A few weeks ago, I had a drink with a new acquaintance whose job involves organizing literary festivals. I wanted to impress her. I was participating in the upcoming festival to promote the book I wrote under another alias, but I was under no illusions about where I stood in the hierarchy of literary talents being featured. As… Continue reading For adults who read YA fiction
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You’ll like these books
Hi guys! Thank you for all your support during the launch of my new post-apocalyptic novel Seabound. I wrote this book because I love to read books like it. If you're enjoying Seabound, here are my recommendations for some pretty awesome books I think you'll like as well. Click the covers to get to the Amazon pages. POST-APOCALYPTIC FAVORITES HughHowey.com… Continue reading You’ll like these books
Book 2, Draft 2
I'm back online, spending August writing in the Arizona desert. It has been a month of flash rainstorms, hail and 110-degree days. I'm working in coffee shops, at restaurants and at my parents' kitchen table. There have been distractions in the form of my siblings, an escaped tortoise named Bob Marley and the entire Harry Potter… Continue reading Book 2, Draft 2
Going off the grid…
For the next week, I'll be at sea. I wish that was as dramatic as it sounds. I'm going on an Alaska cruise, not some hardcore high seas adventure. However, I'm viewing it as a research trip in addition to a vacation. Seabound is set primarily on a post-apocalyptic cruise ship. It's easy enough to do research for the… Continue reading Going off the grid…
Lessons from my first day as a full-time writer
I'm wrapping up my first working day as a full-time writer. Here's the story about what I'll be doing for the next 6 months:And here are a few things I've learned so far:1 - I've never been a morning person, but I'll hop out of bed and get to work if I love what I'm doing. I… Continue reading Lessons from my first day as a full-time writer
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