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Originally Posted by oGorgeous
Perhaps I'm reading the wrong sorts of books; by the overwhelming majority, authors in my personal collection who use their initials are mostly men. In fact, the only female who uses her initials is J.K. Rowling. But then - I couldn't care less about the gender of the author, and I only peeked because of this conversation. For the record, however, I am a female with a staggering number of male authors in my collections and comparatively few female authors. A number of male authors who've used their initials in their nom de plumes:
H.G. Wells, J.R.R. Tolkien, J.D. Salinger, R.A. Salvatore, H. Rider Haggard, F. Scott Fitzgerald, F. Marion Crawford, R.M. Ballantyne.
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"In fact, the only female who uses her initials is J.K. Rowling."
You have certainly found a new definition for the word fact. Care to share it with us and, oh, P.D. James and L.J. Sellers and J.D. Robb and A.K. Alexander and need I go on all seem to be women.
Men and women both use initials. In my life, and I'm old, I've known a lot of men who went by their initials rather than a first name. I've known one woman who did that and she might be one of the many women who change their name as they get older. I've known Rain, Serenity, Feather, Athena Peanut, and a Mary Jane who became Maris. I also know a K.T. I've wondered if she used to be a Katy but haven't cared enough to ask.
If the authors name uses just initials I generally assume it's a woman and I probably shouldn't. I should check.