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Before a writer chooses to commit to publishing under a pen name, careful consideration should take place.

Can Writing under a Pseudonym or Pen Name Help or Harm your Career?

Samuel Clemens, Stephen King and the Norah Roberts have used pen names. Although writer may adopt a pen name for many reasons, hiding an identity isn't always a factor.

Many authors choose to write under several different names or pseudonyms. Sometimes, the discovery comes as a surprise to the reader.

The name that appears on the title page may not be the author of the book. Books may be written by professional teams,collaborations, ghostwriters, or even posthumously.

Seeing one's written work published is an exciting experience. However, safety precautions should be taken to protect personal privacy on the road to writing success.

Here's a source of lifestyle information for those female ancestors we know too little about. Family researchers will appreciate this glimpse of colonial women.

Creating a website is a helpful way to promote yourself as a writer. All you need is some basic information about yourself and your work.

There are more than a few article submission sites online. Choosing the best site is an important decision.

The last novel by a great writer who died too early, takes Inspector Grant on a rest cure to the remote Scottish islands on the west coast of Scotland.

Brief biography of the life and works of author George Eliot, one of the world's best British short-story writers, famous for Middlemarch and Silas Marner.

One of too few novels by a Scottish writer who died far too young, like her others Miss Pym Disposes almost certainly influenced later writers such as Agatha Christie.

An early example of history as mystery, in which

A fictional recreation of an eighteenth-century cause celebre.

Of all his short stories, O. Henry's "The Last Leaf" is his simplest and most heartfelt tale of how even a failed artist may offset selfishness with the gift of love.

The 1960s and 1970s were the decades of the gothic romance in the US and in Great Britain. In the US, VIrginia Coffman, Phyllis Whitney and Barbara Michaels reigned

Perhaps the finest novel of all by a Scot who died too young, Brat Farrar is the tale of a young man who assumes the identity of a missing heir and becomes his champion.

Gothic and romantic suspense novels by British authors Victoria Holt, Dorothy Eden, and Mary Stewart were in the height of their popularity in the 1960s and 1970s.

A nutshell biography of three famous Brontë sisters - Charlotte, Emily and Anne.

Perhaps one of the most prolific writers of all time, Max Brand achieved success in the early 20th century, writing hundreds of novels, short stories and poems.

Research shows that laughter is often the best medicine. One of the fastest ways to cure the holiday blues is to read humorous books, where the laughs are guaranteed.

Take a break from busy holidays. Curl up with a cup of tea and a British romance novel, set in the wild Yorkshire moors, or the cliffs of Cornwall by the temputous sea.

Award Winning Baroness Rendell of Babergh tops England's list of best mystery authors.

Social networking sites can provide a fun and creative way in which individuals express themselves, but if used improperly can ultimately cost jobs.

A staple of Hong Kong comics, Alfonso Wong's Old Master Q has been a manhua favourite for over 45 years because of its straightforward humour and candid point of view

Mark Twain, who was the most celebrated American writer of his time, believed that "the secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven."

A brief snapshot biography of the life and works of American Author Mark Twain (Samuel Clemmens)

Jane Austen's Regency era heroines were genteel, but these gritty Victorian era heroines rise from the middle and lowest classes. Good books, great reading!

Brief biography of François Rabelais, French friar, physician and author, whose books are considered classics of French literature.

Brief biography of 20th-century French author Sidonie Gabrielle Colette.

Originally from Dorset, UK, Janet now lives in Western Australia and has been writing Historical Romance novels ever since publisher Robert Hale published her novel.

What happens when a Booker-award winning novelist (John Banville) tries his hand at crime fiction? The result is enthralling, suspenseful, and satisfying.

Brief biography and works of English writer and critic Eric Arthur Blair, better known as George Orwell.

Joe Hill is a best-selling American novelist and son of famed horror writer Stephen King. He is best known for his debut novel Heart Shaped Box.

Not everyone wants to keep a blog for the world to see. Keeping a personal online journal is more like a diary and less like a conversation with the world.

Life and times of Maxim Gorky, Russian novelist, journalist and playwright famous for his novel The Lower Depths. Spokesman for the poor.

November 22 is the anniversary of the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, the birth of the Internet, and the openign of King Tut's tomb.

"To the person in the bell jar, blank and stopped as a dead baby, the world itself is the bad dream." Quote from Esther Greenwood, main character of The Bell Jar

Rip Van Winkle is the story of a man who in trying to escape from a nagging wife accidently gets mixed up with some little old men and finds himself sleeping for 20 years

Numbers 26 and 27 in the Eve Dallas series of murder mysteries set fifty years in the future are just as enjoyable--and riveting--as the first one.

Quirke is back and involved in a dark murder that again involves those closest to him, maybe even his own daughter.

The Violet Flame has become one of the most effective meditations in New Age thinking today. This article explores its roots and how it can help you.

Brief biography of 19th century author William Makepeace Thackeray, best-known for his works Vanity Fair and The Book of Snobs.

Charles Dickens is most known for writing novels like Oliver Twist, but wrote numerous short stories, poetry and articles over the course of his life.

The ABCs of poetry, prose, and plays of influential eighteenth and nineteenth century writers and their works...

Moravia is a major literary figure in modern Italian literature and explored many present-day issues including sexuality, social isolation and existentialism.

"Curiouser and Curiouser!" The absurd tale of the girl in the rabbit hole.

Anne Bronte's name is little known today, except as the younger sister of Charlotte and Emily Bronte, but her works are worthy of their own attention.

Jayne Ann Krentz, writing as Amanda Quick and Jayne Castle, creates sizzling scenes of love and intrigue in her contemporary, historical, and futuristic romance novels.

What to take to the beach--or-the pool--to read this summer? Here are some suggestions: