Hi Nola, I really should really take the time to read more of your posts. I've always loved having a peek at your 'writing tips' posts. This one I can completely relate to. I have noticed many books with the same title. From the point of view of the reader, it is quite tedious when looking through the list (e.g. Amazon) to find the actual book you were looking for. Another thought I had was ... 'what about authors' names? I cannot think of the author's name for the life of me, however when I went to look up her beautiful Christian book, I found another author with exactly the same name, and thought 'surely not?' The other author with the identical name had written several horror books (not my preferred reading material). I like to sleep at night, by myself with no monsters joining me :-)
Hi Jo'Anne - Thanks for those kind words. It's been way too long since I wrote a post for my writing tips blog, but I'm back in the saddle and looking forward to foisting myself on the public again :)
I know what you mean about double-ups on Amazon. I've had similar problems when I haven't been able to remember an author's name or haven't known it in the first place. But it must be even more confusing when the author's name is the same. I have a couple of author friends who've found other authors with the same names. I guess that's where a pen-name can be handy, but it can be a problem if you've already published under one name. Interesting food for thought. Thanks for your comment :)
Hi Nola, I really should really take the time to read more of your posts. I've always loved having a peek at your 'writing tips' posts. This one I can completely relate to. I have noticed many books with the same title. From the point of view of the reader, it is quite tedious when looking through the list (e.g. Amazon) to find the actual book you were looking for. Another thought I had was ... 'what about authors' names? I cannot think of the author's name for the life of me, however when I went to look up her beautiful Christian book, I found another author with exactly the same name, and thought 'surely not?' The other author with the identical name had written several horror books (not my preferred reading material). I like to sleep at night, by myself with no monsters joining me :-)
Hi Jo'Anne - Thanks for those kind words. It's been way too long since I wrote a post for my writing tips blog, but I'm back in the saddle and looking forward to foisting myself on the public again :)
I know what you mean about double-ups on Amazon. I've had similar problems when I haven't been able to remember an author's name or haven't known it in the first place. But it must be even more confusing when the author's name is the same. I have a couple of author friends who've found other authors with the same names. I guess that's where a pen-name can be handy, but it can be a problem if you've already published under one name. Interesting food for thought. Thanks for your comment :)