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SheilaT

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1. Where would this be published?
Sat Apr 12, 2014, 08:35 PM
Apr 2014

Would simply publishing under a pseudonym work?

I'd say, if the real problem is that your small specific govt office would give you away to co-workers and friends, figure out a way to fictionalize that aspect. My guess is that if you really think it through, you can fictionalize that office -- make it not a govt one and put it in a different location. Even if you think that the specific office is crucial to the story, you have to come to grips with the fact that correctly identifying or name it will give away who you are. Change that part sufficiently and it should work.

Even if you were in DC (which you clearly stated you were not) and let's say near the Pentagon, just a few changes in location and purpose of the office should be sufficient.

Good luck! I hope you write what works for you.

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