What's in a name? Well, you'd be surprised actually. For centuries, writers have created pen names to publish their literary works. A pen name, also known as a nom de plume or a pseudonym ...

Some of our most beloved writers have used male pen names with a variety of motives, from combatting sexism in the industry as a whole, to breaking into male-dominated genres, and even as a means ...

The Oxford Dictionary defines a pseudonym as “a fictitious name, especially one used by an author.” Many authors write under pseudonyms to protect their privacy. Others feel that’s what they ...