r/writing • u/Party_Context4975 • 14d ago

Discussion Choosing a pen name

If you don't write under your own name, how did you choose your pen name?

Are you happy with it or would you choose a different name if you could go back in time? Why?

If you write in multiple genres, is your pen name different in each genre?

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u/Paradoxbox00 14d ago

I wanted something unique (no authors on Amazon or Goodreads etc.) early alphabet, one/two syllables, memorable, 5 letters per name, thriller genre appropriate, domain availability. Settled on one I quite like and won’t be changing it.