Colleen Hoover Isn't Sure How She Became TikTok's Favorite Writer, But She's Enjoying the Ride
glamour.comGlamour. “It wasn’t until I was 31 when I started writing for fun that it actually turned into something.”In lieu of the traditional path, which involves querying agents and submitting the book to standard publishers, Hoover self-published her first novel, , in 2012.
To her surprise, Slammed and it’s sequel would both make the New York Times best seller list in August of that year thanks to a five-star review from a popular book blogger.“It was surreal and still is surreal," she says. "The first time I was told I made the New York Times in 2012, I didn’t tell anyone for an entire day because I didn’t think it was true.
And that’s pretty much how everything has gone since then. It takes time for the good things to sink in. My husband and I still sometimes look at each other and say, ‘How did this happen?
WHY did this happen?’”Ten years later, Hoover’s still going strong. She’s since landed an agent and seen nine more of her novels hit the bestseller list.
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