You should probably consider using your first and middle initials. A surprising number of authors have achieved literary success while staying semi-anonymous by utilizing initials rather than full names. Here are a few of them, as well as some of the reasons why they chose not to use their given names. Jane Austen - JANEY OSTENSLAND J. K. Rowling - JK ROWLING Harper Lee - HARPER LEE BROWN Tom Wolfe - THOMAS MARTIN WOLFE E. L. James - ELLIE PAGE DILLON John Grisham - JOHN WILLIAM GRISHAM Stephen King - STEPHEN GEORGE KING Anne Tyler - ANNE TYLER William Goldman - WILLIAM GOLDMAN Paul Lieberman - PAUL LIEBERMAN Bret Easton Ellis - BRET EASTON ELLIS J.D. Salinger - JAMES DEAN SALINGER Elmore Leonard - ELMORE LEONARD