Discussion Topic: Author Pseudonyms

What are your thoughts about authors using pseudonyms in place of their real names?
Also, if you can think of one, list an author who uses a pen name to mask his/her true identity. I’ll go first. Robin Hobb’s real name is Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden. From 1983 to 1992, she actually wrote under the pseudonym […]

Filed under: Discussion Topics, Authors on February 25th, 2010 | 15 Comments »

Terry Goodkind Switches Publishers from Tor to Putnam

Best-selling fantasy author Terry Goodkind is switching publishers from Tor to Putnam for a new three book deal. Goodkind has been with Tor for a long time but decided to make the switch because he and his agent, Russell Galen, felt Putnam could get them into wider markets. The three books will be mainstream fiction, […]

Filed under: Authors, Fantasy, Literary News on June 30th, 2008 | No Comments »

Author Profile: George R.R. Martin

George Raymond Richard Martin, well-known author of the fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, on September 20, 1948. Martin attended Mary Jane Donohoe School and Marist High School. His writing career began at a young age when he would write and sell stories about monsters for […]

Filed under: George R.R. Martin, Authors, Fantasy on June 29th, 2008 | 7 Comments »

Author Profile: Bernard Cornwell

I thought I would start a series of author profiles, highlighting a new author each week. The profiles are intended to give you some background information about each author: where they grew up, how they got started, what they’ve written, things of that nature. I thought I would start with Bernard Cornwell, since he’s my […]

Filed under: Bernard Cornwell, Authors, Historical Fiction on June 19th, 2008 | 1 Comment »