What's in a name?
Lately the subject of pen names has been coming up more and more between some writer friends and I. Some of them use one, others don't see the point, and a few of them not only have one pen name but two or three.
Pen names can be a useful tool in the world of fiction writing, especially if you don't write for just one genre. It helps keep you from being stuck in a hole when it comes to building a fan base. Especially if you're established in one genre. A pen name also helps you keep your professional and personal lives separate.
Once you figure out if you want to use a pen name you face picking one, or two, or three. It's no easy task.
Personally I do use a pen name for my fiction ( I'm trying out a few to see how I like them), and my real name for any freelance work I do. I'm one of the writers who writes in more then one genre so I'll probably end up with more then one, but for right now I'll have to stick with one and make sure I'm 100% happy with it.
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Or I am not writing under a male name which quite a few female writers did in the past. That's I think the reasons for pen names.
Most anonymous people have been found out except for Belle De Jour who has been blogging since 2003.
I love the name ebbye ryan and one day when I am not blogging or vegging or procrastinating, I'll sit down and write that book.
It will give me time to find one I love.