one of my books on your blog you could update the name); this message is mostly just to let everyone know what's going on.
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