Anonymous authors writing under pen names question?

answers1: It can be done, but your publisher and possibly your agent
will hate you. The more a popular author is willing to be out rubbing
shoulders with the public and giving interviews, the more people will
be made aware of their writing and possibly buy it. <br>
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If you become a popular author and you want to remain invisible,
you're going to create headaches for the people who are trying to make
money off of you, and you're also going to limit your own potential
income.
answers2: Probably not. I hope you won't let that be a deciding
factor in whether you should write bestsellers or not.
answers3: Sure. Nobody knows who actually wrote most of the books of
the Bible, for example, even though many of them have "authors'" names
on them. And in more recent times, the author of "Story of O" stayed
anonymous for a very long time.
answers4: Maybe. It depends on how popular. For instance, Divergent is
really big. They are doing constant interviews with Veronica Roth and
meet ups and book signings. It would be hard to stay anonymous in a
situation like that.
answers5: Yes, but it is difficult, as evidenced by recent outing of
J.K. Rowling writing under a pen name. Authors can improve their
chances, by putting confidentiality clause into the book contract.