Nils O
@nils.readindiefantasy.com
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
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
November 14, 2025 at 7:34 AM
This is a recurring (but minor) theme in my books.
Sometimes (often), bad shit happens for no reason to people who don't deserve it - or the other way around.
The world is chaotic, uncaring, and unfair, but that doesn't mean we who live here have to be.
It ties back to something I once read (1/4)
Sometimes (often), bad shit happens for no reason to people who don't deserve it - or the other way around.
The world is chaotic, uncaring, and unfair, but that doesn't mean we who live here have to be.
It ties back to something I once read (1/4)
November 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
This is a recurring (but minor) theme in my books.
Sometimes (often), bad shit happens for no reason to people who don't deserve it - or the other way around.
The world is chaotic, uncaring, and unfair, but that doesn't mean we who live here have to be.
It ties back to something I once read (1/4)
Sometimes (often), bad shit happens for no reason to people who don't deserve it - or the other way around.
The world is chaotic, uncaring, and unfair, but that doesn't mean we who live here have to be.
It ties back to something I once read (1/4)
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We've got a SECOND interview today! As part of @the-book-bazaar.com crowdfund launch, we've been interviewing some of the authors about their campaign. Here is our first with Geetha Krishnan AKA @ormakal.bsky.social, author of the Jaya! series:
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
November 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
We've got a SECOND interview today! As part of @the-book-bazaar.com crowdfund launch, we've been interviewing some of the authors about their campaign. Here is our first with Geetha Krishnan AKA @ormakal.bsky.social, author of the Jaya! series:
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
I'm still looking for help with my cover reveal. If you're interested, please fill out the form in the quoted post, and I'll email you the details. :)
I'd like to ask for help with a cover reveal.
My next book, At The Road's End, comes out on December 1st, and I want to show off the final cover on November 24.
If you're interested in helping out, please fill out the form. :)
Thank you.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
My next book, At The Road's End, comes out on December 1st, and I want to show off the final cover on November 24.
If you're interested in helping out, please fill out the form. :)
Thank you.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I'm still looking for help with my cover reveal. If you're interested, please fill out the form in the quoted post, and I'll email you the details. :)
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We're sharing an interview with Andrew Hindle AKA @edpool.bsky.social, previous SPSFC judge, man with amazing hair, and author of the The Final Fall of Man series of comedy sci-fi and more:
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#AMoRaR #BookSky
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#AMoRaR #BookSky
November 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
We're sharing an interview with Andrew Hindle AKA @edpool.bsky.social, previous SPSFC judge, man with amazing hair, and author of the The Final Fall of Man series of comedy sci-fi and more:
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#AMoRaR #BookSky
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#AMoRaR #BookSky
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Poetry Comics Month, Day 13
November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Poetry Comics Month, Day 13
It's weird how it's sometimes so challenging not to get into an argument with people I don't know, about things that are none of my business.
November 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
It's weird how it's sometimes so challenging not to get into an argument with people I don't know, about things that are none of my business.
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It's the culmination of a series of cool calculations:
1 × 1 = 1
11 × 11 = 121
111 × 111 = 12321
1111 × 1111 = 1234321
11111 × 11111 = 123454321
111111 × 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 × 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 × 11111111 = 123456787654321
2/2
1 × 1 = 1
11 × 11 = 121
111 × 111 = 12321
1111 × 1111 = 1234321
11111 × 11111 = 123454321
111111 × 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 × 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 × 11111111 = 123456787654321
2/2
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
It's the culmination of a series of cool calculations:
1 × 1 = 1
11 × 11 = 121
111 × 111 = 12321
1111 × 1111 = 1234321
11111 × 11111 = 123454321
111111 × 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 × 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 × 11111111 = 123456787654321
2/2
1 × 1 = 1
11 × 11 = 121
111 × 111 = 12321
1111 × 1111 = 1234321
11111 × 11111 = 123454321
111111 × 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 × 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 × 11111111 = 123456787654321
2/2
November 13, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Hello #AwesomeCharacters
The most important character, by far, that doesn't show up in the story is Roy.
He's an old friend who once had a major crush in Toni (the MC), and who parted ways with her in a very bad way when he realised she didn't feel the same.
Toini never wants to see him again.
The most important character, by far, that doesn't show up in the story is Roy.
He's an old friend who once had a major crush in Toni (the MC), and who parted ways with her in a very bad way when he realised she didn't feel the same.
Toini never wants to see him again.
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
Are there any characters that are important to your story but who haven't appeared in person on the page?
Someone historical? Or who died before the events of the story? Or someone absent for other reasons?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Are there any characters that are important to your story but who haven't appeared in person on the page?
Someone historical? Or who died before the events of the story? Or someone absent for other reasons?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 12, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Hello #AwesomeCharacters
The most important character, by far, that doesn't show up in the story is Roy.
He's an old friend who once had a major crush in Toni (the MC), and who parted ways with her in a very bad way when he realised she didn't feel the same.
Toini never wants to see him again.
The most important character, by far, that doesn't show up in the story is Roy.
He's an old friend who once had a major crush in Toni (the MC), and who parted ways with her in a very bad way when he realised she didn't feel the same.
Toini never wants to see him again.
My novella Emma's Story is the prize in today's giveaway, and it was chosen as it contains a scene a lot of readers seem to remember.
It's where Emma enjoys a cup of hot whiskey by a fireplace after a long day spent driving a horse drawn sled along wintry forest roads.
It's where Emma enjoys a cup of hot whiskey by a fireplace after a long day spent driving a horse drawn sled along wintry forest roads.
Daily Challenge 12: Drink Me - Describe your favorite beverage (real or fictional) from an indie book. When would you drink this?
Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
November 12, 2025 at 9:11 AM
My novella Emma's Story is the prize in today's giveaway, and it was chosen as it contains a scene a lot of readers seem to remember.
It's where Emma enjoys a cup of hot whiskey by a fireplace after a long day spent driving a horse drawn sled along wintry forest roads.
It's where Emma enjoys a cup of hot whiskey by a fireplace after a long day spent driving a horse drawn sled along wintry forest roads.
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It's a windy Wednesday morning in A Month of Rain & Reads.
Today, reading and fantasy enthusiast Beba Andrić (@bebaandric.bsky.social) tells us about how she discovered indie books and about the friends she made along the way.
www.readindiefantasy.com/guest-post-f...
#BookSky #AMoRaR
Today, reading and fantasy enthusiast Beba Andrić (@bebaandric.bsky.social) tells us about how she discovered indie books and about the friends she made along the way.
www.readindiefantasy.com/guest-post-f...
#BookSky #AMoRaR
November 12, 2025 at 7:42 AM
It's a windy Wednesday morning in A Month of Rain & Reads.
Today, reading and fantasy enthusiast Beba Andrić (@bebaandric.bsky.social) tells us about how she discovered indie books and about the friends she made along the way.
www.readindiefantasy.com/guest-post-f...
#BookSky #AMoRaR
Today, reading and fantasy enthusiast Beba Andrić (@bebaandric.bsky.social) tells us about how she discovered indie books and about the friends she made along the way.
www.readindiefantasy.com/guest-post-f...
#BookSky #AMoRaR
November 12, 2025 at 7:28 AM
I have a hard time thinking of any setting I'd like to visit, or that I'd even survive in for an extended period of time.
That said, the Roc, from the Blood Scouts series by @fantasticphil.bsky.social is an amazingly realised setting, and I look forward to exploring it further.
#AMoRaR
That said, the Roc, from the Blood Scouts series by @fantasticphil.bsky.social is an amazingly realised setting, and I look forward to exploring it further.
#AMoRaR
Daily Challenge 11: Your Ticket Out Of Here - Tell us about your favourite setting from an indie book!
Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
November 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I have a hard time thinking of any setting I'd like to visit, or that I'd even survive in for an extended period of time.
That said, the Roc, from the Blood Scouts series by @fantasticphil.bsky.social is an amazingly realised setting, and I look forward to exploring it further.
#AMoRaR
That said, the Roc, from the Blood Scouts series by @fantasticphil.bsky.social is an amazingly realised setting, and I look forward to exploring it further.
#AMoRaR
In an attempt to distract myself from marketing my new book in a productive way, I created a portrait mode version of the book trailer.
It does look rather fancy, but that's obviously me saying so. ;)
youtube.com/shorts/i-eoB...
#BookSky
It does look rather fancy, but that's obviously me saying so. ;)
youtube.com/shorts/i-eoB...
#BookSky
Gone Home #1: At the Road's End - Trailer (portrait mode)
YouTube video by Nils Ödlund
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November 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
In an attempt to distract myself from marketing my new book in a productive way, I created a portrait mode version of the book trailer.
It does look rather fancy, but that's obviously me saying so. ;)
youtube.com/shorts/i-eoB...
#BookSky
It does look rather fancy, but that's obviously me saying so. ;)
youtube.com/shorts/i-eoB...
#BookSky
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It's A Month of Rain & Reads
I've just pulled a ton of fallen leaves out of the drain, and it's time for another interview.
For this one, we've got @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social, author of dark fantasy series Gardens of War & Wasteland.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#BookSky #AMoRaR
I've just pulled a ton of fallen leaves out of the drain, and it's time for another interview.
For this one, we've got @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social, author of dark fantasy series Gardens of War & Wasteland.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#BookSky #AMoRaR
November 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
It's A Month of Rain & Reads
I've just pulled a ton of fallen leaves out of the drain, and it's time for another interview.
For this one, we've got @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social, author of dark fantasy series Gardens of War & Wasteland.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#BookSky #AMoRaR
I've just pulled a ton of fallen leaves out of the drain, and it's time for another interview.
For this one, we've got @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social, author of dark fantasy series Gardens of War & Wasteland.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#BookSky #AMoRaR
From: At the Road's End.
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want!
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want!
November 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
From: At the Road's End.
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want!
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want!
Hey, I've actually read some of these. :D
And, yes, I agree those fit on the list.
And, yes, I agree those fit on the list.
We're starting the day with a recommendation post! We've got @philspeculates.bsky.social Top Ten Indie Books:
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-recom...
Have you read any of these and agree with Phil's reccs? #AMoRaR
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-recom...
Have you read any of these and agree with Phil's reccs? #AMoRaR
November 11, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Hey, I've actually read some of these. :D
And, yes, I agree those fit on the list.
And, yes, I agree those fit on the list.
The weather's been mild, and I normally work out of the office, so I still haven't turned on the heating in the apartment.
Now, the one day I'm working from home, the temperature drops and I'm sitting here bundled up enough I can barely move.
Not sure if I'm complaining or bragging...
Now, the one day I'm working from home, the temperature drops and I'm sitting here bundled up enough I can barely move.
Not sure if I'm complaining or bragging...
November 11, 2025 at 6:20 AM
The weather's been mild, and I normally work out of the office, so I still haven't turned on the heating in the apartment.
Now, the one day I'm working from home, the temperature drops and I'm sitting here bundled up enough I can barely move.
Not sure if I'm complaining or bragging...
Now, the one day I'm working from home, the temperature drops and I'm sitting here bundled up enough I can barely move.
Not sure if I'm complaining or bragging...
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The simplest one is just 1) over-exposure.
You cannot expect a reader to take seriously, as a threat, in a cosmic horror, a being of which I can buy a chibi plush at Hot Topic.
You cannot expect a reader to take seriously, as a threat, in a cosmic horror, a being of which I can buy a chibi plush at Hot Topic.
November 11, 2025 at 5:49 AM
The simplest one is just 1) over-exposure.
You cannot expect a reader to take seriously, as a threat, in a cosmic horror, a being of which I can buy a chibi plush at Hot Topic.
You cannot expect a reader to take seriously, as a threat, in a cosmic horror, a being of which I can buy a chibi plush at Hot Topic.
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I'd like to ask for help with a cover reveal.
My next book, At The Road's End, comes out on December 1st, and I want to show off the final cover on November 24.
If you're interested in helping out, please fill out the form. :)
Thank you.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
My next book, At The Road's End, comes out on December 1st, and I want to show off the final cover on November 24.
If you're interested in helping out, please fill out the form. :)
Thank you.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I'd like to ask for help with a cover reveal.
My next book, At The Road's End, comes out on December 1st, and I want to show off the final cover on November 24.
If you're interested in helping out, please fill out the form. :)
Thank you.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
My next book, At The Road's End, comes out on December 1st, and I want to show off the final cover on November 24.
If you're interested in helping out, please fill out the form. :)
Thank you.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
From: At the Road's End
Toini's cheeks heated up anyway, knowing exactly what kind of thought must have gone through her sister's head. Clearly, the flowers growing out of her head and that changed colour with her mood weren't the kind you'd find at your local florist's.
#WIPSnips
Toini's cheeks heated up anyway, knowing exactly what kind of thought must have gone through her sister's head. Clearly, the flowers growing out of her head and that changed colour with her mood weren't the kind you'd find at your local florist's.
#WIPSnips
Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips
The word for November 10th is "local"
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
The word for November 10th is "local"
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
From: At the Road's End
Toini's cheeks heated up anyway, knowing exactly what kind of thought must have gone through her sister's head. Clearly, the flowers growing out of her head and that changed colour with her mood weren't the kind you'd find at your local florist's.
#WIPSnips
Toini's cheeks heated up anyway, knowing exactly what kind of thought must have gone through her sister's head. Clearly, the flowers growing out of her head and that changed colour with her mood weren't the kind you'd find at your local florist's.
#WIPSnips
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Three more days until THE BOOK OF SPORES deluxe edition hardcover launches on Kickstarter! Prepare for your imagination to be infected 🍄
Check out the Kickstarter pre-launch page HERE and make sure to FOLLOW the project: www.kickstarter.com/projects/fan...
Check out the Kickstarter pre-launch page HERE and make sure to FOLLOW the project: www.kickstarter.com/projects/fan...
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Three more days until THE BOOK OF SPORES deluxe edition hardcover launches on Kickstarter! Prepare for your imagination to be infected 🍄
Check out the Kickstarter pre-launch page HERE and make sure to FOLLOW the project: www.kickstarter.com/projects/fan...
Check out the Kickstarter pre-launch page HERE and make sure to FOLLOW the project: www.kickstarter.com/projects/fan...
I'd like to ask for help with a cover reveal.
My next book, At The Road's End, comes out on December 1st, and I want to show off the final cover on November 24.
If you're interested in helping out, please fill out the form. :)
Thank you.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
My next book, At The Road's End, comes out on December 1st, and I want to show off the final cover on November 24.
If you're interested in helping out, please fill out the form. :)
Thank you.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I'd like to ask for help with a cover reveal.
My next book, At The Road's End, comes out on December 1st, and I want to show off the final cover on November 24.
If you're interested in helping out, please fill out the form. :)
Thank you.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
My next book, At The Road's End, comes out on December 1st, and I want to show off the final cover on November 24.
If you're interested in helping out, please fill out the form. :)
Thank you.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...