10. Carolyn Janice Cherry, an author in the science fiction and science fantasy genre, has been writing since the 1970s. She writes under the pen name, C.J. Cherryh. Why did she choose to write under that pseudonym?
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Answer:
her editor thought her name was 'wrong' and only men were writing s.f.
Carolyn' first editor thought the name "Cherry" would imply to readers that they should expect romance stories, so she added the "h" to her actual name. At the time that she began writing nearly all s.f. authors were male, and she used her initials in an effort to disguise the fact that she was a female in order to get published and to be credibly accepted by her readers.
An asteroid, (7185 Cherryh), has been named after her. Discovered by D. Wells and A. Cruz on March 20, 2001, they had this to say about the author;
"C. J. Cherryh of Spokane, Washington, is the visionary author of more than 40 novels and three-time winner of the prestigious Hugo Award. She has challenged us to be worthy of the stars by imagining how mankind might grow to live among them."
Each of these great authors is recognized across time and space by their one-word name, as are many of their greatest works. Ancient to modern, various cultures. 
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