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How to choose the PERFECT author pen name: and when you should!

How to choose the PERFECT author pen name: and when you should!

Update: this is an older post that still gets a lot of traffic, so I made a video on some critically important pen name tips that will help you sell more books. Watch the video to learn more. For a long time I thought using an author pen name was disingenuous. Plus it gets confusing The 3 secrets to book marketing, and a haunted castle tour...

March 2, 2012 Derek Murphy nom de plume, pen name 3400
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