So.... What's with the pen name?

I get this question about once a week, so I thought it would be good to explain. On the books page of my website you'll see, near the bottom, coming in 2011 is a book called SHATTERED, written under the pseudonym Amanda Grace. And the next question is always: WHY?

Pen names are used for many, many reasons, whether it's becuase your real name is weird or shared with someone unsavory, or if, like me, it's part of a career plan/strategy.

I have no problem writing two books per year, and it was my...