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Pseudonyms: Using A Pen Name In A Cover Or Query Letters To Agents Or Editors
How to use your pseudonym or pen name in your query letter, cover letter, or manuscript. Learn pen name etiquette in the publishing industry when dealing with literary agents and editors. Writer’s Relief helps writers submit.
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Answers to many questions about using a pen name or pseudonym. Avoid legal complications, tax and payment problems, and publishing contract confusion.
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