Books Quote by Nelson DeMille

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

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

— Kameron Hurley

The decision to use a pen name was nothing more than a desire to compartmentalise my life. However, I had not thought about an…

— Ashwin Sanghi

I wrote much because I was paid little. I had no great desire to leave a literary name behind me.

— Anthony Burgess

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

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 used to put black ink on the author's name in a book and write my name instead to check how it would look…

— Gulzar

It gives me great pleasure, a good name. I always in writing start with a name. Give me a name and it produces a…

— J. R. R. Tolkien

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

— Stephen McCauley

I write my story in my books, It show that your name filled in my books

— Anonymous

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

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