Daniel Hurst

Frequently asked questions

• When did Daniel Hurst start publishing, and how did he become a full-time author?

  He self-published his debut novel, Til Death Do Us Part, in February 2020 via Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing. Its success let him quit his day job in January 2021 to write full-time. Before writing he had worked conventional jobs, including as a procurement officer at a bank.

• Is Daniel Hurst self-published or traditionally published?

  He is a hybrid author, both self-publishing and releasing books through established publishers. His publishing partners include Inkubator Books and Bookouture, an imprint of Hachette UK. This lets him keep self-publishing titles while also working with traditional houses.

• What is Daniel Hurst best known for?

  He is known for prolific, fast-paced psychological and domestic thrillers built around twists and short, snappy chapters. He reports having sold over one million copies and amassed more than 500 million page reads in Amazon's Kindle Unlimited programme. His novel The Doctor's Wife reached number one in the UK Kindle Store in February 2023.

• What is Daniel Hurst's writing routine?

  He treats writing as a full-time job, working in a morning session and an afternoon session with a break in between. He writes to a daily word-count target to keep his output consistent. Over time he moved from drafting without a plan to outlining his chapters in advance, finding it less stressful for managing twists.