email as a contact?

i am undecided and wanted to get
some feedback. i like my personal email,
which would be "xiaotien@".

or i could create something with
my first and last name / variation.

i hate dealing with an extra email,

but wondered if it's the better way

to go? thanks!

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cindy p.

 

I think I remember Miss Snark once advising that a writer's e-mail address should incorporate their real name. And I'm inclined to agree. It does look more professional.

 

~Beth

Hopelessly Addicted Writer of Speculative Fiction

and CEO of Ricasso Press

 

i'm a bit leery still.

other than spelling worries, maybe
i'll stick with xiaotien as my handle.

 

i couldn't get a firstlast name thing, without
it being horrificially long (all the simple
first last were taken).

 

i did make cindy.writer as a handle.

 

what do you think? kind of long, but clear
enough, no?

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cindy p.