Pen Name Writing Isn't Easy

Under my non-pen name, I've been at the writing game for 15+ years and built up a very sold base of friends, authors, and readers.

Now I'm stuck!

Although some of my family already know this pen name, I haven't told many of my friends and only one or two readers. Why? Well, Erotica is very different from what I normally write.

While some authors don't mind using their name under all genres of writing, I knew when I wrote this novella I had to come up with a pen name so I wouldn't confuse the readers. My "other" writing credits include YA, NA, and some Romance & SciFi but none of them come close to being erotic, despite some steamy NSFW scenes. :-)

I've also considered "outting" myself, because I'm not embarrassed by my Erotica, but I figured I could keep the two separate to see the difference in sales as well, because they say sex sells, I want to see if they are right! :-)

I'm still not sure what I'll do, but for now, I'm having fun making new friends and meeting new readers for a completely new category for me.

Do you write under a pen name? Have you uncovered the face behind the pen name before?