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title: "Pen Name Generator"
description: "Generate author pseudonyms for your book, blog, or writing career by setting [GENRE], [DESIRED_IMPRESSION], and optionally [REAL_NAME_ELEMENTS], and this tool returns a batch of pen names built for how a genre's readers expect an author to sound, distinct from naming a character inside the book itself, plus a one-line note on why each name fits and a reminder to check it isn't already taken."
slug: "writing/creative/pen-name-generator"
category: "writing"
tags: ["pen name generator", "author pseudonym generator", "writer name generator", "book author names", "publishing"]
author: "AgentDock Team"
agentdockUrl: "https://agentdock.ai/prompt-library/writing/creative/pen-name-generator"
chatgptDemoUrl: ""
claudeDemoUrl: ""
perplexityDemoUrl: ""
qwenDemoUrl: ""
---

# Pen Name Generator

I need a pen name for a book, blog, or writing career I'm starting, a name for me as the author, not a character inside the story.

The genre I'm writing in is [GENRE:select:romance,fantasy or science fiction,thriller or mystery,literary fiction,horror,nonfiction or business,children's or YA].

I want the name to come across as [DESIRED_IMPRESSION:select:memorable and easy to say,elegant and literary,mysterious or edgy,approachable and warm,gender-ambiguous on purpose].

Any part of my real name I'd like reflected in the pen name: [REAL_NAME_ELEMENTS?] (a first name, initials, a family name, a nickname)

Generate [COUNT:number:5-15] pen name candidates based on these inputs. For each one, note why it fits the genre and the impression I chose, and how it reads on a book cover next to other authors in that genre. Vary the structure across the list, some first and last name, some initials, some a single striking name, so I have real range to choose from. Remind me at the end to search each finalist and confirm it isn't already a known author's name. Close with your top 3 picks and why they stand out.
