premise: Stephen King published under a pen name.
hypothesis: Rage ( written as Getting It On ; the title was changed before publication ) is the first novel by Stephen King published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman . Stephen Edwin King ( born September 21 , 1947 ) is an American author of horror , supernatural fiction , suspense , science fiction , and fantasy . King has published 54 novels , including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman , and six non-fiction books .