I just think this is a fun idea.
2007-09-10 09:03:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Or, more specifically, is it possible to publish under a made-up name so that you wouldn't be able to find out who really wrote it?
2007-09-10 09:07:45 · update #1
yes, i think it is, but you'd have to work it out with the publisher--they would most likely have to know your real name even if no one else did. that is, if you want to get paid ;-) i'm sure there are sneaky ways to get around it but i'm betting you'd have to be darn good writer.
2007-09-10 09:10:43 · answer #1 · answered by KJC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As others before me have said, it is indeed possible to publish under a pseudonym. But before you spend years agonizing over trying to find a publisher, look to see what popular response is to your writing. If you'd rather not have anyone you know seeing it, try submitting it to a free peer-review site such as fictionpress.com, where you can upload stories under any name you like, and anyone can read and review them. If you get lots of positive feedback, you may want to start hunting down a publisher.
2007-09-10 12:25:13 · answer #2 · answered by Jenica b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In response to ladybug "Alan Smithee" is the accepted pseudonym for movie directors who do not wish to be associated with their films not "John Doe". In response to the actual question many authors do just this, famous examples include Eric Blair publishing as George Orwell, the aforementioned Samuel Clemens as Mark Twain and Stephen King as Richard Bachman (although he is an exception as he was already famous as a horror novelist and wanted to venture out of his niche). Another trend is for female children's novelists to use their first and middle initial along with their surname so as not alienate young boy readers such as S.E. Hinton and J.K. Rowling.
2007-09-10 09:31:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is. It's been done all through history.
"Mark Twain" was a man named Samuel Clemmons
Richard Bachman was actually Stephen King
Mary Westmacott was the penname of Dame Agatha Clarissa Mary Christie
Here are some more:
http://www.geocities.com/Axiom43/pennames.html
http://www.confettibaby.co.uk/article/view/8264-7971-0-Authors__real_names_and_their_famous_pen_names__Celebrity_names.do
g-day!
2007-09-10 10:40:44 · answer #4 · answered by Kekionga 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a pen name, like my favorite author Robert Jordan, his real name was James Oliver Rigney Jr. I'm may use a pen name of my own, but I want to find a name that I'm NOT going to use in my book
2016-04-04 00:41:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It's called a pen name, pseudonym. I can't spell the French correctly but it's something like nome de plume. Sameul Clemens wrote as Mark Twain.
2007-09-10 10:37:31 · answer #6 · answered by aisha 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is possible. many authors write books under 2 different names. the author of Pride and Prejudice (just forgot her name) at frist when she wrote just put the author under "a lady" (or something like that) she did not want anyone to find out she was writing.
2007-09-10 10:50:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe so, I'm pretty sure Steven Kings son, wrote under a different name so that no one would compare him to his father.
2007-09-10 09:10:34 · answer #8 · answered by Linds 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course!! mark twain was really samuel adams...
pseudonyms are actually a pretty popular way to publish books
2007-09-10 09:11:29 · answer #9 · answered by Liz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's possible lots of authors do this,so fans won't bother them with fanmail.
2007-09-10 09:18:43 · answer #10 · answered by John H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋