![]() ![]() Very early on he had offers to buy his first book from two small publishers. Hugh went online and figured out the process of querying agents. It was because of the tremendous response and encouragement of his family and friends that he tried to get it published. Hugh always had very low self-esteem when it came to his writing and he was very afraid to share his writing with an audience. His first impulse was simply to put it up on a blog for people to read. Hugh sent his first manuscript around to family and friends after he finished it. He never thought that he would be able to pay his bills with his writing. Hugh’s only goal was to write so that he could say that he had written a book. He finished his first manuscript when he was 33. He finally had time to sit down and write. ![]() When Hugh met his wife it was a good excuse to get out of the industry. He was on call 24 hours a day and spent most of his time away from his family. He spent that decade working and living on boats. He always wanted to write but he could never summon the fortitude to get to the end of the manuscript.Īfter college he became a computer technician, and then switched careers to become a yacht captain for 10 years. Hugh took an unlikely path to becoming a best-selling author. He has sold more than 2 million copies of his books as a self published author. Hugh has self published all of his books except his first book. Hugh Howey is the New York Times best-selling author of the Wool series. ![]()
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