What's in a Writer's Name?

What's in a Writer's Name?Kate Thompson is a writer's name. My daughter-in-law sent me a photo she took in a Scotland train station that was selling books by a Kate Thompson. My grandson checked out a book from his school library by Kate Thompson. Neither was me. You see, I'm not alone. There are several. British-Irish writer, Kate Thompson, writes children's books and clarifies on her Wiki that she is "not to be confused with Kate Thompson, the romantic novelist". There's a journalist/author...