tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post6479612339285621536..comments2024-03-11T16:14:49.158-07:00Comments on Don't pet me, I'm writing: Signature movesTAWNA FENSKEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468819219529035563noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-49272817444574665902011-03-17T15:45:53.395-07:002011-03-17T15:45:53.395-07:00My author sig is different than my normal one, but...My author sig is different than my normal one, but my author name is different as well, so I say just do what feels right and make sure you can do it over and over and over again, cause you're gonna be signing a lot. :)Kadi Easleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567815525192651318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-60441850931299427222011-03-17T09:28:05.150-07:002011-03-17T09:28:05.150-07:00Two opinions on this one. First is as a collector ...Two opinions on this one. First is as a collector of sports autographs for a long time, I like the ones I can read better. Second is those are also easier to fake. Just saying. Also, if you have to think about it, you are going to make mistakes and it's going to be inconsistent - and easier to fake. Just stick with what you do. :) I say this as someone who apparently spends way too much time on the computer because I can barely write anymore. Even printing I leave out letters and wish I could use a backspace. Whenever I have to write a check, rarely anymore, I'll leave letters of a word like "twenty". It's kind of sad. I need a stamp, like the "hanko" the Japanese use for signature authenticity.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12321865399706410702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-78207896485753829332011-03-16T22:44:17.395-07:002011-03-16T22:44:17.395-07:00Yep, keep it real or your fingers will cramp.Yep, keep it real or your fingers will cramp.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-24641274217613913742011-03-16T19:41:58.463-07:002011-03-16T19:41:58.463-07:00Hell - I think a sloppy signature is much more bel...Hell - I think a sloppy signature is much more believable... I mean an author...using a pen? Really?Kim Mullicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08379949268188977298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-52318583694648544992011-03-16T17:25:14.355-07:002011-03-16T17:25:14.355-07:00Thanks so much for all the lovely comments, guys! ...Thanks so much for all the lovely comments, guys! (And especially for your support of my sloppy signature). I'm now leaning toward just keeping it real and going with my regular old scrawl.<br /><br />TawnaTAWNA FENSKEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468819219529035563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-68478683239478416192011-03-16T15:46:47.380-07:002011-03-16T15:46:47.380-07:00You have so many friends I didn't think I'...You have so many friends I didn't think I'd ever get through them to post this!!!<br />I like the new and improved signature. Very nice.<br />That will work great. And when you get rich and famous it won't matter if anyone can read your signature.<br />So that's my two cents.<br />Blessings, Barb<br />What makes me sad is the schools are not teaching good penmanship. Some of my grandchildren do not have nice handwriting. It was essential when I went to school. Then again- I am old!!!B. WHITTINGTONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362600188243508446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-74165447692218461072011-03-16T15:12:02.145-07:002011-03-16T15:12:02.145-07:00I think all that matters is that you can tell it b...I think all that matters is that you can tell it belongs to the author--in which case I think you're good with your T and F. :)<br /><br />I've hopped over from Sharla's. It's nice to "meet" you! Best with all you have going on.Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-42977908024358944262011-03-16T12:51:15.483-07:002011-03-16T12:51:15.483-07:00Stick with your usual signature. It's unique &...Stick with your usual signature. It's unique & memorable, and fits your personality. Penmanship was a big deal when I was in school, meaning the teacher actually walked around the room with ruler in hand, wopping the knuckles of anyone who wasn't holding the pen correctly or sitting properly, etc. Thanks to that, I still have a pretty neat old-fashioned way of writing, though the longer I write, the less neat and old-fshioned looking it becomes. Hmmm, how about a real nice-looking rubber-stamp signature ...?Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-82089533550771293242011-03-16T12:48:12.377-07:002011-03-16T12:48:12.377-07:00My signature is similarly illegible, so with my fi...My signature is similarly illegible, so with my first book, I took to printing my name along with the signature. So I put my [J....K....y] by my byline, then a personal note, date, followed by a nice printed "Jeffe" - it's worked out fine.Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-324925347391352842011-03-16T12:10:32.482-07:002011-03-16T12:10:32.482-07:00I like your first one. It looks more....signaturey...I like your first one. It looks more....signaturey. <br /><br />I too sign like a loon, and in fact don't even write out "Sierra." Just S and my last name. Why? Because I'm lazy. It takes time and effort to write out all those r's! I've got better things to do! Like eat chocolate donuts or wrestle crocodiles!<br /><br />I've only been called on it once, though. A clerk didn't like that S wasn't written out. I told her I'd be happy not to make the purchase if she had a problem. She very grudgingly accepted my signature. I resolved after that to never, ever write out Sierra again if I didn't want to.Sierra Godfreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552916038080341870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-30731818724727454152011-03-16T11:58:01.136-07:002011-03-16T11:58:01.136-07:00My signature is very legible (and some say, even p...My signature is very legible (and some say, even pretty), but I doubt it would be if I had to sign 100 books. I'm sure I would create a shorthand signature at that point. Also, for legal reasons, it's probably advisable to have a different author signature than your legal signature.<br /><br />Personally I prefer to be able to distinguish a few of the letters of the author's name, so a T-squiggle F-squiggle would be fine by me, so long as the whole thing wasn't just one squiggly line.<br /><br />As you said, "this is me, take it or leave it."Abby Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06630840834227330806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-76552145191286210922011-03-16T10:25:33.293-07:002011-03-16T10:25:33.293-07:00I just forged a check with your signature.
That&#...I just forged a check with your signature.<br /><br />That's how I roll.Patrick Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121337008453549441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-48502939934231462072011-03-16T09:46:48.192-07:002011-03-16T09:46:48.192-07:00Keep it real, Tawna!Keep it real, Tawna!Patty Blounthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928111057602279792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-29172779895630318712011-03-16T09:37:50.603-07:002011-03-16T09:37:50.603-07:00Whatever feels comfortable is the best signature t...Whatever feels comfortable is the best signature to go with.<br /><br />Personally I like a semi legible signature so I can prove, yes this is the author who signed it.<br /><br />But I'm a hypocrite who can't be bothered to write all seven letters of my last name after writing the nine letters in my first. But I did know a friend who would write a smiley face on the atm thing for his signature. It's not like the atm even looks at the signature.Steph Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00975939582442193113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-52093986972326964722011-03-16T09:30:42.528-07:002011-03-16T09:30:42.528-07:00As I have 16 letters in my name in total, I can...As I have 16 letters in my name in total, I can't be bothered to write each one out in a legible fashion. Whenever I sign for a courier package they always have to ask my last name. Hell, I can't even read it and I know what it's supposed to say. <br /><br />I say stick with what works best for you.Felnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-41111320926049702662011-03-16T09:19:25.882-07:002011-03-16T09:19:25.882-07:00Totally stay with the doctor sig... it's perfe...Totally stay with the doctor sig... it's perfect.C.E. Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16102027726615989256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-35534598314053758402011-03-16T09:09:39.222-07:002011-03-16T09:09:39.222-07:00Don't change on our account. Some cutesy-poo c...Don't change on our account. Some cutesy-poo curly signature wouldn't suit you. You're bold. We like that about you.<br /><br />PS My writing sucks. I have to teach cursive to second graders every year and it is the slowest most deliberate and precise cursive ever seen because it is a CHORE.lora96https://www.blogger.com/profile/08171062741089674769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-80772684055252538412011-03-16T09:06:31.790-07:002011-03-16T09:06:31.790-07:00About 1/2 of authorial signatures in books are leg...About 1/2 of authorial signatures in books are legible: one author (Richard Wilbur) actually re-worked his to be both perfectly legible & easy to write without cramping at high speed over days of book-signing. As a handwriting coach (whom people have asked for help re-modeling their signatures and other writing), I have various resources on offer: see my web-site at http://www.HandwritingThatWorks.com<br />(NOTE: one of the resources I recommend is a $1.99 iPad/iPhone app called BETTER LETTERS: just types its name into the iPad App Store search-field, and it will come up.)KateGladstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07062492442607584456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-34824394455733574022011-03-16T08:44:09.506-07:002011-03-16T08:44:09.506-07:00LOL, mine is very doctorly, too. But seriously, do...LOL, mine is very doctorly, too. But seriously, do people really have nothing better to do in the grocery line than make fun of other people's penmanship? ;)<br /><br />I've worried the same thing about signing books, so don't feel bad!Tere Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562750950130316280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-53819877689391956062011-03-16T08:38:25.629-07:002011-03-16T08:38:25.629-07:00I wish I had a standard signature. It changes ever...I wish I had a standard signature. It changes every time I sign something. Sometimes it's legible. Most of the time it isn't.@MissM_Joneshttp://thesweetescape.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-63201921218336431152011-03-16T08:24:59.756-07:002011-03-16T08:24:59.756-07:00I had one author tell me that his publisher STRONG...I had one author tell me that his publisher STRONGLY suggested that he create a pen signature for signing books, regardless of whether his original signature was legible, for - I guess - the safety of his identity. I have no idea whether this is a widespread suggestion among publishers or limited to just one person in the imprint which bought his book, but I suppose it is something to consider.Jen - Devourer of Bookshttp://www.devourerofbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-91693272332027749982011-03-16T08:19:23.117-07:002011-03-16T08:19:23.117-07:00Must be a Wolf Pack issue-I've had the same wo...Must be a Wolf Pack issue-I've had the same worry LOL! After the early years of three kids and their stuff hanging off of me--my signature is pretty darn similar to yours. *grin*Kimberly Sabatinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18143516055206233316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-27905260135305885612011-03-16T08:18:46.845-07:002011-03-16T08:18:46.845-07:00My signature varies with my mood. Some days it is ...My signature varies with my mood. Some days it is very neat and 'in control' whereas some days it is messy and 'premenstrual' - I love both your signatures!MommyHeadachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924035710478459520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-86442805016169489662011-03-16T08:16:55.863-07:002011-03-16T08:16:55.863-07:00I've talked to some author-friends about this ...I've talked to some author-friends about this in the past, and they have 'author signatures' that are different from 'personal signatures.' One says she does it because she wants people to be able to read her signature.<br /><br />Another told me that he has a separate 'author signature' to prevent identity theft - so that no one can use a book he signed to forge checks etc. He's a bit paranoid.Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619816771799626993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-41441357751120801592011-03-16T08:06:25.606-07:002011-03-16T08:06:25.606-07:00Love your blog, Tawna!
My vote: Skip the "n...Love your blog, Tawna!<br /><br />My vote: Skip the "nice" signature. Never apologize. <br /><br />Your original is free and relaxed. The other one looks scrunched up and uncomfortable, kinda like you're trying to cram the real you into a box.<br /><br />And if I love your book, I'm going to want to see the real you in your signature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com