Name both authors in the signal phrase or in parentheses each time you cite the work. Trade publishers are notoriously wary of using the same author name across different genres, or of using a name that they feel is inappropriate for a particular book hence the morphing of joanne rowling into the more masculine j k rowling, even though she doesnt have a middle name. Jul 14, 20 it has been wonderful to publish without hype or expectation, and pure pleasure to get feedback under a different name. Why do romance authors write under multiple pseudonyms. What is it called when someone writes a book and publishes under a different name.
Best authors for teens i love to read multiple books by authors i love, and i thought this list would probably be helpful for a lot of people. For its publication king rewrote, edited, and updated the entire novel. Publishers are keen, almost to the point of obsession sometimes, to focus on an author s platform, i. British author who writes a subset of her work under this pseudonym. Later in their novel writing careers, some authors choose to change the name under which they write. The dedication page is where the author honors an individual, or individuals, by declaring that the labor of the book is dedicated to and the name, or names, are filled in. This works quite well because of the author s engaging writing style. Using different author names or a pseudonym as a writer. Sometimes you can get away with a variation on your name for example, by writing as s. Rowling has not yet commented on why shes still writing under gailbraith. Rowling writes a crime novel under a male pen name.
Sometimes authors use a pseudonym that is easier to spell and remember. The secrets of writing in multiple genres publishers weekly. But when it comes down to it, there is a lot of difference between a writer and an author. Someone who calls themselves an author has a completely different agenda than someone who calls themselves a writer. She writes contemporary suspense novels under jayne ann krentz, futuristic romance as jayne castle and historical romance as amanda quick. What is it called when someone writes a book and publishes. Her debut novel, wonder, has been on the new york times bestseller list since march, 2012, and has sold over 5 million copies worldwide. Another use of a pseudonym in literature is to present a story as being written by the fictional characters in the story. More broadly defined, an author is the person who originated or gave existence to anything and whose authorship determines responsibility for what was created. Elizabeth linington wrote mysteries under several names including dell shannon and lesley egan. Jk rowling publishes crime novel under false name books. Fellow bestselling author stephen king and others in the literary. Jk rowling is the author and she writes the harry potter. Harry potter writer jk rowling writes crime novel under a.
Some authors write under different pen names that are known publicly. Nov 22, 2017 check out selected results from nypl title quest 2019, held august 2, 2019, as well as title quest 2018 this is an update of a previous post by sharon rickson it can be tough to remember the title and author of a book you read a long time agoeven if it was a book that was really important to you. Your imprint name is different to your author name, which is the name you are writing a single book under. It was published in 2007 under the bachman pseudonym, with a foreword by king under his own name. A brief history of female authors with male pen names. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new york. Authors write under pseudonyms, or pen names, for a variety of reasons. We provide detailed listings of all authors and charactersseries in both publication order and chronological order. How to choose a domain name for your author website the. It took me back to when i had published my first book, remembering how awkward it felt to sign copies. Another way of creating effective differentiation is to transform an offering into a different category in the perception of customers.
I like to publish books under pen names if i didnt personally write the book. Use a pen name to switch genres or professions joanna penn is a bestselling nonfiction writer. But rowling is hardly the first writer to use a pseudonym for one reason or another. The book is written in a discursive manner, rather than being constructed according to a clearly defined plan.
Choosing whether to write novels under a pseudonym is a highly personal, and often emotional, matter. Feb 17, 2014 the famed harry potter author sued the people who leaked the information, won her case, and donated the damages she was awarded to charity. Like when steven king wrote the girl who loved tom gorden he wrote it under another name to see the reactions he got to a different style of writing. What is the name of the author who writes under the name of joseph glass. Justine larbalestier would be my author name for my older, less funny, scarier ya and something extremely catchy would be the author of my lighter, funnier, younger books. The whisper man is his first book under this alias. Harry potter writer jk rowling writes crime novel under a different name. The books message of kindness has inspired the choose kind movement, and has been embraced by readers, young and old, around the world. Rowlings publishers feared boys wouldnt read a book written by an icky girl. Established authors will do it to cross genres and keep from aggravating their fan bases. You might also choose to write under different author names. For sue mongredien, then a childrens writer, becoming lucy diamond was a necessity when she started writing bestselling adult fiction. All you need to do is add your new name as the authors name in the contributors section when you are preparing the book for publication.
Welcome to the most comprehensive website on the internet for listing books in order. A pseudonym or alias is a name that a person or group assumes for a particular purpose, which. King has penned more than 50 novels in his career, but that collection would be smaller if his early publishers had their way. Whats it called when a writer writes under another name.
I also thought about my first businessa bookstorewhere we flipped through used books in search of autographs the equivalent of a literary jackpot. Authors too numerous to count write under multiple names across various genres for people like me. The author wishes to write in multiple fiction genres or subgenres but doesnt want to confuse hisher core readership. Gloria rice presuming those are actually your middle names. I know that one name for it is a pen name but there is another one that is a special word for it. Author jayne ann krentz also writes under the names amanda quick and jayne castle. If the author s name is hard to remember or is unusual. If you are publishing with kindle direct publishing kdp, using a pen name on amazon is very easy. Jk rowling revealed as author of the cuckoos calling bbc news. Jun 06, 2016 but do obtain the domain name of the title of your book and point it to the books landing page on your site. Helen sedwick, a writer for the book designer, cleared up all of my questions in her article should you be using a pen name.
So if looking for stephen king you would search by s, not k. When you see a familiar authors name on a book cover, you probably feel confident that. Now, readers are always presented with information about the author. As publishers dont like to put out more than one book per year by a particular author, his agent suggested a pseudonymous series of mainstream thrillers the jack harvey novels. For example, robert silverberg and randall garrett collaborated under the name robert randall. This is a listing in alphabetical order of all of the authors that we currently list. This page is where the author thanks those who contributed their time, resources, and talent towards the effort of writing the book. Apr 17, 2020 its interesting to compare the first edition of this book with first editions written by debut authors today.
How to choose the domain name for your author website by web design relief. You are reading a nonfiction book by joanna penn, and only a small subsection of readers. Writing under a pen name is like doing an impersonation of someone. Home search new listings authors titles subjects serials. Lets break down what an imprint is and how to set it up. Recently a new author asked me how she should handle autographing her books. We currently have 3359 authors listed on the site and 2719 charactersseries with more added each day. Apr 29, 2014 a writer is anyone who writes something. Perhaps the most famous is nora roberts, but theres also the bestselling romantic suspense author jayne ann krentz, who writes historical romance as amanda quick and paranormal romance as jayne castle. Why the multimedia skill set is different from other project skill set. Apr 21, 2017 daltons big break, however, came under her pen name, sarah a. So when it broke that not only had rowling written another book but that readers. Rowling was getting ready to publish her first harry potter book, her publishers asked her to change her name from joanne to.
To overcome this sales stigma, an author might bury his name or pen name and give birth to a new pseudonym, hoping for a second chance with publishers and readers. An author is the creator or originator of any written work such as a book or play, and is also considered a writer. Denzil is the author of silent child, a psychological thriller about a kidnapped boy, which was the topselling book in the. In the submission process, you dont want to confuse the editor or agent by using multiple names. Different pen names for different genres some authors write under different pen names that are known publicly. For example, robert silverberg and randall garrett collaborated under the name robert. After harry potter, the author chose crime fiction for her next books, a genre she has always loved as a reader. When you publish under a pseudonym, you just use a different author name in the specific field on the publishing platforms. Sep 12, 2011 how to set up different pen names at amazon author central september 12, 2011 by tracey 41 comments if you want to write under different pen names, you might be wondering how to set up your author central page so that you can see all of your books. What is the name of the author who writes under the name of. It took the author about one year to write the book, which was brewing in his mind for quite a while before that. Mostly, daniel handler writes his childrens books under the name lemony snicket because snicket is himself a character in the books, adding a delicious, metafictional flavor to the books already pervasive victorian trappings. Blaze was, in fact, an unpublished novel of kings written before carrie or the creation of richard bachman.
In this case it made it easy to tell which series a book was from. Mostly, daniel handler writes his childrens books under the name. Famous female authors who used male pseudonyms to challenge. If i could go back in time and change one thing about my writing career it would be to sell how to ditch your fairy under a different name. A variety of reasons exist for this decision, including. Rowling called writing under the pen name of robert galbraith such a. When a famous author known for writing a specific type of novel wants.
Please note it is listed by the authors first name. Welcome to fantastic fiction search and browse bibliographies of over 50,000 bestselling fiction authors, with the latest books and series information join our 99,999 members. I put four books different books each inside a page protector. If youre considering using a pen name when selfpublishing a book, youll. Publishers frequently recommend pen names when prolific writers wish to churn out books in quick succession or if they wish to branch into new genres, including populist ones. Other authors like sheri tepper use pen names when the write different genres. Writing under different names justine larbalestier. Often, collaborative authors will invent a pseudonym to convey the impression that a book was written by a single author. Over the weekend, word leaked out that harry potter author j. She wanted to write a contemporary whodunit, with a credible back story. The stories of the beloved female authors whove used male pen names to fool their critics. Authors who write both fiction and nonfiction, or in different genres, may use different pen names to avoid confusing their readers.
Writing under a pen name, or a pseudonym blomsbury is the publisher which publishes the harry potter series. Using different author names or a pseudonym as a writer the. Use the word and between the authors names within the text and use the ampersand in parentheses. How to change your author name to a pen name when selfpublishing. War veteran bill spence writes as jessica blair, and lawrence block writes under a number of both female and male pseudonyms. Alfred aho born 1941, computer scientist and author ilse aichinger 19212016 ama ata aidoo born 1942 conrad aiken 18991973. My first adult book was a bit racy so we needed to keep the genres separate. We have talked a little about the author and the illustrator of the book. Stephen king was told early in his career that if he wanted to publish more than one book a year he would have to do it under another name and so richard bachman was born. One of my favorite authors is james rollins, whose real name is james paul czajkowski. Why does ian rankin sometimes write under the name jack.
Jul 14, 20 sales of littleknown crime novel the cuckoos calling are rocketing after harry potter author jk rowling was revealed as the book s author. Harry potter author jk rowling has secretly written a crime novel under a false name. If youd like to write or publish something under a different name, there. The series of novels known as a series of unfortunate events are written by daniel handler under the pen name of lemony snicket, a character in the series. Wouldnt you be a bit ticked off if you bought stephen kings next book expecting blood, guts and hairraising intensity. Use a pen name when you selfpublish your next book. Joanna talked about her decision to write under two names last year when she chatted with the write practice team. Words in last or first name exact start of name last name first for more search options, and help, see the search page. How to set up different pen names at amazon author central. Select it as the author, and it will show as the primary author. For example, the romance writer nora roberts writes mystery novels under the name j.
The book, about a war veteran turned private investigator called cormoran. This is a list of pen names used by notable authors of written work. Seuss has published books under the pen name theo lesieg. Following the success of the cuckoos calling, rowling will write another mystery novel. When horror maestro stephen king started attaining success he was eager to write more books.
Jk rowling is the author and she writes the harry potter series, blomsbury is the. I think what they aim to do is try a different style of writing. And the list goes on and on amongst many other famous pen names and authors. Author cj lyons uses a pseudonym because when she started writing thriller novels she was also a pediatrician, and didnt want her patients knowing about her alter ego. Their decision to write and become an author under a pen name contributed to. Sometimes an author writes different series in the same genre under different names. In some cases, an author may become better known by his pen name than his real name.
After you publish your book on amazon, it will show on the bookshelf page of your account, along with all the other books you have published. Alan smithee, various, pen name used by american film directors under. Why does ian rankin sometimes write under the name jack harvey. Rowling has written and published books under the pen name robert galbraith. The name is a pseudonym of a british author who doesnt want his real name to be known. Rowling published her first adult book, the casual vacancy, under her own name in 2012.