Author names ideas

As long as people have been writing down stories, they have been using pen names. Some used a nom de plume to avoid persecution; others just didn’t like their given name. To decide if you should use a pen name, you need to consider what you write, your career, and your personal preferences. But first, let’s cover why many people chose to use pen names historically.

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Making an author pseudonym

Character/Genre Based Names [Posh] Writing Resources

A pen name, or pseudonym, is a fictitious name that an author uses instead of their real name when publishing their work.