There are a gamut of reasons that many authors give for why
they use a pen name at some point in their career.
If I were just getting started in the publishing business and I was going indie, I wouldn't
use a pen name at all — unless I personally felt I needed one.
Not exact matches
Sales later argued the article «wasn't actually just about Tinder per se, but changes in the world of dating», and Tinder's response felt like a release of
pent - up frustration
at exactly that — its
name being
used to represent the criticised aspects of the mobile dating movement.
Again, there are thousands of reasons to
use pen names, each depending on the author's situation
at the moment.
At book signings, they use their pen names, but at writers conferences they use their real names with a reference to their pen name
At book signings, they
use their
pen names, but
at writers conferences they use their real names with a reference to their pen name
at writers conferences they
use their real
names with a reference to their
pen names.
On the other hand, if you'd decided that writing in a new genre meant you had to
use a different
pen name, then you'd be starting
at ground zero with this new novel.
These authors have more than one book selling well, some have more than one publisher, many
use more than one
pen name and all sell
at several locations.
You are free to switch back and forth
at any time depending on how and when you want to
use a particular
pen name.
On the other hand, by not publishing
at least one title on the platform, you may be missing out on significant marketing potential (don't worry, you can always
use a
pen name).
Thus I
use a
pen name so that they can still know me without being burned
at the stake.