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« on: February 03, 2012, 06:29:02 PM » |
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Hello all. I have published three of my great uncle's short stories currently. He held a Doctorate of Philosophy in English Literature, and in order to most respectfully honor his memory, I've been including "Dr." on the book covers and the title, etc..
My question is this: Since they are fiction stories and not technical papers or anything of the like, should I remove the "Dr." from his name? Would it dissuade you from checking it out if you were just looking for a fiction read? Thank you all very much for your help.
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« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2012, 06:31:36 PM » |
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I only added my "PhD" to my name for my non-fiction work.
Crichton didn't flaunt his MD, so I figure I won't flaunt my PhD. (It's in virology.)
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« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2012, 06:33:35 PM » |
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I think in the US traditionally only medical DR.'s put it in front. Most professions put PhD or whatever designation initials after their name.
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« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2012, 06:37:48 PM » |
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If it was a text book on his subjects or a non-fic or a collection of historical stories (my Lit Prof had one) then yeah, put the Dr. on. But if they're just fiction I don't see the point. You can always talk about his accomplishments in the "About the Author" section of the book.
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« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2012, 06:47:26 PM » |
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No reason to Dr if it's fiction. If academic or non-fiction yes.
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Sarah Woodbury
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« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2012, 06:49:03 PM » |
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I've got Ph.D. and I don't. It's not quite the same as an academic paper  |
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« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2012, 06:51:56 PM » |
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Like the others said. Not if it's fiction, no need. |
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Peter Joseph Lewis
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« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2012, 06:53:13 PM » |
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Fantastic, that's what I needed to know. Thank you all for enlightening me.
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« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2012, 06:55:17 PM » |
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What name did your uncle type as author?
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« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2012, 06:56:28 PM » |
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Hello all. I have published three of my great uncle's short stories currently. He held a Doctorate of Philosophy in English Literature, and in order to most respectfully honor his memory, I've been including "Dr." on the book covers and the title, etc..
My question is this: Since they are fiction stories and not technical papers or anything of the like, should I remove the "Dr." from his name? Would it dissuade you from checking it out if you were just looking for a fiction read? Thank you all very much for your help.
If it's fiction, it is off-putting, I'm afraid. When I see "Dr." I think "take a deep, normal breath. Now cough." Yes, I know Ph.D. and Dr. are technically correct. And if it were an academic paper on an academic subject to an academic audience, totally appropriate. But it's fiction. |
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« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2012, 07:00:32 PM » |
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There's only one guy that can get away with being a publicly declared Dr. of the non-medical persuasion.  |
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« Reply #11 on: February 04, 2012, 07:55:37 AM » |
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I generally leave the "Ph.D." off for fiction that I write. It feels pretentious, just like the word 'pretentious."
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« Reply #12 on: February 04, 2012, 08:42:51 AM » |
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I only added my "PhD" to my name for my non-fiction work.
Crichton didn't flaunt his MD, so I figure I won't flaunt my PhD. (It's in virology.)
TK Kenyon
The PhD doesn't even go on academic papers, only in the little author bio section, so I won't put it on my fiction work either. And really, since fantasy stories don't have anything to do with Organization and Management, I won't put it in my bio either... Not to take anything away from the hard work it took us to get our degrees, but this is kind if a different personality we put on, I think. Just my thoughts. |
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« Reply #13 on: February 04, 2012, 08:51:22 AM » |
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I agree -- at best, no one cares. at worst, it turns people off.
(I went to law school, so I have a Juris Doctor degree, so I like to tell my parents that I fulfilled their dream of my becoming a doctor.).
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« Reply #14 on: February 04, 2012, 08:56:19 AM » |
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I don't think it's off-putting per se, but for fiction it's unnecessary. If the author's expertise has some sort of relevance on the content of the book, then you could make a note of it in the author bio or somewhere else in the non-narrative part of the book.
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« Reply #15 on: February 04, 2012, 10:43:58 AM » |
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I think in the US traditionally only medical DR.'s put it in front. Most professions put PhD or whatever designation initials after their name.
Yeah. I don't think it helps sell fiction. |
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« Reply #16 on: February 04, 2012, 11:01:31 AM » |
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There's only one guy that can get away with being a publicly declared Dr. of the non-medical persuasion. Sorry, this is who? And to the OP, since I work with doctors all day, I don't want to read fiction by one, so I'd leave it off.... |
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« Reply #17 on: February 04, 2012, 11:02:25 AM » |
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Sorry, this is who?
And to the OP, since I work with doctors all day
But evidently, not Dr Dre. |
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« Reply #18 on: February 04, 2012, 11:13:25 AM » |
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I agree -- at best, no one cares. at worst, it turns people off.
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« Reply #19 on: February 04, 2012, 11:23:38 AM » |
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But evidently, not Dr Dre.
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« Reply #20 on: February 04, 2012, 11:38:35 AM » |
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I agree -- at best, no one cares. at worst, it turns people off.
(I went to law school, so I have a Juris Doctor degree, so I like to tell my parents that I fulfilled their dream of my becoming a doctor.).
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« Reply #21 on: February 04, 2012, 12:05:56 PM » |
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I always feel the need to duck after admitting that I have a J.D. or get ready to hear shark jokes? |
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« Reply #22 on: February 04, 2012, 12:21:36 PM » |
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There's only one guy that can get away with being a publicly declared Dr. of the non-medical persuasion. Plus no one would dare tell him to stop using "Dr" and just go by Dre.  |
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« Reply #23 on: February 06, 2012, 03:54:49 AM » |
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There's only one guy that can get away with being a publicly declared Dr. of the non-medical persuasion.
Sorry for the thread high jack, but I just have to shoot down this common myth. A medical doctor isn't really meant to use the title Dr. Unless they have completed postgraduate studies in medicine (which many do as part of their training) then they should only be called MD. The title doctor traces its origins back to the Islamic scholars and the first universities, were a doctorate was awarded for higher learning, now deemed a postgraduate (PhD) degree. Medical people have only "recently" started using the title Dr., and really shouldn't unless they have a postgraduate, not just an undergraduate degree. |
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« Reply #24 on: February 06, 2012, 06:34:33 AM » |
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Sorry for the thread high jack, but I just have to shoot down this common myth.
A medical doctor isn't really meant to use the title Dr. Unless they have completed postgraduate studies in medicine (which many do as part of their training) then they should only be called MD. The title doctor traces its origins back to the Islamic scholars and the first universities, were a doctorate was awarded for higher learning, now deemed a postgraduate (PhD) degree.
Medical people have only "recently" started using the title Dr., and really shouldn't unless they have a postgraduate, not just an undergraduate degree.
An M.D. is not an undergraduate degree, Tim. It's a graduate degree. An undergrad degree is their pre-med Bacheler's degree. The Master's degree of M.D. is their graduate degree, but a non-terminal degree (meaning there's a post-graduate degree above it, not that it's fatal, LOL...) The Ph.D. in medicine is a postgraduate, or terminal graduate degree. (Meaning you've learned all you can and there's no degree higher to pursue... get out of college and off your student-loan-lovin' butt, LOL, and start WORKING for a living.) Oh, and it should be "where a doctorate" not "were a doctorate." |
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