First of all, I want to say I adored Uncle Lauran. I just had no idea…

Recently, someone asked on social media about using different pen names for different genres. My first reaction was that a name is the most important aspect of a writer and should sell the author, regardless of the genre. It’s hard to imagine using multiple pen names and struggling to brand each one for different genres. I already have a hard enough time branding my single pen name. Of course, I’m self-published in today’s world. Back in my uncle’s day… sigh… oh, to be a writer when people actually visited libraries.

But the more I thought about it, the more I realized it's not a new question. Writers have used multiple pen names to differentiate their stories and guide readers toward specific genres for ages.

Then, I had a 'slap my forehead' moment when I realized that one of the most amazing and prolific writers of the twentieth century, who had mastered this concept, was my very own uncle, Lauran Paine... Keep reading.