Hola fellow wordsmiths,
I'm about to step into the next phase of my publishing career and it will involve a larger media \ promotion footprint. I'm wrestling with what probably sounds like a ridiculous issue: my byline.
In the past, I've always stuck to "Jonathan C. Gillespie". However, I've noticed that many folks in the biz simply refer to me as "Jonathan Gillespie", and the google search results leading to my website also drop the 'c'; folks are searching for "Jonathan Gillespie writer".
I have a string of published work with the old byline, but I'm debating dropping the 'C.' from here on, largely because I have one of those last names that don't exactly ride off the tongue, and I don't want people giving up on finding my work. Thoughts/opinions? Is it even worth the trouble?