Pen name

“What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” wrote William Shakespeare in his play, Romeo and Juliet. Delving into this concept, if names don’t affect the quality of their works, why would authors use pseudonyms instead of their real names? There are several cases, from Charlotte Brontë to Stephen King, where authors chose a pen name for their own reasons. Some needed a fake name to compensate for their social status, some to protect their integrity, or just

Pen names are very useful to authors, and all authors that use pen names have pretty valid reasons to use them in a way to benefit themselves in their career. Many authors use pen names as a security for themselves to avoid the hate mail and the interference with fans coming into their personal lives. Pen names also allow authors to have freedom when they are writing so no one knows who they really are, this lets the authors let go of the stress and fear of being judged and criticized by family

Pen names are something the author use in the past and present day. Author like Stephen king, Erin Blair, and Susan Eloise Hinton use pen names. The reason why they use pen name was because they could be worried on something or so they can sell copies of books to become famous. But for J.K. Rowling she uses this for something else. The reason why is because back then woman’s were not allowed to publish books and sell them. With that said are pen names a good thing? Let’s start on what woman’s

Pen names have been used by authors throughout history for many reasons. Some reasons of which are, to attract a certain audience, to give women the only opportunity that they need, and to have the flexibility to write with anonymity. Some very famous pen names used from “What’s in a Name” by E. Bennet are, Currer Bell (Charlotte Bronte), J. K. Rowling/Robert Galbraith (Joanne Rowling), Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgeson), and Silence Dogood (Benjamin Franklin). To attract to a certain audience people

Pen-names have been used throughout history because they allow the writer to hide their identity, give women the opportunity to be published more frequently, and finally let a writer separate their writing selves from their true selves. Pen-names are when an author of a book or novel uses a fake name that isn’t theirs, and uses that name to get published on the book or novel. Pen-names give the writer more freedom in certain ways to be more creative, that has why they have been so popular throughout

online use a pseudonym or “pen name.” In the book The Gospel According to Larry, Josh Swensen unhesitantly decided to start an online blog where he wrote about controversial topics and used the name Larry to stay anonymous. Looking at literature other than online, Samuel Clemens used pen names in most of the books he wrote; his most famous pen name being Mark Twain. Josh Swensen and Samuel Clemens were alike and divergent in many ways considering that they both used a pen name and avoided having their

Pen names and Literature Dr.Seuss was a pen name? Yes from Green Eggs and Ham to The Cat in the Hat, all those books were not in fact written by a man named Seuss. Many authors use a pen name for a number of reasons. To protect their identity or hide their gender, maybe even to be able to produce more books. Therefore, pen names are useful to authors. To begin with, for many years books that were written by women were discarded. Men thought that writing was no woman’s business. All avid readers

fake name or an identity just to publish a book they wrote? Fake names or identities could be very useful to authors to allow them to have more opportunities, freedom, and more flexibility. Several people made fake names and identities so they would not embarrass themselves, family, or others. Regardless, there are actually several different reasons why many different individuals use pen names. For example, it could be the only way an author can get published, a woman author might want her name to

writing Why do people change there name when the write or publish? I would always like to change my name, because people spell it wrong and say it wrong all the time. I wish that people would get my name right, I wonder if that’s why people change there name. For instant Charles Dodgson, a noted mathematician used the name Lewis Carroll. They change their names so they can get published First, Publishers have fake names, I wonder why. They have fake names because they don’t want people knowing

In the world of literature, pen names can be one of the most important things an author can use. Whether they use a fake name for a new beginning in a different genre or not wanting the pressure of fame to be in the way of their writing, they could just want to keep their identity and gender from influencing their work. Pen names could determine the publishing and the success of their books and or poems. For many authors the use of a fake name is a fresh start and a chance to write in a different