Out of the Box: Multiple-genre writers and why I’ll never use a pen name

Lots of authors establish their careers with one genre. Take J.K. Rowling – fantasy. Lorraine Heath – historical romance. Robert Ludlum – thriller/suspense.

They’ve all reached a monumental amount of success because they’re monumentally talented writers. Pretty much every book they’ll ever put out at this point will be an instant bestseller in their respective “specialty” genres.

Of course, J. K. Rowling knew this. That’s probably part of the reason she chose to write under a penname as Robert...