Rowling fake name

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kingricefan

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Galbraith. I've always wondered if Rowling was being cheeky with this particular non-de-plume? Gal = girl
braith = breath

Anne Rice used this one to write her pornographic books-
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I just finished cuckoo calling and it was excellent. The follow up is called silkworm. Similar reading to mr.mercedes and finder keepers. Robert galbraith is the fake name auther. Not sure on the spelling. Great books

I am reading this now and it just flows . . .I know I'm going to read the rest as well. Damn good book . . .
 

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Stephen King's son tried a similar thing where he wrote under a pseudonym, to avoid riding on the coattails of his father's name. He still succeeded in selling well and getting good reviews, before his real identity was found out.
 

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Stephen King's son tried a similar thing where he wrote under a pseudonym, to avoid riding on the coattails of his father's name. He still succeeded in selling well and getting good reviews, before his real identity was found out.

I assume you're talking about Joe Hill, although his other son, Owen, is also well-received.

By the way, "Joe Hill" isn't really a pseudonym--his full name is Joe Hillstrom King. He just shortened it a bit.

John
 

kingricefan

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I assume you're talking about Joe Hill, although his other son, Owen, is also well-received.

By the way, "Joe Hill" isn't really a pseudonym--his full name is Joe Hillstrom King. He just shortened it a bit.

John
Tabitha King also referred to him as 'Joe Hill' in her 'Thank You' paragraph at the front of The Book Of Reuben, which was published in 1994, which I think is way before he started writing stories and getting published, but I could be wrong.
 

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Tabitha King also referred to him as 'Joe Hill' in her 'Thank You' paragraph at the front of The Book Of Reuben, which was published in 1994, which I think is way before he started writing stories and getting published, but I could be wrong.

He may not have been published, but I'll bet he was writing...and probably had been for years by then. ;)

But...JK Rowling as Galbraith...I read the other day that the same agent who first turned down Harry Potter also sent 'Galbraith' his rudest rejection.
Makes you wonder how some people stay in business, doesn't it?
 
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kingricefan

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He may not have been published, but I'll bet he was writing...and probably had been for years by then. ;)

But...JK Rowling as Galbraith...I read the other day that the same agent who first turned down Harry Potter also sent 'Galbraith' his rudest rejection.
Makes you wonder how some people stay in business, doesn't it?
Tabby and Stephen had their kids do writings (essays, stories, etc.) when they were kids and would then 'discuss' the works with them. I believe I read that in a recent article about the 'writing dynasty' of Maine. I think that particular editor in the U.K. should not have their job anymore. Even if the writing is horrendous (which, in the case of Rowling, is NOT) think of how much profit for the publisher would have been made off of those books?
 
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I finally finished The Silkworm and really enjoyed it. Both Galbraith books are very good. I look forward to the next one!

Hunter
 
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