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Hugh Howey in The Publishing Times
Author of Wool and the Silo series, and the creator of the NEO writing app. Official site: hughhowey.com
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October 28, 2026
Some of the best-known books of the past two decades started at small presses or as self-published titles. Here are documented examples and what they teach about building a path to a major publisher.
September 25, 2026
The Wool author has released NEO, a free, MIT-licensed word processor for Mac, Windows and Linux that opens on a bookshelf, saves plain local files and exports KDP-ready EPUBs.
September 7, 2026
The barrier between self-publishing and Hollywood has completely dissolved. In the past, studios relied exclusively on literary agents pitching Big Five manuscr…
May 1, 2026
The author exodus from traditional publishing is not a trend — it is a structural shift.
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