HOPE BOLINGER
Acquisitions Editor. Novelist.
Who Is Rose Hathaway?
The story behind the pseudonym
As an author, I have been both blessed and cursed with the ability to create a lot of stories. And to create them quickly.
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This was great when it came to having tons of book babies to cradle.
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This was not so great when my readers got overwhelmed with how many books I had coming out at once.
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So myself, and one of my publishers, hatched an idea. For some of my books, I'd take on a pseudonym.
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That way, I couldn't be hindered by only being able to release three books a year (I know, I know, "only").
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So if you find any. books by Rose Hathaway, they are by Hope Bolinger. Rose, because I like roses. They symbolize regrowth in the midst of pain. And Hathaway because of ties with Shakespeare, one of my favorite playwrights.
Why Would an Author Use a Pseudonym?
Authors can take on a pseudonym for a variety of reasons.
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I've known male authors to take on female pseudonyms, because they figured they'd fare better in the romance genre that way.
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I've also known the converse to be true. Female authors adopting a more gender-neutral name to appeal to male readers.
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Or, like in my case, I just write too many darn books, and don't want to overwhelm my readers.
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I'd actually asked a different publisher a while back if I could take on a pseudonym for genre consistency, but they vetoed the idea.
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So I'm over the moon that I get a chance to try on a pseudonym now.
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Don't worry. I'll have plenty of books still go under Hope Bolinger. I just want to make sure I don't overwhelm readers too much.
