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Lost Dogs

A retired werewolf wrestler in search of redemption. An aspiring young journalist in search of her first scoop.

Emma, One Year

Emma, One Year

My debut novella celebrates one year.

Posted on February 1, 2019 by svrtnsseIn Personal1 Minute Read

A Change of Pace, and a Change of Face

A Change of Pace, and a Change of Face

A report from my first three weeks as a full time author. Also: new covers.

Posted on January 20, 2019January 20, 2019 by svrtnsseIn Personal, Progress Update3 Minutes Read

Changes

Changes

I quit my job. I finished the story I was writing. Life is good. Happy New Year.

Posted on January 3, 2019January 3, 2019 by svrtnsseIn Personal, Progress Update2 Minutes Read

Silver Skin – progress update

Silver Skin – progress update

A few words on changing from writing one character to another.

Posted on December 7, 2018December 7, 2018 by svrtnsseIn Progress Update1 Minute Read

New Covers

New Covers

Showing off the new ebook covers for Lost Dogs 1 to 4.

Posted on November 26, 2018November 26, 2018 by svrtnsseIn Book Cover, Uncategorized1 Minute Read

Lost Naked Furious Cover Reveal

Lost Naked Furious Cover Reveal

I talk a little about the new cover for Lost Dogs #4.

Posted on November 18, 2018November 18, 2018 by svrtnsseIn Book Cover, New Book, Progress Update2 Minutes Read

Recent Reading

Recent Reading

My thoughts on fantasy technothriller Dragon’s Trail.

Posted on October 20, 2018October 21, 2018 by svrtnsseIn Book Review2 Minutes Read

Nightmare

Nightmare

This week, I wrote my first ever nightmare scene. It got pretty dark.

Posted on October 12, 2018 by svrtnsseIn Progress Update2 Minutes Read

Weekly Update

Weekly Update

What’s happened in the past week, plus some story quotes.

Posted on October 5, 2018 by svrtnsseIn Progress Update2 Minutes Read

A Freak Among Freaks

A Freak Among Freaks

Lost Dogs book #3 is now live.

Posted on September 29, 2018September 29, 2018 by svrtnsseIn New Book2 Minutes Read

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Lost Dogs #5: Silver SkinFebruary 15th, 2019
"Silver Skin" is now live.

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Nils Odlund

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Back to normal again. No more hieroglyphs. Hope you're all having a great weekend. .. .. .. #quoteoftheday #lovequotes #poetsofinstagram #poemoftheday
After tinkering around with my book description most of the day yesterday this is what I've got to show for it. .. It's not final, but it's the direction I'm going in. .. I can't say I've read much of anything in a genre labelled as "psychological" but from what I found when looking into it yesterday, it fits the bill - sort of. On the flip side, there doesn't seem to be an established genre for psychological fantasy, so there's not much to set limitations... .. Goodreads had a shelf with nine books, mostly graphic novels, and I picked up one of them to study - Mythago Woods. Have you read it, what's it like? Reviews seem to indicate it's a classic. I just have to finish some other books first. .. First world problems. Have to read more... .. .. .. .. .. #lostdogsseries #tagline #psychologicalfantasy #blurb #indieauthor #indiebook #authorproblems #authorsofinstagram #genreexpectations #werewolves #werewolf #urbanfantasy #magicalrealism #contemporaryfantasy #fantasybook
The other day I got a really awesome review for one of my books. Last night, I discovered my first 2-star review for List Dogs part 1. It got me down a bit, but as I reread the review I realized it was an opportunity to create something positive. The complainant in the review is basically that my story isn't a werewolf story because there's not enough feral action, and because the wolf doesn't come out until the very end. I'm fine with this. It's correct, and it's what I wanted for my book. It's just that this reader expected something else. The description is even kind of flattering: "it could just as well have been a multiple personalities story." .. I'm fine with that too. .. The wolf within Roy's mind is a personality of it's own, and the story is at least partially about dealing with that. .. This all got me thinking, and I have a few new ideas for how to improve my book's description to better reflect what kind of story is hidden within. .. Sure, it's a 2-star review, but it makes some good points, and it will help me better figure out who will enjoy my book. .. Also, I'm having a proper good coffee, and I'm about to start the ninth chapter of the seventh book in the series. Life's great. .. .. .. .. #lostdogsseries #bookreview #werewolfstory #readersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #authorproblems #urbanfantasy #blackcoffee #wildforestproject
When you're fed up with the commercial crap, but still have an important message for someone. .. .. .. #valentinesday #valentinesdaycard #lovequotes #lovepoem #wordart #artistsofig #art

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