Why Leigh Erikson? Choosing a penname is difficult, even more so when you are trying to combine a writing team under one name. You definitely want something that is memorable and meaningful.  Many people have asked how we came up with Leigh Erikson, so here is the explanation... Leigh - Leigh came from the ending of both our names - Kimberly and Ashley. Erikson - We met through our mutal love of the story, The Phantom of the Opera.  The Phantom's name is Erik, so we incorporated that name into ours because it represents our roots. leigherikson@gmail.com