Amanda Hocking
Amanda Hocking | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 12, 1984 |
| Occupation | Author |
| Genre | Young-adult fiction |
| Subject | Paranormal romance |
| Notable works | Watersong series, Trylle Trilogy |
| Website | |
| http://amandahocking.blogspot.com/ | |
Amanda Hocking (born July 12, 1984)[1] is an American writer of paranormal romance young-adult fiction.[2]
Career
Hocking lives in Austin, Minnesota.[3] Employed as a group home worker until 2010, she wrote 17 novels in her free time.[4] In April 2010, she began self-publishing them as e-books.[1] By March 2011, she had sold over a million copies of her nine books and earned two million dollars from sales, previously unheard of for self-published authors.[5] In early 2011, Hocking averaged 9,000 book sales each day.[2]
Work
Hocking's published work, originally self-published, consists of My Blood Approves, a vampire romance series; the Trylle Trilogy, which covers a teenage girl's journey of self-discovery[4] in an urban fantasy setting; and Hollowland, a zombie novel.[4] The New York Times characterized her novels as "part quirky girl-like-Hocking characters, part breakneck pacing, part Hollywood-style action and part bodice-ripping romance – they are literature as candy, a mash-up of creativity and commerce".
In March 2011, Hocking signed her first conventional publishing contract for four books, at a price of two million dollars, with St. Martin's Press.[6] It concerns her new young-adult paranormal series called "Watersong". Book one, "Wake", was released in August of 2012. [7] All three books in her previously self-published Trylle Trilogy were also sold to St. Martin's Press, and have been re-released from January-April 2012.
Bibliography
- My Blood Approves series:
- My Blood Approves (March 27, 2010)
- Fate (April 15, 2010)
- Flutter (May 25, 2010)
- Wisdom (August 22, 2010)
- Swear (TBA)
- Letters to Elise: A Peter Townsend Novella (December 19, 2010)
- Trylle Trilogy:
- The Hollows series:
- Hollowland (October 5, 2010)
- Hollowmen (November 8, 2011)
- Virtue (May 27, 2011)
- Watersong series:
- Wake (August 7. 2012)
- Lullaby (November 27, 2012.)
- Tidal (2013)
- Elegy (2013)
Adaptations
In February 2011 the Trylle Trilogy was optioned for a film, with Terri Tatchell writing the screenplay.[5]
References
- ^ a b Plank, Tonya (January 5, 2011). "Meet Mega Bestselling Indie Heroine Amanda Hocking". Huffington Post. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
- ^ a b Saroyan, Strawberry (June 17, 2011). "Storyseller". New York Times. Archived from the original on June 24 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|archivedate=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Pilkington, Ed (January 12, 2012). "Amanda Hocking, the writer who made millions by self-publishing online". The Guardian. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ^ a b c Mewes, Trey (November 13, 2010). "Romance from beyond the veil". Austin Daily Herald. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
- ^ a b Millar, Sarah (March 3, 2011). "How a failed author made $2 million from e-books". Toronto Star. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
- ^ Rinzler, Alan (4/04/2011). "Advice for Amanda Hocking from authors and agents". Forbes. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Bosman, Julie (March 24, 2011). "Self-Publisher Signs Four-Book Deal With St. Martin's". New York Times. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ Oliver, Lauren (January 13, 2012). "The Relaunch of Amanda Hocking". The New York Times. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
External links
- Amanda Hocking's blog and website
- Amanda Hocking's Smashwords Author Profile
- Amanda Hocking at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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