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Nils O
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Author of the Lost Dogs series, Emma's Story, and At the Road's End. Enjoys books, beer, and coffee.
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Nils O @nils.readindiefantasy.com · May 23
My novella Emma's Story is a tale about a young woman facing a big decision she’s not quite ready to make.
There’s also a bear, sleigh rides in the snow, and hot whiskey by the fireplace.

If you're looking for wintry fairytale vibes and dark forests, this is for you.

geni.us/emmasstory
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As always, I'm an unrepentant TWI fanboy. :D
blog.readindiefantasy.com Read Indie Fantasy.com @blog.readindiefantasy.com · 1d
I've eaten too much, I've socialised too much, and now that things have calmed down, I finished up a book review I started earlier this week.

Here are my thoughts on why Lady of Fire by @thewanderinginn.bsky.social is the best in the series. /nils

www.readindiefantasy.com/book-recomme...

#BookSky
Banner image for our review of Lady of Fire. The banner includes the book's cover and a lot of flames. There's also a picture of a lady, but it's mostly obscured by the flames.
December 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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A Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us at Read Indie Fantasy! May readers keep finding awesome indie books, and may indie authors find many sales in the new year! 🥳
December 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Good Morning!

Fog over lake Vänern, just outside Vänersborg, Sweden.
Photo of a lakeside path covered in frost and fog.
December 25, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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The second round of SFINCS3 has begun, and the teams have been assigned their books.
These are the books assigned to Team TBR: www.readindiefantasy.com/sfincs-team-...

We're excited to get started! :D

#SFINCS #BookSky
Banner image showing the books assigned to Team TBR. The books are: - From These Dark Abodes, by Lyndsie Manusos - The Butcher's Lot, by Cate Baumer - Sunbathers, by Lindz McLeod - Sunchaser, by Emily Barlow - The Not So Mundane Mysteries of Norman Melamourne
December 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Wishing you more this Yuletide xxxx
LETS HAVE MORE CURIOSITYW MORE CREATIVITY MORE WONDERI MORE WEIRDNESS AND MORE STORYTELLING!
December 23, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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I reviewed a book, again.

This one's awesome.
blog.readindiefantasy.com Read Indie Fantasy.com @blog.readindiefantasy.com · 5d
The SFINCS goes on! Here's our review of semi-finalist A Second Life Worth Living, by @karenlucia.bsky.social

A tale that's not at all the story the name implies it might be. You should read it.

www.readindiefantasy.com/book-review-...

#SFINCS #BookSky
December 21, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Throughout the week, we announced Team TBR's semi-finalists for the SFINCS novella competition.

To round things off, we're sharing one last post listing all five books: www.readindiefantasy.com/sfincs-semi-...

These are all excellent, and you should read them.

#SFINCS #BookSky
The image lists our finalists by book title as follows: The Drowned Heir Reap, Sow The Nome King & The Shroud A Second Life Worth Living The Final Voyage of Avery Mothmere
December 20, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Happy Soupturday!

Today's pumpkin, bell pepper, and tomato soup day - and it's delicious.
A photo of a bowl of soup at a cafe.
December 20, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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And, if you'd like to read more about him but are a wee bit daunted by the whole '500k word serial' thing: finn-mclellan.itch.io/the-girl-who...

(Though seriously, mind the content warnings)
The Girl Who Swallowed The Ocean, The Boy Who Rode The Storm by Finn McLellan
Short stories from the world of Argentum in Aqua (Sabbat's backstory, specifically)
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December 20, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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New page of the Innverse webcomic is out! Looks like something she ate didn't agree with her.

📖 Ch 15 Pg 4 webcomic.wanderinginn.com/chapter-15-p...

What happened to those fish?
December 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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I am doing a terrible job of advertising this but my books are currently on sale. It's fun to write and publish books but it is also fun when people read them! 😂
whistberry.bsky.social Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 18d
The big Smashwords sale is running through the end of the month!

You can grab ebook copies of any of my books for a reduced price!

Fantasy, horror, mystery, stories, novellas, novels... something for every taste!

www.smashwords.com/profile/view...
Image of 9 books covers for books by Helen Whistberry: Roadkill, shows a highway with animal skeletons on it; The Final Voyage of Avery Mothmere, has a black cat playing with an old-fashioned sailing ship; When Your Heart is a Broken Thing, has a white rabbit crying red tears and a red rabbit with skeleton exposed crying blue tears; Once Upon a Wave of Witches, with co-author Eli Belt, has a green kraken tentacle sweeping through turbulent blue waves; The Tail of Nightshade, has a gray mouse among purple nightshade blooms; The Melody of Trees, has a red fox among twining tree branches; The Weird Sisters, has a full moon behind tombstones with a hand visible lying on the ground; The Avenging Angel, has a full moon behind a mansion; The Ghostly Groom, has a full moon behind a tombstone with a black bird on top of it.
December 19, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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I'm not 100% sure that's how it works, Steve?
December 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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We've reached the end of Round One for #SFINC3 and it couldn't have been harder to narrow our list down to just five titles.

We only just about managed it!

But alongside these semi-finalists, we also wanted to shout out some reading highlights!

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SFINC3: Grimoire Ink Review’s Round One Semi Finalists
For many of our judges, this was the first time they had to read and review with the intention of ultimately ranking the titles against each other. Some of our team picked based on what they though…
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December 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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We had a lot of great books in our batch, and picking the top five was no easy task.

If the other teams had books as good as ours, the next round is going to be interesting indeed... ;)
blog.readindiefantasy.com Read Indie Fantasy.com @blog.readindiefantasy.com · 7d
It's Friday, and it's time for Team TBR's fifth and last SFINCS semi-finalist.

We want to thank all authors who entered their books in the competition. It's been a privilege reading your stories and picking the top five was no easy task.

www.readindiefantasy.com/sfincs-semi-...

#SFINCS #BookSky
Banner image for our sfincs semie-finalist announcement. The image contains the word semifinalist in big flashy letters.
December 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Christmas can be exhausting for autistic people. Here are a few reasons why and what you can do to help the autistic people in your life (and yourself!)
December 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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W00t!

Tickets for Anne Clark and Garbage secured.
Some nice gigs to look forward to next year. :D
December 19, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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December 18, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Good Morning!

#SameCanalEveryMorning
Photo from the bridge over the canal near the office. It's raining, but it's not very cold.
December 19, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Thursday is easing into the afternoon, and we're here to ease another semi-finalist onto our list.

www.readindiefantasy.com/sfincs-semi-...

This one's a different take on changing the world, perhaps, kind of? Read it and find out.

#SFINCS #BookSky
Banner image for our semi-finalist reveal. The image really just says SEMIFINALIST in big flashy words.
December 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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I gotta show off the cover for my serial that @sorenhaxan.bsky.social did. It's phenomenal.
The Wards Will Fall cover. Features a guy looking hesitant on the front with a big gnarly spirit behind him
December 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue and Green are coming home, still squinting from the cold winter air, with snow piled on top of both of them. Narration: Steps of coming in from the snow: Still wearing a snow pile, Green watches as Blue closes his eyes, waiting for his body heat to simply melt the snow off himself, with rivulets of snowmelt running down his body, collecting into a puddle beneath him. Narration: 1: Melt off the snow Green, who still has snow piled on him, watches on as Blue radiates heat, causing the snowmelt on and around him to evaporate. Narration: 2: Steam dry Green, still covered in clumps of snow, chases after Blue, who is doing his best to get away from him. Narration: 3: Run for your life Blue: Don't touch me, you wet goblin! Green: But you're warm!
December 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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This one's a delight, and you should read it.

@erynmccee.bsky.social - is this on your radar, or did you already read it?
pippinacious.bsky.social S.H. Cooper @pippinacious.bsky.social · 9d
I am so thrilled that REAP, SOW is a SFINCS semi-finalist! Thank you to Team TBR for giving my little southern gothic novelette a chance 💚
December 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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It's semi-finalist announcement time again. :D
blog.readindiefantasy.com Read Indie Fantasy.com @blog.readindiefantasy.com · 9d
It's time to reveal Team TBR's third semi-finalist.

For today, we've got a solid piece of space opera that we're delighted to forward to the next round (not that we're not delighted with any of our other picks).

Check it out!

www.readindiefantasy.com/sfincs-semi-...

#SFINCS #BookSky
December 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Good Morning!

#SameCanalEveryMorning
Photo from the bridge over the canal near the office. The morning is pale and dull, but the lights of bikes lends some warmth to the world.
December 17, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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For the second day of the week, we want to present Team TBR's second semi-finalist for the SFINCS novella competition.

www.readindiefantasy.com/sfincs-semi-...

This one's a gripping little horror story, and we wish the author the best of luck in the next round.

#SFINCS #BookSky
Banner image for our semi-finalist reveal. Includes the words SEMI and FINALISTS
December 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM