Sentences with phrase «choose pen names»

Another question asked was how to choose pen names.

Julia Quinn, for example, chose her pen name so that she would be shelved near Amanda Quick, another popular historical romance writer.

I chose a pen name using my middle name (Daniel) as last and then ran into the problem that Tim Greene did.

I purposefully chose a pen name that is actually a nickname and, as I explained, is short for Samantha.

When I started I chose a pen name so I could pretend to be a second person when I was acting as my publisher.

It's best to choose a pen name nobody else is using.

Head over to betterwhois.com and search for your chosen pen name as a domain.

-LSB-...] Belinda Pollard has an excellent blog post on choosing a pen name, if that's your decision.

This reality did lead me to consider using initials when choosing a pen name.

Of course it's up to you, but factoring in your writing career as an author of multiple books, marketing and branding, the best play here is to use your author name or your chosen pen name as your domain.

But you can also choose your pen name based on other factors: if there's already an author or other celebrity with your name or something very similar, who you want to be next to on the shelves, hiding your identity (but honestly, this is harder and harder these days).

Traditional publishing had an unwritten rule that they would require authors to choose a pen name if they were still under contract but their previous title (s) hadn't sold as well as anticipated.

This second edition covers additional topics including * Choosing a pen name * Using lyrics and images * Fighting content theft * Minimizing defamation and privacy risks * Expanding beyond the book

Not exact matches

Most authors choose to be open about their pen names.

So those are just some examples of authors who chose to write under pen names.

Authors have used pseudonyms, or pen names, for almost as long as books have been printed, and they've chosen to do so for a variety of reasons.

I can also choose to e-book under a pen name, to make sure I don't step on anyone's toes who have marketed my name on my behalf.

a pen name), so you can choose one of two options: 1) create a separate account for your pen name or, 2) add your real name as a second author to one Goodreads account.

But for a long - lasting, career - centric AUTHOR branding website, try to choose your own name or your pen name, unless it's already been taken or is very difficult to spell or pronounce.

A «pen name» or pseudonym, is an assumed name that many writers choose to use instead of their real name.

If you choose to use a pen name, do you think there's any way the book can be traced back to your real name?

If you plan to use a pen name, be sure when you sign for your Smashwords account that you choose a «screen name» that matches your pen name, because the screen name becomes part of your permanent web address for your author page.

Jasmine chose to use a pen name to differentiate between her voice as a lawyer and that of a «chicklit» author.