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message 1: by Eliza (new)

Eliza Sinclair (elizasinclairwrites) Hi there--I'm Eliza Sinclair, and I am trying to change my author name/website info to the new author name that I chose to disambiguate myself from an author who writes with the same name, but write erotica where I write scifi and fantasy. My current profile is: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
My new author name, Lizzie Sinclaire, is updated everywhere but here, and Amazon (which I can update after it is set here). My new website is:
https://lizziesinclaire.com/

I would appreciate any help with this! :)


message 2: by Scott (new)

Scott | 9331 comments You cannot change your profile name.
When the books are republished under the new name, it can be added as a secondary author to the book pages.


message 3: by Eliza (new)

Eliza Sinclair (elizasinclairwrites) Gotcha! I appreciate the update. The books are all republished under the new name through all vendors, updated on Bowker, and my website has changed. I'd like to have that secondary author added and be able to make changes to my profile information (website change, bio change with the new name, etc). Do I just need to apply to be a librarian to be able to make those changes? Thanks again!


message 4: by Scott (new)

Scott | 9331 comments Are the new editions on Goodreads yet?


message 5: by Eliza (new)

Eliza Sinclair (elizasinclairwrites) No they are not--I wasn't sure where I was supposed to start first! For some reason, I thought I had to have an updated author name first. Thanks!


message 6: by Scott (new)

Scott | 9331 comments Again, you cannot change your profile name.

When the new editions are here, with the new name, you can claim that profile with a different email address if you wish. Or if you prefer to abandon this one, support may be able to transfer you over.


message 7: by Eliza (new)

Eliza Sinclair (elizasinclairwrites) Thank you so much--I appreciate it!


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