> Liz,
> Do you know how lucky you are? I'd give anything for a name like Dockendorf. If you become a writer, you will never need a pen name. Think of "by Liz Dockendorf" on the dust jacket. How many people have a ten-letter name that is easy to spell? Anybody can pronounce it.

But everyone always asks me how to spell it (pharmacists, clerks at Microcenter, etc.) I've gotten into the habit of spelling it out for them before they even ask. I suppose I could just say "spell it like it sounds."