You might be surprised by some of these pen names and realize you’re already a fan of an author’s work under another name. In this article, you’ll find 10 authors who publish under more than one name, reflecting a variety of genres and age groups. You don’t (necessarily) want your YA fans to read your erotica. And several of the authors highlighted here write romance under a pen name. It’s only natural you’d want to separate out the two so the wires don’t get crossed. Lockhart publishes YA while Jenkins publishes for children. One of my favorite writers of all time, Lockhart is the pen name of Emily Jenkins. The truth is, authors use pen names all time, and for good reason. Some of these pen names are pretty close to the real name while other are not, and I can only imagine the brainstorming that went behind some of the radically different ones. I guess that’s why I’m wildly sympathetic to the 10 contemporary authors featured in this article. But I do entertain notions of what kind of name I’d want to have. Early on, I started writing under the name Sarah S. For instance, there was that one time when CVS gave me the medication for another Sarah Davis. My name, Sarah Davis, is incredibly common and therefore has led to all kinds of hijinks.

She'd be more than happy to tell you.I’ve always fantasized about having a killer good pen name.

Which means they're lame and Maggie's not. And they care about things like 'matching' and 'footwear.' Of course, they also can't clean a gun blindfolded, shoot a crossbow, or exorcise ghosts from a house. Did you know normal girls don't stuff their bras with holy water balloons? Nor do they carry wooden stakes in their waistbands. Maggie's battled ghosts and goblins and her fair share of house brownies, but finding herself a boy-fitting in with her peers-proves a much more daunting task than any monster hunt. Blood and gore and insides being on the outside and all that. Something about virgin blood turning vampires into pointy rage monsters. Which presents a problem when Maggie's mother informs Maggie that she can't get her journeyman's license for hunting until she loses her virginity. She's also not like other girls her age, but then, who would be when the family business is monster hunting? Combat boots, ratty hooded sweatshirts, and hair worn short so nothing with claws can get a grip, Maggie's concerns in life slant more toward survival than fashion or boys. Seventeen-year-old Maggie Cunningham is tough, smart, and sassy.

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