Comments on: What’s in a Name?

By: Denise

Denise — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:45:41 +0000

I like to follow an author no matter what kind of book he or she is writing. But I do see the argument for having a different name for each genre. I knew Jayne Krentz was Amanda Quick and I read (or read) Amanda Quick and not Krentz. It’s the same way with Barbara Vine’s books. You know what kind of book to expect depending on the name. But I do sometimes read books under both of an author’s names (I like both Barbara Vine and Ruth Rendell). I would also read anything Carla Kelly wrote, and she writes different sorts of books under one name.

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By: Elizabeth Rolls

Elizabeth Rolls — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:03:57 +0000

Plenty of us use pseudonyms to preserve our privacy. I have one writing friend who had two fans turn up unheralded on her doorstep one morning. Excuse me? Most of us would prefer to avoid that situation.
Another example is Anne Gracie. She wrote one contemporary Western years ago. I think it was about her third book. It was a lovely book, but it confused readers who already, after two Regencies, expected Regencies from her. I suspect that if she had wanted to continue writing the westerns she would have had to take a pseudonym.

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By: Leigh

Leigh — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:08:53 +0000

Wendy – while I didn’t hate either book I don’t get her humor.

Maggie – It boggles my mind that authors don’t keep up their website.

Sandy – sounds like the authors are between a rock and a hard place. Recently I read about Expresso book machine – print on demand. That would seem to eliminate some of the issues with returns. But of course if you are browsing in a store you want to pick up the book and look.

Dabney – those authors have been writing a while so I can understand them having pen names. Hopefully in the future it won’t be necessary.

Heather – like you I follow authors so having one name makes it easily to keep up with them. And from Sandy’s post publishers do seem to be the driving force behind pseudonyms.

By: Leigh

Leigh — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:25:29 +0000

pop tart – trying muddy the waters is what irritates me too.

farmwifetwo- I also appreciate NR putting the her initials on her new books especially since Harlequin has reprinted her books so many times under so many different titles.

mb – I agree. It is horrible to look and look for a new release by your favorite author and wonder why she hasn’t had something out in a while. Only to find out months later that she started a new series under a different name.

bungluna – it was from one of poster here that I found out that my debut author was previously published so yes I really appreciate the wealth of information you can find on the web and from other readers.

Dick – I have learned my lesson and will check from now on. Although I believe that an author can use her pseudonym on the copyright page if she wants.

By: pop tart

pop tart — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:08:07 +0000

I don’t mind pseudonyms in and of themselves. Whether the author is trying to differentiate between two kinds of books they write (Krentz, Robb) or trying to start fresh, either is fine. What I don’t like is when they deliberately try to hide or muddy the trail to their earlier persona. Some of this is driven by publishers, some by the authors, and I understand it in a business sense, but I’ll also be turned off if they are actively hiding their other identity.

I get especially irritated when the book under the new pseudonym is touted as a debut by the author. An author only gets one debut book; the first one published. You can tell me it’s a debut in a new series or a debut under the new pseudonym, but don’t call it a debut when the author has published 10 other books in the past.

If I’m reviewing the book I want to be able to pass on the correct information to those using/reading my reviews. If I’m reading the book simply for my own enjoyment, knowing whether it’s a debut or not is also important. I actively seek debut books to discover new authors and I will often purchase a debut book that is borderline in regards to my own tastes – just because I’m hoping for that great new discovery.

So if I bought a book as a debut I’m going to feel deceived and very possibly irritated if I find out that it’s not a first.

By: Moriah Jovan

Moriah Jovan — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:03:35 +0000

I know several people who love her but don’t like Honey Moon, Hot Shot or Glitter Baby because they don’t have the standard romance structure. They read more like women’s fiction.

That’s because they are women’s fiction.

By: farmwifetwo

farmwifetwo — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:34:50 +0000

I was reading your post and thought “there’s one more missing for Sandra Brown” but it was Rachel Lee I was thinking of and Sue Civil Brown.

I have read both by the author and find them very different in style so the change in name isn’t an issue IMO.

I don’t mind if it’s a different genre. I do dislike reprints of any kind that are not “tagged” so we readers know about it. I like that Nora has an NR on her new books. Simply, effective and appreciated.

I also think it can be detrimental if one has a following in a different genre/publisher aka hqn and then moves on. If you don’t know about it, how are you going to try the new books. Someone mentioned poorly kept up blog pages. This is a huge complaint of mine and the reason why I used Fantastic Fiction instead.