The Pseudonym
I sure enjoyed the news that J. K. Rowling had written a mystery under the pseudonym William Galbraith. It particularly delighted me that it got splendid reviews. The Publishers Weekly review, which I read, was starred.
She wanted to see how her work fared with critics who didn't know she was the author; critics who would bring no baggage to the task of reviewing her work. And the reviews of the "new author" Galbraith were splendid.
I empathize. I wanted to find out the same thing, so I wrote some mysteries under the pseudonym Axel Brand, and they were well reviewed. The critics carried none of the baggage to their task that might have altered their reviews if they had known I wrote the stories.
I hope she continues to please readers and critics with many more mysteries. She is one of the most gifted novelists of our times.
She wanted to see how her work fared with critics who didn't know she was the author; critics who would bring no baggage to the task of reviewing her work. And the reviews of the "new author" Galbraith were splendid.
I empathize. I wanted to find out the same thing, so I wrote some mysteries under the pseudonym Axel Brand, and they were well reviewed. The critics carried none of the baggage to their task that might have altered their reviews if they had known I wrote the stories.
I hope she continues to please readers and critics with many more mysteries. She is one of the most gifted novelists of our times.
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