Do pen names protect the author's identity?

answers1:yeah, i think they do. if you publish a book, you can
probably discuss w/ the publisher or someone how much of yourself you
want to reveal.
answers2:Yes... pen names protect your identity until you choose to
release it. But then no one will know that you wrote the story, so you
have no fame as yourself.
answers3:If you get really famous, like Dr. Seuss, then your real name
will become known eventually. Also, Carolyn Keene, who wrote Nancy
Drew books, was actually several different authors. If the book was
obscure I would think there would be less chances of the real author's
name becoming known.
answers4:Pen names are usually protected by the publishers, unless
there is a very good reason to make the name known. Usually authors
choose a pen name because they don't want people to know their real
names - it has nothing to do with flowing nicely or ease of
pronunciation. For example, a well known writer of murder mysteries
also writes children's stories, under a pen name - obviously, this
author realizes that parents, seeing the name or a murder mystery
writer on the book, would be dubious about buying it for their little
darlings. So the author uses a pen name, the parents don't know it's
the same person (who happens to be talented in a number of fields) and
the kid gets a new book for Christmas....Show more
answers5:JK Rowling (Author of Harry Potter) is a pen name. I believe
it was because they didnt want the author to sound too feminine so
just put some enitials to apeal to a larger audience.Anne Rice (Author
of the classic - Vampire chronicles) is a pen name, her real name is
Howard - Thats right a female with the name Howard! What cruel parents
she must have had lol.She married and took the name Rice.There are
many different reasons, back in the day it was frowned upon for a
woman to write anything, so alot of women used pen names to hide their
identity, so they wouldnt get frowned upon, or scorned for doing
something of intelegence. Nowadays i think it's got more to with
sell-ability. hope this helps....Show more
answers6:It depends why the author doesn't want their real name to be
known... The publisher, and the author's agent if he has one, need to
know the author's real name, because otherwise they can't pay the
author's royalties to him. But you can trust them not to blab.A pen
name probably won't provide much protection against someone who's
determined to work out who the author really is - people leave too
much of a paper trail nowdays. But if the author is shy and doesn't
like publicity, fans and the media will *generally* respect his wishes
to keep away, unless he becomes very famous and/or tries to cut off
all contact (a la J D Salinger). Then people start to think he has
something to hide, and will start pestering him more....Show more
answers7:Yeah it really is completely pretend. There are only as many
writers who do not use initials, like Ursula LeGuin, Robert Jordan,
Piers Anthony, and China Mieville. Plus, J.R.R. Tolkien, J.ok.
Rowling, and C.S. Lewis at the instantaneous are not pen names.
they're their authentic names, in basic terms abbreviated. As on your
call difficulty, attempt using a authentic pen call, i.e. replacing
your call thoroughly. Robert Jordan's authentic call develop into
James Oliver Rigney, Jr. P.S. very last in obscurity isn't a competent
body of recommendations for an author who hopes to promote
books....Show more