Alphabeter is an id that was coined by writer JK Ebel in 1987. It has been used nearly exclusively by her since the early days of the ISCABBS and eWorld in the late 1980s.
Alphabeter often uses the sig file of: Writing is a lot like sex. At first you do it because you like it. Then you're doing it for a few close friends and people you like. But if you're any good...you end up doing it for money.