How do you legally create a pen name?
How do you legally create a pen name?
Set up a checking account in your given name with a DBA (Doing Business As) in your pen name.
Trademark your pen name if you want to identify a body of work such as a book series or screenplays.
Apply through the court system in your state for a legal name change to use your pen name in place of your given name.
- Set up a checking account in your given name with a DBA (Doing Business As) in your pen name.
- Trademark your pen name if you want to identify a body of work such as a book series or screenplays.
- Apply through the court system in your state for a legal name change to use your pen name in place of your given name.