They voted to shut Llangurig, Howey, near Llandrindod Wells, and Thomas Stephens School in Pontneddfechan.
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"Wool" started as a short story that Mr. Howey dashed off in three weeks.
Mr. Howey recalls feeling anonymous at a science fiction conference last summer in Chicago.
Mr. Howey flew to New York in May to meet with five major publishers.
Mr. Karp was unusually solicitous, asking Mr. Howey what kind of deal he would accept.
Mr. Howey and his wife moved to Jupiter, Fla. and bought a slightly larger house 900 square feet.
Then Mr. Howey's agent got an email from Mr. Karp, asking if they would consider a print-only deal.
Readers begged for a sequel, and in November, Mr. Howey released another installment.
Mr. Howey just returned from book tours in Germany, Scotland, Wales and England, where "Wool" recently hit the best-seller lists.
Much of the online marketing will fall to Mr. Howey, who has proved himself to be adept at digital self promotion.
Some of the publishers wanted to change the book's title, a proposal that Mr. Howey called "comical, " since it would sabotage his online branding efforts.
Mr. Howey continued to write and self-publish new books, including a zombie novel and prequels to "Wool" that explore how and why the silos were built.
Bobby Robson is certain to be without Franck Dumas, Didier Domi, Alain Goma, Steve Howey and Andy Griffin along with new injury victims Laurent Charvet and Alessandro Pistone.
The publisher is sending Mr. Howey on an 11-city tour, and has planned a bold six-figure marketing campaign that will capitalize on the film news and online reviews.
Indeed, Howey has become the poster child for hybrid authors.
Mr. Howey says he was watching cable news one day when he came up with the idea of a future where people get all of their information from a single, unreliable screen.
Martin Howey is a man on a mission.
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When it became clear that Mr. Martin had never heard of him, Mr. Howey told him his novel was No. 6 on Amazon's list of science-fiction and fantasy best sellers, behind Mr. Martin's five books.
Mr. Howey comes across as a charming, self-deprecating goofball (he posted a video of himself doing ballet on his lawn on YouTube after he signed his publishing deal), but he's proven to be a savage negotiator and slick marketer.
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