Nils Ödlund's Blog, page 5

New Website

Looks like it’s been forever and a half since I last posted anything here. In this case “forever” means about a month, or perhaps slightly more. Things have been busy, and the blog here hasn’t received much in the way of attention.

Among other things, I’ve published the third part in the Lost Dogs series: A Freak Among Freaks. It’s available on Amazon, here. I’ve also started work on parts four and five, and part four, Lost Naked Furious, is scheduled to be released on the 27th of November. I...

A Freak Among Freaks

It’s done.

The third book in the Lost Dogs series, A Freak Among Freaks, is now available in paperback format.

The ebook version was quietly released at the beginning of September, but at the time it was released, the story had not passed proofreading, and I didn’t tell anyone about it. The only reason I released it anyway was that I’d set a pre-order date, and if I don’t keep those, well, let’s just say it’s bad.

Now though, the story has been checked, the errors have been corrected, and I’m...

Well, hello there…

There we go. New site up and running, with a new domain name and a new fancy look. Time to try and write an actual introductory post.

So, hello, my name’s Nils, and I’m the author of the Lost Dogs series of books…

It’s at about now that I realize I should probably create an About Me page for this site, just in case. Something to add to the the menu up top that will tell people a little about me.

That’ll be a task for another day though. For now, here’s a picture of me, followed by a short int...

Latest Story Quotes

Sharing some quote images from the past week.

Clearly I need to up my canva skills to get the annoying white line removed at the bottom of each image.

Lost Dogs #1 getting reviews

I received my first ever book-blog review. It’s awesome, and you can read it here.

This all came about due to random internet chance. Someone commented on my previous post about my cover issues, comparing the image in the post with one from an earlier post. Turns out they run a book blog, and that they’d found the description of my book intriguing.

I checked their site, offered them a free review copy of Lost Dogs #1, and they were happy to accept. A few days later the review appeared, and I...

Panic!

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Due to reasons that probably aren’t any of my business, my cover artist had to cancel the art for the cover of my next book. I’ve got no hard feelings, but it put me in a bit of a tight spot. I learned about this yesterday (27th), and I have up until the the 29th to make the final changes to the book before it goes live.

I’ve got some experience working with layout software, but I have no confidence what so ever in my visual artistry skills. I know how the tools work, but not how to use t...

Book Published: Lost Dogs #1

[image error]“Werewolf wrestler gets told he has to lose the last fight of his career or he won’t get any retirement money. There are complications.”

Today is the day. The ebook version of Lost Dogs #1: Last Fight of the Old Hound, is now available for purchase, here.

It’s a big deal for me, and it’s been a long time coming, so I’m quite excited now it’s finally here. Excited, and a little bit nervous.

I feel good about the book when I read it, and I have read it quite a few times. I just hope it’s good e...

Updated Blurb

I updated the blurb for the book. It’s now significantly longer, but I’m hoping it’s also better. Have a look:

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As you can see, it’s longer, and it’s a bit difficult to read as it’s so much text, and the font is a bit weird. I’ll be tinkering around with the layout for a while, and I’ll update the text on the Amazon page, but I won’t update the paperback cover just yet.

I have a hunch there will be more updates before the week is over.

Cover Reveal – Lost Dogs #1

[image error]Here we go, I finally have the cover image for my next book: Lost Dogs #1: Last Fight of the Old Hound.

Big thanks to Jess for the art. I’m really happy with how it turned out in the end.

As I’m looking at it now it strikes me as odd that I didn’t include the secondary title of the book on the front of cover. It’s not that I forgot about it (seriously, I didn’t). It just didn’t seem all that important.

It’s a series, and the name of the series feels more important than the names of the indivi...

My First Interview

That’s a lie.

It’s not my first interview, but it’s the first ever interview of me as a writer. You can read it here. The interview was done by Amanda J Evans for her blog where she does a series of weekly interviews of Irish indie authors, and this week it was my turn.

Reading through it, I can’t help but feel there are things I should have answered differently, or things I forgot to mention that are more important than what I did say. Then again, I guess that’s normal.

Most of all, I’m a bi...