Hinton used her initials so that her books would appeal to readers of both genders, I believe.
Se Hinton has stated that she does not regret using her initials for her pen name because it helped her work appeal to a broader audience without being influenced by her gender. She wanted her books to be judged on their own merit rather than being prejudged based on her being a woman.
Hinton's publisher suggested she use her initials instead of her first name so that male reviewers would not ignore the novel for having been written by a female. (Taken from S.E. Hinton answer on WikiAnswers).
S.E. Hinton chose to use her initials instead of her full name, Susan Eloise, to avoid potential bias or discrimination against a female author in a male-dominated genre like young adult fiction. By using her initials, she kept her gender ambiguous, allowing her work to be judged solely on its own merit rather than on her identity.
She uses her initials because: 1) The book is about boys and the publishers thought that people wouldn't read it if they knew she was a girl. 2) And she was only 16 and the publishers thought people wouldn't read the book if they knew it was written by someone so young. 3) When S.E. Hinton was in high school, they called one another by their last name.
Hinton's publisher suggested she use her initials instead of her feminine given names so that the very first male book reviewers would not dismiss the novel because its author was female. After the success of The Outsiders, Hinton chose to continue writing and publishing using her initials, because she did not want to lose what she had made famous, and to allow her to keep her private and public lives separate.-wikipedia
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-real name is Susan Eloise Hinton -born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA -on July 22, 1948 -Her publisher suggested she use her initials instead of her first name so that male reviewers would not ignore the novel for having written by a female (I think it's a bit of a discrimination, isn't it) -chose to continue using her initials, perhaps to etter separate her public from her private life -was trained to be a teacher but she never taught. After her practice-teaching, she realized she became too emotionally involved with her students' life -her boyfriend (became her husband) helped her work through this by declaring that unless she wrote 2 pages a day he wasn't going out with her that night. -her husband is called David and her so is called Nick
SE Hinton used a pseudonym because she was a female and her book seemed to be written from a guy's perspective. She used a pseudonym to hide her identity so she would be taken seriously as a writer.
S.E. Hinton is known to be private, determined, and resilient. She is dedicated to her work as an author and is passionate about addressing important social issues in her writing.
Yes, Hinton is known to be a fan of Hemingway. She has mentioned his influence on her writing style and has spoken admirably of his work in interviews.
In 1833 Dickens had his first story published in the Monthly Magazine.