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This is a list of pen names used by notable authors of written work. A pen name or nom de plume is a pseudonym adopted by an author.A pen name may be used to make the author' name more distinctive, to disguise the author's gender, to distance the author from their other works, to protect the author from retribution for their writings, to combine more than one author into a single author, or ...
A collective name, also known as a house name, is published under one pen name even though more than one author may have contributed to the series. In some cases, the first books in the series were written by one writer, but subsequent books were written by ghostwriters .
Authors who write both fiction and non-fiction, or in different genres, may use different pen names to avoid confusing their readers. For example, the romance writer Nora Roberts writes mystery novels under the name J. D. Robb. In some cases, an author may become better known by his pen name than their real name.
As The New York Times noted, at the time of his death, "all 101 of Mr. L'Amour's books — 86 novels, 14 short-story collections and one full-length work of nonfiction," were in print, making him ...
A large number of authors choose to use some form of initials in their name when it appears in their literary work. This includes some of the most famous authors of the 20th century – D. H. Lawrence, J. D. Salinger, T. S. Eliot, J. R. R. Tolkien, etc. – and also a host of lesser-known writers.
He is known for his work writing and illustrating more than 60 books under the pen name Dr. Seuss (/ s uː s, z uː s / sooss, zooss). [4] [6] His work includes many of the most popular children's books of all time, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages by the time of his death. [7]
Patricia Aakhus (1952–2012), The Voyage of Mael Duin's Curragh Rachel Aaron, Fortune's Pawn Atia Abawi Edward Abbey (1927–1989), The Monkey Wrench Gang Lynn Abbey (born 1948), Daughter of the Bright Moon Laura Abbot, My Name is Nell Belle Kendrick Abbott (1842–1893), Leah Mordecai Eleanor Hallowell Abbott (1872–1958), poet, novelist and short story writer Hailey Abbott, Summer Boys ...
Rodney William Whitaker (June 12, 1931 – December 14, 2005) was an American film scholar and writer who wrote several novels under the pen name Trevanian.Whitaker wrote in a wide variety of genres, achieved bestseller status, and published under several other names, as well, including Nicholas Seare, Beñat Le Cagot, and Edoard Moran.