Suppose you write Genre X and decide to write something in Genre Y and don't want to use the same name. How does this work when submitting to mags, agents, etc...?
How do Pen Names work?
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It's easier than it looks from the outside. Even I can do it!
You write your query, and contact agents and publishers, using your real name. You use your real name on any contracts. Your manuscript has "by Author Penname" on its cover page (novel, script) or first page (short story), and the sluglines which number its pages have your penname's surname and your real surname in parentheses: Twain (Clemens), FINN, 125.
Maryn, hoping that made sense
You write your query, and contact agents and publishers, using your real name. You use your real name on any contracts. Your manuscript has "by Author Penname" on its cover page (novel, script) or first page (short story), and the sluglines which number its pages have your penname's surname and your real surname in parentheses: Twain (Clemens), FINN, 125.
Maryn, hoping that made sense