I ask cuz I was chatting with someone today about a creative project I’m working on, and said if I ever were to publish it I’d want to do so under a pseudo-name because if it did really well I wouldn’t want to become famous, the idea of being famous at all makes me anxious.
They felt this was weird of them. Personally I think this can’t be an uncommon sentiment, I mean plenty of authors out there despise public life, so I think it’s a pretty common feeling.
I’ve had thoughts before about how it could be miserable, but it’s not enough to make me worry enough to use a pseudo-name. I feel like I have a better chance of winning the lottery than becoming recognizable because of something I’ve made or written.
edit: This reminded me that I should repost the best creative work I’ve ever made, since it seems like no one saw it last time: my “John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt” screenplay (lemmy.ml link because I still don’t know how to properly cross-post) This is pretty much the peak of my creative abilities.