I am afraid we can’t publish it under your real name.
Why?
Books by female authors in this genre rarely sell.
Joanne was a single parent, struggling to support her child. All she ever wanted was to publish her book
She choked back her tears and scribbled down a pen name-J K Rowling
Written for Twittering Tale #101 – 11 September 2018
Photo Tampa Bay Book Recycling
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Oooo.. This is AWESOME! Love, love, love it!❤
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Thank you, dear 🙂
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Gender discrimination at its loudest! A gender neutral name helped.
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Yup, I believe Bloomsbury people were quite apprehensive about her using the real name. Besides, young boys don’t like reading female authored fantasy books.
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Wow! I love it! The story behind the story! 😊
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I am glad you liked it, Kat 🙂
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So awesome.
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Thank you, Anurag
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