Top Authors Who Also Write Under Other Pen Names | Speechify

Writers often use assumed names instead of their own names when publishing work. They do so for different reasons, notably when the books don’t match their usual style or genre. This article shares famous authors who use pen names.Famous authors and their pen namesStephen King – Richard BachmanWhen Stephen King first started writing, his publishers only allowed them to publish one book per year. But Stephen was more ambitious than that. He convinced his publishers to release more novels under the name Richard Bachman.Stephen chose this name because it’s similar to the name of his favorite band, Bachman-Turner Overdrive.King publishedRageandThe Running Manunder this pen name. However, it wasn’t long before Steve Brown, a bookseller from Washington, DC noticed that King and Bachman’s works have too much in common.J.K. Rowling – Robert GalbraithMost readers know Joanne Rowling for her Harry Potter saga. However, only a few know her pen name, Robert Galbraith. The author published adult bo...