A Brief History Of Pen Names
Pen names are as old as books. Authors have hidden behind pseudonyms for a plethora of reasons – sometimes personal, and other times political.
This Infographic on A History of Noms De Plume will help you understand many of them. The reasons differ, but some of the more recurring motives provide an intriguing snapshot of historical attitudes.
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Posted on: 23rd May 2015
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3 thoughts on “A Brief History Of Pen Names”
Love the article, but I have 1 question… how exactly is “A Series of Unfortunate Events” about incest? Have I missed something while reading all 13 books?
What an interesting article and so informative. I haven’t published any stories or poems yet and had not considered using a pen name but I will now and liked what other ladies have chosen to do and use my maiden name. What do men do as they don’t have a maiden name to use?
Very interesting!
I enjoyed this.
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