If you haven’t heard of Amanda Hocking – then you missed this Indie Author to Best selling Author inspirational story
Amanda Hocking needed to raise a few hundred dollars so, in desperation, made her unpublished novel (which had been rejected by agents & publishers) available on the Kindle. She has since sold over 1.5m books and, in the process, changed publishing forever
Amanda Hocking is a lifelong Minnesotan obsessed with Batman and Jim Henson. In between watching cooking shows, taking care of her small menagerie of pets, and drinking too much Red Bull Zero, she writes young adult urban fantasy and paranormal romance.
Her New York Times best-selling series the Trylle Trilogy has been optioned for films. She has published fifteen young adult novels, including the Hollows and the Watersong series. Frostfire – the first book in her newest trilogy, the Kanin Chronicles – is out now, and the second book – Ice Kissed – will be out May 5, 2015.
To learn more you can follow her on Twitter – http://twitter.com/amanda_hocking or visit her blog: http://amandahocking.blogspot.com/ or find out news at her Facebook fan page: http://www.facebook.com/amandahockingfans, and her Website http://www.worldofamandahocking.com/
Andrea R. Cooper writes fantasy, paranormal, historical and contemporary romance suspense.
Her favorite childhood memories revolved around creating vibrant characters for her friends, and then acting out their adventures. Inside her fantasy worlds of darkened forests, dragon-filled glades, and iced islands, nothing was banned. From the ethereal Elvin to the most maligned Vampires, all were welcome in her fictional realities, a stark contrast to her home, where the magical and mythical was forbidden.
Divorced and disillusioned of love and believing all the love songs and books exaggerated, she put aside her creativity for life. Many years past before characters, from the familiar to the freshly conceived, came to her again, but this time teasing at a new passion, the written word.
Gradually, her real life hero brought love and magic back into existence. During the time when her characters were getting reacquainted, the love of her life was showing her that true love never gives up and rekindles no matter how many times others attempt to extinguish it. Today, she is happily married with three children.
Andrea believes in the power of change and delighting in each moment. But most fervently, she believes in the magic of love and imagination again.
website: http://www.andreacooperbooks.com
twitter: @andreaRcooper
newsletter: http://www.andreaRcooper.com
