A well read author assumed a pseudonym to publish more books as the general view was that publishing more than a book a year was not acceptable to the public. He also wanted to find out whether his success was because of Talent or Luck. The following is the pseudonym the author used:

Richard Bachman was Stephen King's pseudonym, used specifically to test whether his success was due to talent or luck, and to bypass the industry norm that authors should not publish more than one book per year. King published several novels as Bachman in the early 1980s. The other options are pseudonyms for other authors (Lewis Carroll, George R.R. Martin, Isaac Asimov) but do not fit this specific context.