Jk Rawling Pen Names

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Have you wondered how some authors get their names? Some authors use pen names in the article “ Pen Names in Literature.” Authors do this because they don’t think someone from another gender will buy the book because who it is written from. Some authors want to keep their real name personal. Authors might also use pen names to narrate the story from a different gender.
Authors like J.K. Rawling and Susan Eloise Hinton have used pen names. J.K. Rawling used a pen name because she thought he famous novel “Harry Potter” would not see if it was written by a girl. So she used a pen name so she had a better chance that males would by the book. She also thought men would not take it seriously if it was written by a female. So for J.K. Rawling using

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