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Scott Oden
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Author of whimsical tales disguised as found manuscripts. Specializing in mouse-run libraries, and gardens where magic blooms between dewdrops. The mushrooms insist they're 'philosophically inclined.'

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Scott Oden @orcwriter.bsky.social · Jul 22
In a strange crashing together of worlds, I created a page where you can find ALL of my author-direct work -- from straight historical fiction to historical fantasy to the gentlest of cozy fantasy:

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Books by Scott Oden
Since 2005, I’ve been writing a myriad of historical adventure, fantasy, and sword-and-sorcery . . . as well as a side-trip into cozy fantasy in the style of Grahame and Milne. This page is m…
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Fell Off the Idea Wagon

Sounds wild, but a goodly chunk of my executive decision dysfunction comes from a place of fear: what if I choose a book, commit to it, realize I chose wrong, and die before I can fix my mistake.

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Fell Off the Idea Wagon
Yeah, it happened again. What can I say? I got side-tracked, got a bit melancholy, and before I know it I’m writing another mouse story. Then another. And a third just for the funsies of it a…
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November 14, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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How DO you choose what to write next? I've got six ideas, each alike in dignity; each "close to my heart". Each one has the potential to be my next favorite thing . . .

If only I could pick ONE.

I've got two Historical novels (both Crusader-era), a Contemporary/Magical Realism novel . . .
November 13, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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I'm getting more than a little discouraged, here, and wondering if I'll ever connect with another idea long enough to craft it into a book.

The Flit is the hardest thing, ATM, about dealing with my ADHD. My brain flits from idea to idea, but nothing sticks. It will love it for a few days . . .
November 12, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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From THE DOOM OF ODIN (2023)

Convincing you to read my novel from the first sentence (and a bit extra). Share yours if you want!
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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It's been nearly a year since I started writing about the Garden. To celebrate, read the very first tale of the mice and their enchanted garden in Provence.

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The Book That Sang To The Stars
The Very First Garden Tale
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November 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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🌿🍄✨ After a summer away, Claude Moreau returns to his grandmother's garden. What changes have happened since the events of this past Spring? Read on to find out . . .

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#CozyFantasy #Whimsical #cottagecore #BookSky
A Return to the Garden in Autumn
From the notebook of Claude Moreau, 9 November 1899
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November 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Hwæt, #BookSky! Free stories! A tip jar! Potential Christmas gifts! It's a cornucopia of links!

A Little Business scottoden.wordpress.com/2025/11/07/a...
A Little Business
Hwæt! My collection of historical and S&S short stories, OLD GODS AND OTHER TALES, is FREE on Kindle until Saturday night, 11:59 PM PT. Grab a copy whilst you still can! It’s understandab…
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November 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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For a limited time, you can snag a FREE Kindle copy of OLD GODS AND OTHER TALES! Take it for a spin; kick the tires, for NARY A DUCAT!

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#BookSky #SwordandSorcery #S&S #HeroicHistorical
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November 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Advice needed! I'm considering unpublishing the Garden tales, then collect all of them together (including the ones I'm still sitting on, the material from the blog, and the reader's guide I made) and publishing it as a single hardcover/trade paperback. And then be done with it.

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November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Where the Devil Is scottoden.wordpress.com/2025/11/01/w...
Where the Devil Is
I’ve been struggling this week with the details of Baibars’s early life. His date of birth could be anywhere from 1221 AD to 1229 AD; the date of his enslavement anywhere from 1236 to 1…
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November 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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In the wheeling constellation of ideas I've had, why THIS Idea? scottoden.wordpress.com/2025/10/25/w...
Why THIS Idea?
This is a good question. A relevant question. In the wheeling solar system of ideas I’ve put forth into the void since finishing The Doom of Odin in early 2023, why did I choose THIS particul…
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October 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Knowing Really IS Half the Battle
GI Joe told us, many years ago, that “knowing is half the battle!” Turns out, old GI Joe was right. Knowing I have adult ADHD (rather than just being lazy) has already changed how I app…
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October 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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#Medievalists of BlueSky, I could use your help. I'm trying to parse out the timeline of Baibars I's early life. He's generally said to have been born around 1223 CE, and by 1250 CE, he in nominal command of the Bahriyya regiments at the Battle of Mansura (the regiment's commander was sent to
October 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
October 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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When the call is definitely coming from inside the house . . .

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The Armchair Psychiatrist
It began with a meme, an innocuous graphic depicting the spiral of ADHD-brain. To my shock, I recognized myself in that little cartoon figure. “Surely not,” I muttered, and proceeded on…
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October 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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It's the weekend, which means I'm out here yapping about BOOKS FOR SALE: scottoden.wordpress.com/books-by-sco...

If you're full-up on books, the Tip Jar is always an option: ko-fi.com/K3K72OC14
Books by Scott Oden
Since 2005, I’ve been writing a myriad of historical adventure, fantasy, and sword-and-sorcery . . . as well as a side-trip into cozy fantasy in the style of Grahame and Milne. This page is m…
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October 19, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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Seriously, this explains a lot:

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I Don’t Like This Because I Am In It
I saw this graphic online and saw myself clearly: This, coupled with my mind always bouncing from idea to idea (each idea the next “Best Thing Since Sliced Bread!”), makes me wonder if …
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October 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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I don't know if anyone but me would even want something like this to exist in the world, but I think my passion project, my hobby, will be something that goes back to my roots: a tabletop RPG mixing art, writing, and ambition set in a slightly-altered Italian Renaissance . . .
October 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Here's something wild: 2025 has been my most productive year as a writer. But, at the same time, it feels like the sliver of career I feel I had has come to an abrupt end. Why the disconnect?

The only difference I can find is *how* the three books I've produced in 2025 were published.
October 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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I'm in one of those periods where I'm struggling so hard with depression that I don't even know what to *say* about it. What do you say about something that makes every day a joyless grind? What words express the longing, the sadness, and the utter futility of it all? "This, too, shall pass?"
October 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Got a book-sized hole in your TBR? Well, I might have a book to fit it! Historical? Action-adventure? COZY FANTASY? I got you covered:

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THIS link will take you to my newest collection. Heroic historical and S&S:

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Publication Day!
Lo! ‘Tis the 29th day of August, and upon the rising of the sun was that collection of heroic fiction — historical and swords-and-sorcery — made available to the masses! OLD GODS …
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October 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Since Anthropic picked my pocket to train their AI (five of my six books fed their digital Erysichthon), I wandered over to see if the tree that sprouted from their larcenous behavior bore any fruit.

Short answer: it did not.

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AI Scott, Meet Human Scott
Since Anthropic swiped five of my books to train their AI on (and now owe me a bit of cash), I decided to mosey over and see what they got for the money. The prompt was to write a paragraph in the …
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October 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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I'm going to leave this here: ko-fi.com/K3K72OC14

If anyone would care to drop a tip in the tip jar, I'd greatly appreciate it. I unfortunately have a shortfall, this week, and still need to grab a prescription. :(
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October 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Once I wrap up a short story, it's off to the modern world for an occult thriller set against the backdrop of The Grimnir Saga:

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#BookSky #grimnir #GatheringofRavens
The Ash Road
I’ve mentioned before, I think, how ideas for books just strike out of the blue. One day I’m contemplating series characters and where Conan came from, and the next I’m hip deep i…
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October 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Of course, if you like what I do and perhaps own All The Things, you can always drop a shilling in the tea fund: ko-fi.com/K3K72OC14
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