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Angie Hockman is a RWA Golden Heart Award® winner. Her professional background includes stints in law, education, and eco-tourism, but these days you can find her writing romantic stories, enjoying the outdoors with her family, or dreaming of her next travel adventure. She lives in Northeast Ohio with her husband, young son, and one sweet, old-lady cat and an ornery golden retriever. To learn more, visit www.AngieHockman.com or follow Angie on Instagram and Twitter @Angie_Hockman. ...more

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I was having a hard time that day. And then I started your book Shipped. It was so delightful and witty and beautiful it just made my day And I can't believe I'm saying this but that confession by our dear Graham Cracker nearly got me emotional... Will you come up with more of these.soon???

Angie Hockman Oh my goodness, this made my heart so happy! I'm thrilled to report that I have a new book coming out this July -- DREAM ON -- that's available to pre…moreOh my goodness, this made my heart so happy! I'm thrilled to report that I have a new book coming out this July -- DREAM ON -- that's available to pre-order now. I hope it makes you smile and you enjoy it as much as SHIPPED. Cheers!(less)

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Angie, when did you realize yourself as a writer? After writing first book, publishing , success or …? You know this feeling inside «I am truly a writer»

Angie Hockman Great question! The first time I considered myself a "writer" was when I shifted my mindset from writing as a hobby to writing as a serious career asp…moreGreat question! The first time I considered myself a "writer" was when I shifted my mindset from writing as a hobby to writing as a serious career aspiration.

For several years up until that point, I'd dabbled in writing: I'd read books on craft, taken the odd writing course, and had been chipping away at a half-baked, half-finished novel for 4+ years, but with no real goals, internal determination, or drive to see it through to the end.

Then one day, a switch flipped. I decided I didn't want to dabble in writing anymore; I wanted to BE a writer. I didn't want to look back when I was older and say "what if I'd only..." or "I wish I would have...". I wanted to throw all the effort and determination I could muster behind my dream of writing stories others might want to read—stories that would hopefully make people smile and laugh and swoon and maybe even bring them some small slice of joy—so I drastically shifted my mindset and adopted a more disciplined approach to writing. I wasn't going to merely write when I felt like it; I wrote every day. I pushed through writer's block and prioritized getting the words on the page, even when I was exhausted from working at my day job and caring for a cranky toddler and the last thing I felt like doing was writing.

Ten months later, I completed my first book, a romantic suspense novel. That first book never got published, but it allowed me to hone my craft, landed me my first literary agent, and got me far enough along on the path to publication to fuel my desire to keep going and give me hope that one day I might actually achieve my goals.

Three years after that, my second completed novel, SHIPPED, was published by Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.

So, long story short: I was a writer long before I was a published author. My advice? Adopt the mindset of a writer if you want to be a writer. Aka, fake it 'til you make it. And never, ever give up.(less)

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Guest Blogging for Lindblad Expeditions

Ahoy, readers! For those who enjoyed the setting of my romantic comedy, Shipped, and would like to learn more about some of the real-life locations in Galápagos described in the book, check out my guest post, Galápagos Sites That Inspired a Love Story, on Lindblad Expeditions‘ Blog!

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28 Summers

by Elin Hilderbrand

4 votes, 13.3%

Shipped

by Angie Hockman

4 votes, 13.3%

Porch Lights

by Dorothea Benton Frank

4 votes, 13.3%

How the Penguins Saved Veronica

by Hazel Prior

4 votes, 13.3%

The Last Train to Key West

by Chanel Cleeton

3 votes, 10.0%

One Summer in Paris

by Sarah Morgan

3 votes, 10.0%

The Beach Café

by Lucy Diamond

3 votes, 10.0%

The Castaways

by Elin Hilderbrand

2 votes, 6.7%

The Forgiving Kind

by Donna Everhart

2 votes, 6.7%

My Ex-Best Friend's Wedding

by Wendy Wax

1 vote, 3.3%

Swimming for Sunlight

by Allie Larkin

0 votes, 0.0%

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