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I have heard that some famous people, like Stacy Abrams, use a nom de plume, (Selena Montgomery), to write trashy sexualized novels that they would normally be embarrassed to acknowledge.
Charles Leslie MacFarlane, for example, was one of the many ghost writers for the Nancy Drew series, writing under the name Carolyn Keene. He wrote many of the early Hardy Boys series.
"The prolific Dean Koontz has published over a hundred novels in a variety of genres. Early in his career, he was advised by his editors to use a different name for each genre he wrote in so as not to alienate established fans. Out of his ten known pseudonyms, two are female: Deanna Dwyer for gothic horror and Leigh Nichols—the most successful of all his guises—for romantic suspense."
https://blog.authorhouse.com/male-authors-who-wrote-under-female-pen-names/
Charles Leslie MacFarlane, for example, was one of the many ghost writers for the Nancy Drew series, writing under the name Carolyn Keene. He wrote many of the early Hardy Boys series.
"The prolific Dean Koontz has published over a hundred novels in a variety of genres. Early in his career, he was advised by his editors to use a different name for each genre he wrote in so as not to alienate established fans. Out of his ten known pseudonyms, two are female: Deanna Dwyer for gothic horror and Leigh Nichols—the most successful of all his guises—for romantic suspense."
https://blog.authorhouse.com/male-authors-who-wrote-under-female-pen-names/