How to Choose the Perfect Pen Name for Your Genre | Derek Murphy
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.ค. 2024
- I made this video for authors considering writing under a pen name or pseudonym; I discuss why that may or may not be a good idea for you and some issues to watch out for (like adding your pen name to author central so that clicking your author name on Amazon leads to a bio page instead of a list of your books).
Hey there - I'm Derek Murphy. I'm a fine artist who became a book cover designer, then started writing young adult scifi and fantasy. I've spent almost 20 years living abroad, have a PhD in comparative literature (revolutionary politics in Paradise Lost), and have been featured in CNN for renting castles to use as writing retreats. Although I'm not working with clients anymore, I've built a ton of resources to help indie authors write, design and publish bestselling books.
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Finally someone who makes sense thank you
thanks!
This helped a lot! Thanks for clarifying things for me.
glad it helped!
Thank you!
I like your tips Derek, glad I bought your course. I made my own book cover that I much prefer to the recent one I used... Your hair suits you the way it is now. I wonder has anyone written a novel "bad hair day". That would be right up my street. Mine is always hit and miss.
thanks steve!
But couldn't you do a business page for your pen name? I am considering it since I am getting married this year and want a name that's my own and keep my personal life and book life seperate.
Example: Andy Warhol was a creative genius and had a knack for marketing or making art that sold. Ditto David Bowie. However, there are a lot of true hacks out there who do it only for the money. I think the difference is, do you do it only for the money? Then you are a hack. The doesn't mean you don't think about the business part and the marketing. Not all of us can be or even want to be Emily Dickinson or that nanny who was a brilliant photographer and was only discovered by accident after she died and a young aficionado/collector and filmmaker guy promoted her. Writers need an audience pure and simple. If you have to go find your audience . . . go find them. I love your talks. Thank you. oops I meant to post this on the vid you did about making money and being an artist.
I'm marketing to Junior High Boys, so my pen name is now R. J. Miller. I saw that your D. S. Murphy author page on Amazon has your photo on it, so you don't try to hide your identity too much. How do I as a woman reach out in social media to tween boys? I've thought of having a cartoon lizard avatar.
Should you trademark your pen name?
This is rly good info, I think, but im totally confused by your delivery. (I hope this is tactful enough) You talk so fast. :(
You can slow the audio on the settings. Hope this helps ☺️