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Tag Archives: Robert Galbraith

__jk rowling’s pseudonym

17 Wednesday Jul 2013

Posted by Ermilia in Ermisenda

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anglo-caucasian names, anglo-saxon, author names, book, Ermisenda Alvarez, female authors, gender neutral author names, Harry Potter, jk rowling pseudonym, perseus inkelstain, Robert Galbraith, sales, spanish names, stories, the cuckoo's calling, which penname to pick, which pseudonym to pick, writing

image-2611302716Recently, news has broken out that JK Rowling released a novel under a pseudonym. When I read this, I thought it was fantastic. It would be such a great change of pace for these high profile writers to get a book out there without so much hype and expectation. She could get feedback that wasn’t coloured by everyone’s thoughts on Harry Potter.

What irked me a little was that she chose a male name. Her pseudonym was Robert Galbraith. Now I know the reasoning. I also know the reasoning why she chose initials rather than using Joanne when she wrote Harry Potter. It’s unfortunately true that male or neutral names have been said to sell more than female names. I remember being confronted with this choice when I chose my author penname. I chose Ermisenda as it was the name of my great grandmother who raised my mother as if she was her own child. Her life is one that could be written into a story. How she struggled with her family, a terrible husband, and being ostracized for some time in her own Spanish village. But this isn’t a post about her. I chose the name because I wanted to be identified as a female, and the name had personal significance to me and my heritage.

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