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Q&A Is it a bad idea to adopt an 'English' pen name as an Asian American writer to reach a wider audience?

The Author of a book is extremely important. I totally agree that if you have a Chinese name usually people when they first look at your book could wonder if you are in a rut of only writing about ...

posted 7y ago by Joan Marshall‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:07:32Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/26781
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Joan Marshall‭ · 2019-12-08T06:07:32Z (over 4 years ago)
The Author of a book is extremely important. I totally agree that if you have a Chinese name usually people when they first look at your book could wonder if you are in a rut of only writing about China. It has nothing to do with being self conscious about being Chinese it is everything thing to do with perception. I associate certain writers with certain categories and I am dubious to buy a book if the author is of a particular nationality where I could get tired of repetition or prejudice or a chip on their shoulder that they write books like a carthasis because they have suffered.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-02-17T17:01:45Z (about 7 years ago)
Original score: 1