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Q&A Why do writers use pseudonyms?

To answer your specific question about Seanan/Mira, see http://seananmcguire.com/writefaq.php#mira. In her case, she's using different names for urban fantasy vs science fiction. There's also the ...

posted 12y ago by Elizabeth‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T01:42:03Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/4274
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License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Elizabeth‭ · 2019-12-08T01:42:03Z (over 4 years ago)
To answer your specific question about Seanan/Mira, see [http://seananmcguire.com/writefaq.php#mira](http://seananmcguire.com/writefaq.php#mira). In her case, she's using different names for urban fantasy vs science fiction.

There's also the classic midlist death spiral--author doesn't sell enough, publisher drops them, author changes name so they can sell new books.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2011-10-20T02:43:04Z (over 12 years ago)
Original score: 4