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Originally Posted by Culhwch  You know, I think 'pink' should have a 'g'.
Amanda, I'd be interested in hearing more about your experiences submitting your work to the slushpiles and being successful no fewer than three times. And I'm always intrigued by pen names. You say you submitted under different names? I thought the usual tactic would be to submit under your own name, and then discuss anonymity after the publisher picked it up... Also - unless it's a privacy issue - is there any story behind the names you picked? |
To answer the last question first - because it's the easy one - I picked names with a local connection, Siegel being a mispelling of Seagull (the Brighton football team), and Harvey being our Lewes brewery. I always have first names starting with J on the principle that most bestsellers start with that letter - think everyone from Jane Austen to J.R.R. Tolkien and J.K. Rowling.
As for starting with anonimity when submitting, well, I want the publisher to have no preconceptions - and it vindicates your talent, or so I hope. I like to think that whatever happens I can always begin over again in a different genre under a different name!