TAMI HOAGThe Life of the New York Times

Bestselling Author

Early Life

Born in Iowa Raised in

Minnesota Wrote her first

book, Black Pony, in the third grade

Tami Hoag’s Personal Life

Moved to Florida in 1998.

Owns two cocker spaniels

Does dressage (an equestrian sport) in her spare time

Writing Career

First book, called The Trouble With J.J., was published in 1988 by Bantam Books

Started career as a romance writer

Hoag still has elements of mystery and romance in her books.

Achievements

Hoag has written thirty books

Her books have been on the Times bestseller list fifteen consecutive times

Highlights of Tami Hoag’s Book Collection

Highlights of Tami Hoag’s Book Collection Continued

Recent Works

Released in 2011. Part of Tami Hoag’s Oak Knoll Series

Talks about the development of police forensic work

Tami Hoag Book Quotes

“We never know the quality of someone else's life, though we seldom resist the temptation to assume and pass judgement.” from Dark Horse

“I have no desire to spend my life dancing backward.” from Guilty as Sin

Tami Hoag on Facebook

Uses Facebook to interact with fans

Asks fans to empathize with the characters in her books

Gives fans the opportunity to learn about newly-published books and Tami Hoag appearances

Tami Hoag on Twitter

Tami Hoag is less active on Twiiter

Uses Twitter mainly to inform fans of when she will be doing shows and book signings, but also uses it to express her own opinion of current events

Sources

http://www.tamihoag.com/hoag-bio.htm http://www.facebook.com/TamiHoag http://twitter.com/#!/TamiHoag http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/

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