: Re: Why shouldn't I use a pen name? I don't like my name. I feel like seeing my name on the cover of my novel will be an embarassment more than a moment of pride - I just can't take things

I've published some short stories under my own name. Why wouldnâ€™t you want any of the people mentioned above to know what you have written? If you are ashamed of it, why write, and publish it?

Now Iâ€™m looking at self e-publishing a more professionally produced Novel, and Iâ€™m having to invest in editing and cover art etc, so to distinguish this from earlier work Iâ€™m thinking about using G. Grierson, instead of my full name, and slightly changing my profile â€“ although not to make it fictitious.

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