Hello! I’m JK Kristie. This is my 24th published article on Triond. As of today I have also published 15 images.
My first material was published on May 25, 2008. It was hurriedly done since we’re about to go on vacation. Two days after, I checked on my e-mail and received my first ever published notification. It’s the very first paid to write article notification that I’ve received in my entire life. So yes, I was floating on air for the next few days. For me it means I have become a certified published author. Wow!
I’m not supposed to be proud of that article but it was my ticket to being a paid published author. Had that been declined I think I wouldn’t be here on Triond since I’d be too discouraged to continue writing.
It took me almost three months to publish the next article. The succeeding ones were declined until I quit writing and haven’t checked on Triond for two months. How I get to keep on writing again is another story. For now I just want to introduce myself.
I have used several pen names since I started including The WHAM and Karen Chien. Next to JK Kristie, The WHAM was the longest I’ve used. Why did I finally changed it and made it permanent happened after I read the Triond Help Center. In the Publication button I’ve read the question that goes: “What should I choose for my pen name?” I’ve read it twice or thrice in the past, but at that time I haven’t really established my name yet in the community. I had neither friends nor fans. At least, that’s what I thought since I had no idea then who or how to know who the fans are. I’ve found out later that with only one published article I have a fan since June 4.
As I continued exploring Triond I read that pen name part again and finally brain storm on what my publisher’s name will finally be. I was in bed drifting off to sleep one night when I finally zeroed in on JK Kristie. Triond said: “We suggest that you choose a pen name that is either your own name, or sounds realistic.” That’s what I did. J is actually my husband and our baby’s initials while K is my first name’s initial. Kristie is my Christian middle name.
By the way, I’m a full-time-stay-at-home mom. Since a friend shared to me the Triond website, I have made myself into a work-at-home one. Ironically, that friend of mine hasn’t submitted anything on Triond yet.
