Nick Martell
@nickmartell.bsky.social
Author of the Legacy of the Mercenary King | THE KINGDOM OF LIARS 🌕 | THE TWO-FACED QUEEN 🎭 | THE VOYAGE OF THE FORGOTTEN 💀| Rep'd by JABberwocky Literary Agency
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Nick Martell
@nickmartell.bsky.social
· Nov 14
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
Something in dev edits that should’ve taken 30 minutes to fix suddenly became a much bigger problem that I don’t have an immediate answer for—which is great I found it now—but c’monnnn
November 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Something in dev edits that should’ve taken 30 minutes to fix suddenly became a much bigger problem that I don’t have an immediate answer for—which is great I found it now—but c’monnnn
I genuinely have never understood why people wants to be writers if they hate the act of writing.
Like yeah it’s cool to have a book done and have people read it, then talk about it to you, but I LOVE to write. To get better at the craft, to try out new things, to create stupidly.
Like yeah it’s cool to have a book done and have people read it, then talk about it to you, but I LOVE to write. To get better at the craft, to try out new things, to create stupidly.
Sometimes I wonder if our many years of jokes about writers hating writing and doing anything but writing, etc, have convinced people that the writing part is the hurdle and the goal is just to have a thing in hand. But I am here to tell you: the writing is the best part. The act is the thing.
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I genuinely have never understood why people wants to be writers if they hate the act of writing.
Like yeah it’s cool to have a book done and have people read it, then talk about it to you, but I LOVE to write. To get better at the craft, to try out new things, to create stupidly.
Like yeah it’s cool to have a book done and have people read it, then talk about it to you, but I LOVE to write. To get better at the craft, to try out new things, to create stupidly.
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Happy book birthday to THE TOWER OF THE TYRANT!
I'm thrilled for this book to go out to readers. It's the most fun I've had writing a novel.
Get yours!
US: awfulagent.com/ebooks/tower...
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Tower-Tyrant... (HC 18% off for launch!)
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
I'm thrilled for this book to go out to readers. It's the most fun I've had writing a novel.
Get yours!
US: awfulagent.com/ebooks/tower...
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Tower-Tyrant... (HC 18% off for launch!)
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
November 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Happy book birthday to THE TOWER OF THE TYRANT!
I'm thrilled for this book to go out to readers. It's the most fun I've had writing a novel.
Get yours!
US: awfulagent.com/ebooks/tower...
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Tower-Tyrant... (HC 18% off for launch!)
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
I'm thrilled for this book to go out to readers. It's the most fun I've had writing a novel.
Get yours!
US: awfulagent.com/ebooks/tower...
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Tower-Tyrant... (HC 18% off for launch!)
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
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Today's the day: @jeremyteg.bsky.social's new standalone epic fantasy THE TOWER OF THE TYRANT is now available in ebook! awfulagent.com/ebooks/tower...
November 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Today's the day: @jeremyteg.bsky.social's new standalone epic fantasy THE TOWER OF THE TYRANT is now available in ebook! awfulagent.com/ebooks/tower...
Sharing quotes from the book I’m currently editing even though they won’t make sense for awhile
October 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Sharing quotes from the book I’m currently editing even though they won’t make sense for awhile
Despite writing 4500 words today I still feel like I’m so behind on making meaningful progress with two of my projects
Banger words atleast
Banger words atleast
October 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Despite writing 4500 words today I still feel like I’m so behind on making meaningful progress with two of my projects
Banger words atleast
Banger words atleast
Always exciting to get new book mail! Can’t wait to check this one out
October 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Always exciting to get new book mail! Can’t wait to check this one out
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spoiler warning - people are going to really like this next book of Nick's.
There’s a part of me that’s worried how people will respond to the next book I’ve written since it’s such a hard pivot from KoL but there’s also the part of me that’s like “It would be boring to write the same kind of stories over and over again for decades. Why not see how a new thing does?”
October 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
spoiler warning - people are going to really like this next book of Nick's.
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For a limited time only, @jeremyteg.bsky.social's THE HAND OF THE SUN KING is on sale for 99 cents wherever you buy ebooks! awfulagent.com/ebooks/the-h...
October 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
For a limited time only, @jeremyteg.bsky.social's THE HAND OF THE SUN KING is on sale for 99 cents wherever you buy ebooks! awfulagent.com/ebooks/the-h...
There’s a part of me that’s worried how people will respond to the next book I’ve written since it’s such a hard pivot from KoL but there’s also the part of me that’s like “It would be boring to write the same kind of stories over and over again for decades. Why not see how a new thing does?”
October 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
There’s a part of me that’s worried how people will respond to the next book I’ve written since it’s such a hard pivot from KoL but there’s also the part of me that’s like “It would be boring to write the same kind of stories over and over again for decades. Why not see how a new thing does?”
The Voyage of the Forgotten’s Graphic Audio version is on sale to celebrate the one year anniversary of it being out!
A fantastic rendition, it honestly made me forget I wrote it!
A fantastic rendition, it honestly made me forget I wrote it!
75% OFF The Voyage of the Forgotten (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]: The Legacy of the Mercenary King 3
'In this twistingly beautiful and epically thrilling conclusion to the fantasy trilogy The Legacy of the Mercenary King, Michael, the infamous Kingkiller, and Serena, the Hollow Queen, race again...
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June 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The Voyage of the Forgotten’s Graphic Audio version is on sale to celebrate the one year anniversary of it being out!
A fantastic rendition, it honestly made me forget I wrote it!
A fantastic rendition, it honestly made me forget I wrote it!
Quote from something new I enjoyed writing
January 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Quote from something new I enjoyed writing
Finally got them all! Wild to see that one of the series that started my path to becoming a writer finished after so many years! (For now)
December 22, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Finally got them all! Wild to see that one of the series that started my path to becoming a writer finished after so many years! (For now)
Genuinely don’t understand how a car rental place can take a reservation and then just be like ‘whoops we don’t have anything in stock 🤷♂️’ when I get there
December 19, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Genuinely don’t understand how a car rental place can take a reservation and then just be like ‘whoops we don’t have anything in stock 🤷♂️’ when I get there
A reminder that if you want to know what the book I’m working on is—you can read the first chapter of it when you sign up for my newsletter.
Tentatively, the novel is called TERMINA STATION
Tentatively, the novel is called TERMINA STATION
As always, the best place to keep up with what I’m doing is my newsletter.
And if you sign up you get the 1st chapter of what I’m doing next in the Welcome email. I’m biased, but it’s awesome
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And if you sign up you get the 1st chapter of what I’m doing next in the Welcome email. I’m biased, but it’s awesome
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Thank you!
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December 18, 2024 at 6:45 PM
A reminder that if you want to know what the book I’m working on is—you can read the first chapter of it when you sign up for my newsletter.
Tentatively, the novel is called TERMINA STATION
Tentatively, the novel is called TERMINA STATION
Why did they make an Arizona Iced Tea advent calendar? Am I only one who bought it? Is it filled with just cans? And why does it make me laugh every time I see it?
November 26, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Why did they make an Arizona Iced Tea advent calendar? Am I only one who bought it? Is it filled with just cans? And why does it make me laugh every time I see it?
AI will always be a threat to creatives—just look at the latest AI ‘publishing’ company—but I genuinely worry in the years to come with authors will have to give up in contracts negotiation to secure rights about keeping AI out of their work in Trad.
November 26, 2024 at 2:25 PM
AI will always be a threat to creatives—just look at the latest AI ‘publishing’ company—but I genuinely worry in the years to come with authors will have to give up in contracts negotiation to secure rights about keeping AI out of their work in Trad.
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Coming in July 2025 - STONE AND SKY
November 20, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Coming in July 2025 - STONE AND SKY
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We are beyond thrilled to be producing a special edition of Blood Over Bright Haven by M. L. Wang! 😍🔥
This release has been amazing to work on, and we’d like to give a special thank you to @petrikleo.bsky.social for his art direction
This release has been amazing to work on, and we’d like to give a special thank you to @petrikleo.bsky.social for his art direction
November 19, 2024 at 7:06 PM
We are beyond thrilled to be producing a special edition of Blood Over Bright Haven by M. L. Wang! 😍🔥
This release has been amazing to work on, and we’d like to give a special thank you to @petrikleo.bsky.social for his art direction
This release has been amazing to work on, and we’d like to give a special thank you to @petrikleo.bsky.social for his art direction
Underrated part of being an author is going into a bookstore and seeing so many books written by friends
Really brings it home how crazy it is to be in publishing that so many people I respect the work of are now peers
Really brings it home how crazy it is to be in publishing that so many people I respect the work of are now peers
November 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Underrated part of being an author is going into a bookstore and seeing so many books written by friends
Really brings it home how crazy it is to be in publishing that so many people I respect the work of are now peers
Really brings it home how crazy it is to be in publishing that so many people I respect the work of are now peers
12k words written for the week, better than my usual 10k. With about 8 on one project then 4 on another. Hoping back between them seems to be keeping my pace a little higher than normal.
November 17, 2024 at 1:15 PM
12k words written for the week, better than my usual 10k. With about 8 on one project then 4 on another. Hoping back between them seems to be keeping my pace a little higher than normal.
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I’m Nick Martell, author of the Mercenary King series and some weird other stuff.
I write fantasy novels about shattered moons, memory magic systems, magical serial killers, catastrophic love, odd trains, and a lot of broken people.
Here’s me next to all the editions of my books:
I write fantasy novels about shattered moons, memory magic systems, magical serial killers, catastrophic love, odd trains, and a lot of broken people.
Here’s me next to all the editions of my books:
November 12, 2024 at 4:51 PM
I’m Nick Martell, author of the Mercenary King series and some weird other stuff.
I write fantasy novels about shattered moons, memory magic systems, magical serial killers, catastrophic love, odd trains, and a lot of broken people.
Here’s me next to all the editions of my books:
I write fantasy novels about shattered moons, memory magic systems, magical serial killers, catastrophic love, odd trains, and a lot of broken people.
Here’s me next to all the editions of my books:
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Every single one of your favorite artists started out as a wannabe. They all worshiped other artists; were all told it would never happen for them. They all had an inner voice telling them they weren't good enough.
But they had the stones to tell all those voices to go screw and made art anyway.
But they had the stones to tell all those voices to go screw and made art anyway.
November 15, 2024 at 3:52 PM
Every single one of your favorite artists started out as a wannabe. They all worshiped other artists; were all told it would never happen for them. They all had an inner voice telling them they weren't good enough.
But they had the stones to tell all those voices to go screw and made art anyway.
But they had the stones to tell all those voices to go screw and made art anyway.
Being an author has made me immune to hate while playing games online.
Call me names? Insult my existence? Tell me I’m trash? Bro either pull up my one star reviews and read them to me or shut up
Call me names? Insult my existence? Tell me I’m trash? Bro either pull up my one star reviews and read them to me or shut up
November 15, 2024 at 1:35 AM
Being an author has made me immune to hate while playing games online.
Call me names? Insult my existence? Tell me I’m trash? Bro either pull up my one star reviews and read them to me or shut up
Call me names? Insult my existence? Tell me I’m trash? Bro either pull up my one star reviews and read them to me or shut up