Amanda Hocking

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Amanda Hocking (born July 12, 1984 ) is an American writer of fantasy novels . With well over 8 million e-books sold (as of November 2013 ), she is the most successful self-publishing author in the world. Hocking has since signed with one of the largest publishers in the USA.

life and career

Amanda Hocking worked as a geriatric nurse and wrote vampire novels in her spare time . After an unsuccessful search for a publisher, Hocking published her first books on Amazon Kindle as e-books in April 2010 . In the first few months she sold up to 9,000 e-books per day, earning more than 100,000 dollars per month. Hocking quit her job as a geriatric nurse within the first month after publication. To date, Amanda Hocking has sold over a million e-books of her vampire fantasy stories. Her books are now sold in printed book form in large parts of the world, including Europe and Asia . In Germany her books are marketed by cbt Verlag . In 2011, several filmmakers and film studios became aware of the author and her books and bought the film rights to several books. The trilogy " The daughter of the Tryll " is now to be filmed. Terri Tatchell wrote the script .

In 2011, Amanda Hocking signed a contract with the US publisher St Martin's Press for a book series for young people .

Works

  • Under the Vampire Moon (Original: My Blood Approves )
Volume 1 - Temptation (Original: My Blood Approves , 2010)
Volume 2 - Seduction (Original: Fate , 2010)
Volume 3 - Desire (Original: Flutter , 2010)
Volume 4 - Destiny (Original: Wisdom , 2010)
Volume 5 - Original: Swear , 2016
  • The daughter of Tryll (Original: A Trylle Novel )
Volume 1 - Hidden (Original: Switched , 2010)
Volume 2 - Entzweit (Original: Torn , 2012)
Volume 3 - United (Original: Ascent , 2012)
  • Watersong
Volume 1 - Star Song (Original: Wake , 2012)
Volume 2 - Lullaby (Original: Lullaby , 2012)
Volume 3 - Death Song (Original: Tidal , 2013)
Volume 4 - Original: Elegy , 2013

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Lay yourself - and make millions! , Spiegel Online, Frank Patalong, March 3, 2011
  2. Jumped into the Millionaires Club on your own , book report, November 10, 2011
personal data
SURNAME Hocking, Amanda
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer
DATE OF BIRTH July 12, 1984