Collaborating with Stephen King, but not the original
My name is Richard Devine and I am currently working on a collaboration with Stephen King, (obviously NOT the original author himself). We currently act under the pseudo name 'KD Novels' (King/Devine). We don't want to print his name on the cover as we wouldn't want the reader to buy it thinking it was written by the man himself. Not that the book would dissapoint, we just don't want to ride on the back of someone elses success. However we were wondering about the legalities involved in printing his name inside the book. It is his name after all and his huge contribution deserves credit. Any other suggestions would be welcome.
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The simplest solution is for Stephen King to alter his byline somehow — to Steve King, or Stephen [X.] King (whatever his middle initial is), or Stefan King, or his childhood nickname Steverino Polpettino King, or a pen name like Charles Dickens.
Failing that, a large captioned photo on the back cover and/or inside flap would help.
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