Nils O

Lost Dogs is a deeply character-driven tale about the struggle against the inner beast. Roy is on a journey to correct the biggest mistake of his life. Alene wants to see the world before the monster in her mind drives her mad. No, it's not a romance. Book #1: mybook.to/LostDogs1

I'm finally well enough to do a bit of writing. I'm on my own, and I've got plenty of time to write. No distractions. Time for doom scrolling!

The previous book in this series was one of my most pleasant reads this year. Definitely looking forward to the next.

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Hit me with the first line of your novel, published/finished or not. At the Road's End: Everyone knew Toini died sixteen years ago.

Happy Thursday! It's interview time. @benschenkman.bsky.social is about to release the fourth book in his The Devil You Know series, so we asked him some questions to figure out what it's all about, here: www.readindiefantasy.com/author-inter... (Includes pictures of Ben's cats.)

Ben's cool people, and you should read his books. :D

"You write fantasy?" "I do." "So there’s dragons?" "No. There are draconids, but they’re more like dinosaurs." "Fae?" "Nope." "Then what?" “Can I interest you in a world where part of your soul is made up of an ethereal being called the kai?” (Photoshop image btw. Because F*ck AI) #booksky

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#WeeknightWriters Q6 I released a book this week! The Witch of the Wood is a cozy horror MM romance novella! The perfect way to kick off your spooky season! Uni: books2read.com/u/bw6gwP Itch: applesncinnamon.itch.io/the-witch-of... Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/alexlarkspur... Cover by @isthiseva.bsky.social

Missed the Big Indie Weekend last month? You can catch up on all the panels and videos on our YouTube channel #indieauthors #writingcommunity #indiebooks www.youtube.com/live/627x7QY...

Reminder: it's okay to dance in the kitchen. Music may help, even if it's only in your head.

I explore what a "regular" fantasy world might look like if it didn't get stuck in pseudo-medieval times but evolved into something like the real world of today. I explore what it might be like to live there, by focusing deeply on the characters that do.

I read and reviewed some books. It's been a while, but I'm hoping to get back into it now that the moving and everything is done and over with. Also, Nils still thinks writing about himself in third person is slightly awkward, but maybe it'll get better with practice. Also(2), read these books.

Today we’re excited to host a cover reveal for A Dragon for Darius, Part One, by @sbakelar.bsky.social, which is launching a Backerkit campaign to produce a limited edition cover for the series in celebration of the author’s tenth published novel: www.readindiefantasy.com/cover-reveal...

Went to get a glass of water and ended up dancing on my own in the kitchen.

From: A Daughter of These Lands I like the word "dent" but somehow, I didn't find it on its own in my WIP. Most of the dents had acci, inci, or confi ahead of them. Picking one of those let me share this section where Raoul finds Toini after she's lain under a tree for 48+ hours. #WIPSnips

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From: A Daughter of These Lands Only one mention of a form of this word in the entire WIP, so easy choice today. Also, I get to show off the obnoxiously cheerful hiker's expression I came up with. :P #WIPSnips

It's the start of a brand new month, so let's take a look at the new indie SFFH releases for October! www.readindiefantasy.com/new-release-...

Today has been oddly busy. That's good, I guess, except for the last two hours I was busily typing on the computer on the table in my room, where my posture is awful, so now I ache.

From: A Daughter of These Lands Well well well... I didn't check, but I'm sure I can't be the only one who did that. :P Anyway, here's one of the more playful snippets of this book, which includes more words said by Raoul in one go than in the entire previous book in total. #WIPSnips Text in alt

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Congratulations to all of the authors who will be part of SFINCS4!!!! We wish you all the best of luck! Next steps are for us to sort the novellas into teams for judging which we will announce later this week! #booksky #authors #writers #publishers www.sfincscompetition.com/post/accepte...

I used to think werewolves were cooler than vampires (still do), and I wanted to write about them. Little did I know that werewolf books are supposed to have alpha males, hot knobly sex, toxic pack dynamics, and feral violence. So I wrote Last Fight of the Old Hound: mybook.to/LostDogs1

From: A Daughter of These Lands In this paragraph, I pay my respects to the inimitable Tove Jansson, one of the world's greatest authors, and the wisdoms shared in her stories. #WIPSnips Full text in alt text

From: A Daughter of These Lands I've picked a snippet from the scene just before the big showdown of the book, where Toini's reflecting of what's to come. #WIPSnips

I might sit this one out...

Last call! 11 am today the form is closing!!!!

Last call for novella submissions! We have three spots left! Submissions will be closing tomorrow (September 26th) at 11am EST. #authors #writers #booksky forms.gle/DBM6MPYwQd6e...

Witness the fitness. #comicsky #webcomic #steps

When you want to write, "The AI wants to hurt people," remember that you mean to write, "The AI company profits off of hurting people."

In an attempt to increase my chances of landing s job, I've enrolled in a class to learn to drive a fork lift.

From: A Daughter Of These Lands Every occurrence of the word tumble had an S in front of it, so I'm going with that instead. #WIPSnips

💜 One Line Share 💜 "However much I thrive in silence, the subtle noise of Sayran’s existence has settled over my heartstrings, plucking them like the sweet music of my own breath" 💚🐻 https://www.karenlykkebo.com/bearmyheart 📚💙

Lucas says so!

From: A Daughter Of These Lands I don't have today's word "meltdown" or anything close in my WIP, so I'm going back to yesterday. I do have "stream" in several spot, but I like this paragraph with a variation of the word more, so I'm going with that. #WIPSnips