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BraeNZ

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Registration date : 2012-12-25
Age : 74
Location : Auckland, New Zealand

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PostSubject: Two people/authors, same name   Two people/authors, same name EmptyTue Dec 25, 2012 1:32 am

Advice please!

I have just published my book via Smashwords and then I find that someone who has (or uses) the same name as my real name is already a multi-published author. However, this other person writes porn - and people are looking for my book, finding the other person by the same name and that turns them off.

I am using a link directly to my book each time I promote it but some people still don't use the link. My story is non-fiction and documents my ride horseback the length of New Zealand - 100+ days in the saddle; the people I met, the scenery and the hospitality of ordinary folk.

What other suggestions do people have so that I could turn this confusion to my advantage?

Already I am asked to speak at school assemblies and have to warn the teachers beforehand that their pupils (ages 5-12) should not be encouraged to research my background on the internet because of this clash of names.

Jacqui Knight
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Registration date : 2008-12-05
Age : 80
Location : San Antonio

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PostSubject: Re: Two people/authors, same name   Two people/authors, same name EmptyTue Dec 25, 2012 6:00 am

Consider a pen name. Your initials already have some positive connotations for young readers. Maybe using them with a new last name would work.
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