About Quote by Ashwin Sanghi

I used the pen name because I knew I wanted to write better novels under my own name someday,

— Nelson DeMille

Pen names have always fascinated me, in part because I understand the professional and economic and even societal reasons to do so.

— Kameron Hurley

And I can't think of a reason I'd ever use a pseudonym, as I wouldn't want to publish something that I didn't like enough…

— Poppy Z. Brite

Using pseudonyms was such a part of the early feminist movement. We didn't want to have this star system. We wanted attention on the…

— bell hooks

The experience of writing under a pseudonym was tremendously liberating; I could write what I wanted.

— Stephen McCauley

Trust me, I did not set out to establish three pen names and, for the record, I do not recommend it as a career…

— Jayne Ann Krentz

Pseudonyms make it a little easier to shift perspective and approach the subject matter with the appropriate persona. That also may be looking into…

— John Wilson

When I started writing, I didn't have the common sense to use a pseudonym, so I write under my own name. If I did…

— Nicola Cornick

Names generate meaning in a short amount of space — they provoke thoughts, questions. That's something I like doing. Of course, you have to…

— Joshua Ferris

What I regret most after becoming a cartoonist is having used my real name. At first, I figured there was no way I'd sell…

— Akira Toriyama

I am often asked why I use a variety of pen names. The answer is that this way readers always know which of my…

— Jayne Ann Krentz

I didn't like being a name attached to a book.

— Alex Garland