Post by account_disabled on Jan 3, 2024 9:08:29 GMT 5.5
Commercially speaking it doesn't seem to be a great idea, so much so that it would be better (they say) to even have a brand – a pen name – for each genre in which you write. Serena Bianca De Matteis on 5 valid reasons for changing literary genres . From what I could see, there were conflicting opinions on my belief in not sticking to the same narrative genre . It seemed like a good idea to me to write following one's inclinations, ideas and passions of the moment and it still is. But interesting questions arose from the comments, which I wanted to explore further in this article. Before talking about the usefulness or otherwise of the possible brands of a writer, I wanted to report some examples of famous authors and the reasons that pushed them to choose a pseudonym. The case of Stephen King and the Richard Bachman "brand".
For some publishers a writer should not publish more than one book a year. Readers, from their point of view, will not accept it. And so Stephen King, in order not to saturate the publishing market with the King "brand", decided to publish some novels under a pseudonym. As King himself wrote on his website, he has never agreed on this limit and so have other authors. But the pseudonym allowed him – as well as Ed McBain – to publish two books a year. However, King said one thing to take into consideration: "you can change your name Special Data but you certainly can't disguise your style." And in fact a certain Steve Brown, from a Washington bookstore, discovered similarities between the writing style of Stephen King and that of Richard Bachman . The case of JK Rowling and the Robert Galbraith "brand".
The English writer JK Rowling became famous – as we all know – with the Harry Potter fantasy saga. 7 novels translated into all languages and then brought to the cinema. In addition to the saga, she is the author and has also written two other books in the Potter universe and one of fairy tales, all for charity. He then appears under the same name with The Vacant Seat , his first novel for adults. A different style, but always an attention to detail and a perfect characterization of the characters. Finally, 3 detective novels were published under a pseudonym and a male one at that: Robert Galbraith . Rowling, as she confesses on her website, decided to write with that name both to experience the same sensations as the first time, when an author has his first publishing experience, and to distinguish these new works.
For some publishers a writer should not publish more than one book a year. Readers, from their point of view, will not accept it. And so Stephen King, in order not to saturate the publishing market with the King "brand", decided to publish some novels under a pseudonym. As King himself wrote on his website, he has never agreed on this limit and so have other authors. But the pseudonym allowed him – as well as Ed McBain – to publish two books a year. However, King said one thing to take into consideration: "you can change your name Special Data but you certainly can't disguise your style." And in fact a certain Steve Brown, from a Washington bookstore, discovered similarities between the writing style of Stephen King and that of Richard Bachman . The case of JK Rowling and the Robert Galbraith "brand".
The English writer JK Rowling became famous – as we all know – with the Harry Potter fantasy saga. 7 novels translated into all languages and then brought to the cinema. In addition to the saga, she is the author and has also written two other books in the Potter universe and one of fairy tales, all for charity. He then appears under the same name with The Vacant Seat , his first novel for adults. A different style, but always an attention to detail and a perfect characterization of the characters. Finally, 3 detective novels were published under a pseudonym and a male one at that: Robert Galbraith . Rowling, as she confesses on her website, decided to write with that name both to experience the same sensations as the first time, when an author has his first publishing experience, and to distinguish these new works.