Common Quote by Nicola Cornick

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

— Nelson DeMille

The idea of a pseudonym had been flitting around my brain for a long time, along with its cognate, disappearance. In the 1980s, I…

— Michael Redhill

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

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

— Stephen McCauley

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

— Kameron Hurley

I use a pseudonym, because my real name is very difficult to pronounce, to remember, and to spell. And many people who have been…

— Jeff Gannon

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

My sister taught me how to write my name when I was about three. I remember writing my whole name: Jacqueline Amanda Woodson. I…

— Jacqueline Woodson

I sat day after day in my little room, waiting for inspiration to visit me, trying to invent a pseudonym that would express, in…

— Romain Gary

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

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

“If it’s not already written, I want to write a book called, “The Art of Raw.” But instead of using my real name, I’ll…

— Jarod Kintz