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title: "Free Pen Name Generator - AgentDock"
description: "Generate author pen names matched to your genre and desired impression, each with a note on why it fits a book cover"
url: "https://agentdock.ai/prompt-library/writing/creative/pen-name-generator"
docs_index: /llms.txt
---

# Pen Name Generator

Generate author pen names matched to your genre and desired impression, each with a note on why it fits a book cover

Category: Creative

## Prompt template

```
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.
```

## Variables

- Genre (select, required) — options: romance, fantasy or science fiction, thriller or mystery, literary fiction, horror, nonfiction or business, children's or YA
- Desired Impression (select, required) — options: memorable and easy to say, elegant and literary, mysterious or edgy, approachable and warm, gender-ambiguous on purpose
- Real Name Elements (text, optional)
- Count (number, required)

Tags: writing, publishing, pen names, authors, branding

Open in the editor: https://agentdock.ai/prompt-library/writing/creative/pen-name-generator