Occupation Writer Role Writer Name Hugh Howey | Nationality American Spouse Amber Lyda (m. 2002) | |
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Nominations Goodreads Choice Awards Best Science Fiction Books Wool, Dust, Molly Fyde and the P, Shift, Sand | ||
Hugh howey interview on writing and self publishing publishing profits podcast 5
Hugh C. Howey (born 1975) is an American writer, known best for the science fiction series Silo, part of which he published independently through Amazon.com's Kindle Direct Publishing system. Howey was raised in Monroe, North Carolina and before publishing his books, he worked as a yacht captain, roofer, and audio technician.
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- Hugh howey interview on writing and self publishing publishing profits podcast 5
- Wool s hugh howey his writing process and why he s optimistic about technology
- Wool
- Personal life
- References
Wool s hugh howey his writing process and why he s optimistic about technology
Wool
He began the series in 2011, initially writing Wool as a stand-alone short story. His first book was initially published with a small press. After that, he decided to publish through Amazon.com's Kindle Direct Publishing system, because of the freedom of self-publishing. After the series grew in popularity, he began to write more entries for it. Howey began soliciting international rights in 2012, including signing a deal for Brazil. Film rights to the series were sold to 20th Century Fox; Lionsgate also expressed interest.
In 2012, Howey signed a deal with Simon & Schuster to distribute Wool to book retailers across the US and Canada. The deal allowed Howey to continue to sell the book online exclusively. He notably turned down seven figure offers in favor of a mid-six figure sum, in return for maintaining e-book rights.
He has also signed publishing contracts with Random House Century UK for UK distribution of both his Wool and Sand series, published as novels of the same names.
Personal life
In mid-2015, Howey gave up his home in Florida, and moved to St Francis Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa. He commissioned the construction of a sailing catamaran, on which he plans to live and sail the world while he continues to write.