Let's Discuss Pen Names (Why, what they do for the author, and more)

About this episode

Rose and Nichols discuss the significance of pen names for authors.

On this episode of We Booked It, Rose and Nichols discuss all things pen names. They answer questions like why would an author use a pen name, what they can potentially do for the author, and authors they know who have pen names.

People in this episode

Hosts: Rose, Nichols

Topics covered

• pen names
• author identity
• writing
• publishing
• literature

Keywords

• pen names
• authors
• writing
• identity
• publishing

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: pen names

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