Author names like:
J.K.Rowling
[name]George[/name] R.R. [name]Martin[/name]
F. [name]Scott[/name] [name]Fitzgerald[/name]
Or full names like
[name]Harper[/name] [name]Lee[/name]
[name]Stephenie[/name] [name]Meyer[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] Spark
And why?
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It depends on the book. I like fantasy novels with longer or more whimsical names (like [name]George[/name] R. R. [name]Martin[/name], or [name]Cinda[/name] [name]Williams[/name] Chima), maybe even some mysteries the same way. But generally it depends more on the name than the writing. [name]Say[/name] you’re writing a detective novel and your name is [name]Jessica[/name] [name]Annabelle[/name] [name]Jones[/name]. J. A. [name]Jones[/name] is a little more intriguing than [name]Jessica[/name] [name]Jones[/name] on a mystery. But on a chick-lit novel, J. A. [name]Jones[/name] just looks pretentious.
Sometimes you have a particular reason. For J. K. Rowling it was because the ambiguous initials didn’t reveal whether she was male or female, and according to her publisher, books by men sell better. Other female writers, like E. L. Konigsburg, have done the same thing.
I don’t care. Is your book any good?
I agree with celianne. Who cares what your name is? As long as I like the book, I’m happy.
If you really care so much, though, it depends on your name. If your name is hard to pronounce or embarassing, or something along those lines, go with the initials like J. K. Rowling. If your name is easy to pronounce and you like it, use something like [name]Harper[/name] [name]Lee[/name] or [name]Nicholas[/name] Sparks. 
I agree that I care more about the book, but I understand wanting a pen name to look nice.
I think it depends on the name.
If your name is [name]Laura[/name] [name]Smith[/name] then changing it up with initials or middle names or maiden names can be very helpful in making your name memorable. Because L.R. Bantam-[name]Smith[/name] or [name]Laura[/name] [name]Berlin[/name]-[name]Smith[/name] could definitely improve it.
If your name is already something like [name]Verity[/name] [name]Chadwick[/name]-[name]Burns[/name] then you probably shouldn’t worry about trying to mix it up.
Though, honestly one of my biggest pet-peeves is when books have the name of the author larger than the name of the book. I honestly don’t care who the author is, so filling the whole cover with their name and having to search around for the actual TITLE is ridiculous!
So given the option, I’d prefer a shorter name to a longer one. So in that sense [name]Harper[/name] [name]Lee[/name] and J.K. Rowling are my favorites! And funnily enough those are my favorite writers on the list as well ([name]Fitzgerald[/name] is great, but his plots are dull as dirt)
Agreed. Your eyes are drawn to the biggest text on the page and it always looks wrong and unbalanced when the author’s name is bigger than the title. It also feels like they’re saying they’re bigger than their story.
I agree with this. It depends on the genre.
But if you have a pen name you like, or want to use your name, then just use that. The author’s name doesn’t effect what books I buy. But it’s a nice afterthought for me to see that there’s a whimsical name on a fantasy book, or something rather mysterious on a detective novel, or something relatable on realistic fiction. But it’s just that- an afterthought.
As long as everyone knows how to spell and say the name, I think it’s a wonderful name.