“M Allen Pryor” or “Mark A Pryor”?

Yes, I changed the name I use on my books. My original author name was Mark A Pryor, but now I go by M Allen Pryor.

Why did I do it?

Because there are two authors of thriller novels named Mark Pryor who sell their books on Amazon. The other Mark Pryor is a talented and successful writer with a loyal reader base. When I first learned this, before I published my first book, I decided to use my middle initial on my books – hence Mark A Pryor.

Over the years, I noticed that search engines favor the OTHER Mark Pryor, even when I search using my middle initial. When I created my first audiobook version of Noble Phoenix, I found it very difficult to locate on the internet due to this name confusion.

So, what could I do?

My full name is Mark Allen Pryor. When I search for my full name, the OTHER Mark Pryor still shows up first. SO … I found that M Allen Pryor does not have that problem.

And that’s the reason I am now M Allen Pryor.