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By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 02:32:00 +0000

Hi. Years ago I started using a pen name of a C-list celebrity. I didn’t do it on purpose, but maybe I subconsciously heard the name and picked it. Is there any risk to me? Lots of people can have the same first and last names. The name is a very common first name, and a somewhat common last name.

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Should We Rethink Pseudonyms? | Rachelle Gardner — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 07:02:40 +0000

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By: Janet

Janet — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 03:09:16 +0000

I use a pseudonym because my name is very similar to that of a famous author. If you are in a similar situation, your publisher or agent will often ask you to choose a pen name. I chose my name by putting several contenders in a hat and drawing one, and that’s the name I stuck with all these years! You can also try one of these random pen name generators (see name link.)

By: Your Brilliant Disguise | Rachelle Gardner

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By: Reba

Reba — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:19:31 +0000

Great post Rachelle. I’m new here on your post, I hope that is alright.
When I began writing my first book I toyed with the idea of a pen name, felt a little silly, but soon realized, even today,authors still used pen names…so why couldn’t I?
After finishing my book, my pen name came to me pretty easily. Using a pen name gives my family some privacy, but using my pen name in all book business situations gets a little hard. I have to remember and remind those that ‘know’ me, when doing book business, use pen name.
Thanks for addressing the issue of using your pen name while working with an agent, but on contracts your real name is needed. Now I won’t feel as if I’m being dishonest.

By: V H Folland

V H Folland — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:24:17 +0000

>I’m using a pseudonym for my first novel for several reasons, but largely because I wrote a range of other books in completely different fields. It might be rather confusing to people used to my work in one field to run into me elsewhere.I was also slightly concerned the novel would get lost among other search results about my work, and wanted to make sure I didn’t have to compete with my own SEO for positioning. Of course, this name also fits the genre more than mine.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 22:48:30 +0000

>Perhaps this can be of help to those considering a pen name.Everybody’s got different reasons for it. If you want to use a pen name without having to reveal your true name to your publisher, even on contracts, you need to set up a business. Register a trade name as your fictitious pen name, as a sole proprietorship, and in some states, registering a business is free. Once this is all done, you can use that name exclusively, set up a business account, and have your checks deposited without publishers/agents being none the wiser. I spent hours, weeks of research making sure I understood the legalities of this decision and the tax implications. It was not down lightly, or off hand. At the end of my research, I discovered other clever freelancers had also taken this route, and it remains a viable, legal resort for those of us who want a pen name — whether because your real name isn’t “sexy” enough, you want a dividing line between the public and the private, or, the best reason of all, you’d like to eliminate an element of racism/sexism. Don’t be naive. There are people who will reject you based on your name alone. People who say they don’t — are still being influenced on a sub-conscious level. It happens more often than not. Take the story of the actor Kal Penn, who, as soon as he took his stage name, received an increase of callbacks up to 50%.

By: Paula Hrbacek

Paula Hrbacek — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:49:18 +0000

>I've used three names so far. My first two books were published under by maiden name, Paula Knoderer. When my third book came out, I had just married. I went with just my first and middle name, Paula Ruth. My father-in-law raised an eyebrow, and I asked him if he could picture someone tring to look Hrbacek up in a card catalog. His eyes lit up, and he smiled "Yes!". So, my fourth book was published under Paula Knoderer Hrbacek. It bothers me, because no one can pronounce either name, but I like it because I'm the only one of me in the country. (The census Bureau has a web site where you can search to see how many people have the same name.) I'm trying to fix the problem by explaining my name, how to remember it, how to pronounce it, on my web site on the "About the Author" page.

By: Nik

Nik — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:18:38 +0000

>An interesting post, as said already. When I served in the Royal Navy, I felt obliged to used a penname and chose Platen Syder and won a number of competitions with it(though it was often misspelled by various periodicals). When I left the Navy, I resorted to my commonly known name (in fact a nickname) Nik Morton since my real name is too long and hyphenated! When I came to write westerns, I decided to have a different identity so chose Ross Morton (My late mother's maiden name is Ross). I have dabbled with other variants, depending on the market I'm writing for, though primarily I'm known as Nik Morton (which coincidentally is the same name as a doctor of vast experience and impressive qualifications, though he's younger than me so I got there first).

By: Jillian Kent

Jillian Kent — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:35:34 +0000

>The issue of pen names is interesting. Sorry I missed this post yesterday. If anyone has any interest about how I handled it please follow the link.
http://jilliankent.blogspot.com/2010/07/whats-in-name.html