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Here is the relevant section from the Librarian Manual:help.goodreads.com/s/article/Libraria...
Author pseudonyms/pen names
Some authors write or have written under multiple names. When editing or adding information for a book written by an author with multiple names, enter the author's name as it appears on the front cover as the primary author. The author's other names may be added in the other author fields. Additional author profiles may be linked directly from the About Me section on the author profile.
In some cases, a book may be originally published under a pen name, but then later reissued under the author's original name. When this happens, the author listed for any and all editions should be the author name the book was originally published under - so the reissued edition would need its primary author name changed to the originally published pen name, with the additional name added as secondary for all editions with it on the cover. Doing this will allow the various editions to be combined.
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We can add Z Brewer as a 2nd author to the books, but the primary author will need to remain the name that the books were originally published under.
I did find that section. I just wasn't exactly positive. So I can go through all of the books listed & add Z as a 2nd author on all of them?
Miriam wrote: "Here is the relevant section from the Librarian Manual:help.goodreads.com/s/article/Libraria...
Author pseudonyms/pen names
Some authors write or have written unde..."
I have changed some of the ones under Heather. I have not changed the anthologies that Heather appeared in because I wanted to make sure adding Z Brewer to those like the others was the correct way, especially since anthologies have their own trickiness...
But also I seem to be having difficulty adding Z Brewer to the Zac Brewer books... Any help there?
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Correct.
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The system will prevent you from adding a second name which is very similar to one that is already there. Try adding ZBrewer as a single name; save; then go back and edit the book record, edit the name on the line, save the name, then save the book record.
Awesome! Thanks for the help. is there any way to change the series to show as a series on the Z brewer page?I think I have all the books appearing on Z's page now.
No, series can only be shown on the primary author's page.
Z would love to have this profile https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... be the main default for all of the books published under Heather or Zac.
Zac: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Heather: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
I am unsure what exactly I need to or can do to make that happen & wanted to do it the right way. Any assistance or information would be greatly appreciated.