How to choose the perfect pen name for your genre

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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