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| Questions about using a Pen Name | Views: 714 |
| Aug 19, 2008 7:43 pm | | Questions about using a Pen Name | # |
Kathleen Yavorn | | Hello Everyone,
I was hoping I could get some feedback on how to go about writing a series of books under a pen name. When you copywrite the material, how do you still get credit or royalties? How do you own the pen name? Have you or anyone you knew published material under a different name?
Sincerely,
KathleenPrivate Reply to Kathleen Yavorn |
| Aug 25, 2008 11:01 pm | | re: Questions about using a Pen Name | # |
Diane Stephenson | | Kathleen: I don't know if anyone has answered your questions yet, but I have a friend who writes under a pen name, so I e-mailed her for some info. This is what she has just returned to me:
"It's as simple as choosing a pen name, letting the publisher know that it is your pen name and doing all your writing under that name. The down side comes when it's time for payment. I've had the odd time where I've had to send a cheque back to be re-written because it was made out to the pen name. Unless you set up a corporation under the pen name (check with an accountant) you can't receive cheques under the pen name. I use it to differentiate between my fiction and non-fiction writing. This allows me to work in both fields without having a publisher say 'but I thought you wrote fiction' or the other way around. You can choose any name you like so long as it isn't a trade-mark name. Publishing under John Grisham for example might be a bit of a legal conflict but you could choose John A. Grisham or John Peter Grisham etc. There are other Donna Dawsons out there but none that write suspense in the Christian industry so I have the initial rights to that pen name."
I hope this helps, Kathleen.
Diane Stephenson
www.myforevergreen.org/552459
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| Sep 16, 2008 12:01 am | | re: re: Questions about using a Pen Name | # |
Pat Bertram | | I read once where a famous writer got invited to the White House, and when he showed up he was turned away because the invitation was for his pen name, not him.
But on the other hand, many romance publishers require you to have a pen namePrivate Reply to Pat Bertram |
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