Back in the 70′s I was in journalism school at LSU. I was 17 when I created my non de plume. It wasn’t because of writing and journalism though.
Stanley Bing may be among the biggest non de plumes of today. I have a serious man crush on Bing. It may be argued that Gil Schwartz isn’t half the man Stanley is – but they are one and the same. I must say I think Gil did himself proud with creating Stanley though. No matter, I’ve read everything Bing has written for public consumption.
John le Carre may be among the better known pen names. Did David John Moore Cornwell not have the ability to write killer spy novels? Sure he did. From the early 60′s he’s provided excitement for millions of readers. He is John le Carre.
Eben Pagen wears a guru badge among Internet marketers. He admits he reached a level of financial success with a product entitled, Double Your Dating. But, he did it under a non de plume, David DeAngelo.
Yesterday, Johnny B. Truant wrote a guest post over at CopyBlogger. In the post he admitted that Johnny B. Truant is a non de plume. Back in December James Chartrand of Men With Pens made a similar revelation at CopyBlogger.
Why create a non de plume?
I suspect there may be a variety of reasons. I have my own ideas, but as always I reserve the right to be wrong.
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