Hugh Howey

Hugh C. Howey (born 1975) is an American writer, known best for the science fiction series Silo (incl Wool), part of which he published independently through Amazon.com's Kindle Direct Publishing system.[1][2] Howey was raised in Monroe, North Carolina and before publishing his books, he worked as a book store clerk, yacht captain, roofer, and audio technician.... He began the series in 2011... In mid-2015, Howey gave up his home in Florida, and moved to St Francis Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa. He commissioned the construction of a sailing catamaran, on which he plans to live and sail the world while he continues to write. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Howey

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Mar'2019 interesting TweetStorm about College Degree, life, etc. 5 years doesn't sound like a massive amount of time, but it is. 5 years is about how long my writing career lasted. 5 years and I'll sail around the world.