Do a search for the name of the book
you wrote using your pen name and add the selection.
Not exact matches
Forget just
using a laundry
pen to
write «your last
name» on baby's diaper tag for day care.
Outline the star with glue and glitter and
write each guest's
name in the center
using a metallic gold paint
pen.
Usually
use a gold
pen to
write the students
name and give a positive phone call home!
I've
used pen names when my wife and I
wrote together.
For me, I've
used pen names for business because I was
writing someone else's novel for them.
That's something authors
used to do in the old days when publishers only allowed an author one book a year, so they had to
use pen names if they wanted to
write more.
You might suspect that Booker Prize - winning writer John Banville
used a bit of author's alchemy when he
wrote a series of acclaimed, atmospheric crime novels set in 1950s Dublin,
using the
pen name Benjamin Black.
Taking my journey as an author into the world of contemporary romance
writing, it was necessary to
use pen names.
A lesser known
use is Romance writer Nora Roberts who
uses the
pen name J.D. Robb when
writing suspense novels.
I am starting of as author and beginning to
write my first book.I heard someone say if
writing an actual story whether it be myself and other people I really know in the book.To have everyone sign a legal document type thing by lawyer giving permission to
use peoples real names.so as to avoid any lawsuit that may occur with the book.and is it best to
use a
pen name for myself and made up
name for actual people being included in the book.what would your opinion be on legel grounds safer to
use made up names.thank you
Written by Nora Roberts (
using the
pen name J.D. Robb), these futuristic stories of a cop in New York are addicting.
For this article, I will
use a real example: a fiction series I am
writing under a
pen name.
However, since I'm
writing under a
pen name It's kind of hard marketing it (this would have been far more easier if I
used my real
name).
In romance, an unfortunate stereotype is that men can't
write romance, so although there are plenty of male romance authors, they
use a female
pen name.
I'm still getting
used to having two
pen names, but I think it gives me some flexibility and the opportunity to try new styles of
writing.
I've read some who say «stick to one genre» and «if you
write in multiple genres,
use a different
pen name for each.»
I've been
writing a high fantasy novel, and have been fighting with the idea of whether to
use a
pen name or not.
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.
I
use a
pen name because I am in public education and I
write romance.
If you're worried about how people will perceive your books, don't
use your family
name as the publisher
name or
write under 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.
You can also house your
pen name writing on a website that
uses your real
name, but many authors
use a
pen name to keep the two separate and distinct, so keep that in mind as you make your decision.
VBEG) If your family might wind up wanting to take you outside for a «lesson» after reading what you
write,
use a
pen name.
Using the
pen name Parker Francis, Vic
wrote three novels in the Quint Mitchell Mystery series, and the short story collection Ghostly Whispers, Secret Voices.
As a writer, I
use a
pen name for my work because you NEVER know when a crazy person will key on something you
write, or take something personally.
As I said, if you are mainly known for religious fiction and you suddenly want to
write risqué stories,
use a
pen name (or if it is the converse.
It doesn't matter if you are
writing using your own
name or a
pen name; you simply need to own your online identity.
When Denise made the decision to do something she always loved... she started to
write her first book, The Celtic Curse: Banshee,
using her
pen name D.J. Doyle.
Now, she
uses only three
names: Jayne Ann Krentz when
writing contemporary romantic - suspense; Amanda Quick for historical romance - suspense; and Jayne Castle when
penning paranormal romance - suspense.
Depending on the types of books you plan to
write,
using pen names may be an important part of your book creation and branding strategy.
I'm considering creating a
pen name to
write a series of mysteries later this year, and I'm planning to
use «5 down and 1 in the hole»
using short stories and a novel.
My opinion is that if you're going to
write in different genres, you should
use a
pen name for reasons of clarity with your readers — different genre, different
name.
It
used to be that in traditional publishing, I have to give a book a year, but I had to
write under three
pen names because they would not allow me to publish more than a book a year.
Helen Sedwick, another attorney, has
written a useful post on whether you should be
using a
pen name with some pointers on how to do it.
The chapter begins by advising those whose
writing interest crosses into multiple genres to consider
using a
pen name.
What I'm doing now is
writing another for the «successful»
pen name with plans to self - publish and
use some of the profits from that to promote my «unsuccessful» works (since they are certainly as good as the ones that sell!)
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using a
pen name
When female authors
write under male
pen names (or just
use their gender ambiguous initials); when you call grown women girls; when you describe a medical procedure in sensational and inaccurate language; when you
write about people of color
using only food - based descriptors you're doing your audience a disservice and, in the end, damaging our society as a whole.
There are no pros and cons for
using a
pen name, except if you are
writing non-fiction in a topic you are considered an expert in.
I
used to
write under the
pen name Emily Crawford.
Then I let each boy
write their
names on the frame
using a chalk
pen.