Creative Commons | How to Register and Legally Use a Pen Name
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Date: 20/08/2019

How to Register and Legally Use a Pen Name

Many writers choose to use a pen name for many reasons, including to protect their identity when writing a memoir or to write in different genres. Theres no real legal process to using a pen name – typically you can just pick one and use it. While most states have laws requiring people doing business under another name to register with the state, these laws generally dont apply to writers using pen names. However, you may want to register your pen name for trademark protection and be aware of the potential contractual and copyright consequences of creating work under an assumed name.1

Choosing Your Pen Name Brainstorm possibilities.

 If you dont already have a pen name in mind, come up with some possibilities that you can evaluate. You might want to choose a pen name that is related to your real name, or that reflects an event that happened in your life.  Keep in mind that the pen name you choose will become a part of you. There will be people who know you and address you by that name, so it needs to be something with which you feel comfortable. The pen name you choose may depend to some extent on your reasons for choosing it. For example, if you write primarily literary fiction but want to write romance or erotic fiction under a different name, your pen name might have a flowery, romantic bent. When considering possible pen names, you also may want to keep in mind how anonymous you want to be. If youre not terribly concerned about people discovering your true identity, you might choose your middle name combined with a variation of your last name. However, if you want to take every step to ensure your real identity is undetectable, you want to pick a name as far removed from your legal name, or the names of those close to you, as possible.   Keep in mind that the pen name you choose will become a part of you. There will be people who know you and address you by that name, so it needs to be something with  Many writers choose to use a pen name for many reasons, including to protect their identity when writing a memoir or to write in different genres. Theres no real legal process to using a pen name – typically you can just pick one and use it. While most states have laws requiring people doing business under another name to register with the state, these laws generally dont apply to writers using pen names. However, you may want to register your pen name for trademark protection and be aware of the potential contractual and copyright consequences of creating work under an assumed name.1

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