Janet Elaine Smith's Blog (3)

As an author, how important is your name? Is there an advantage to using a pen name rather than your own moniker? You probably figure I'm the last person on earth to ask such a thing. I had to laugh when a bookstore manager out in Washington asked me if Janet Elaine Smith is a pen name? Yeah, right! If I were going to pick a name out of thin air, the most logical one to choose would be "Smith," just to avoid any confusion with the umpteen million other Smiths in the…

My life is an open book! Actually, it is about 18 open books! And there are more on the horizon. You can find my innermost secrets at http://janetesmitstarbooks.tripod.com or at http://www.janetelainesmith.com .

I'd love to learn the secrets of the people who have turned their books into a success. I'd especially like to hear some success stories from fiction authors. So much of the…