Playing the cooperative game BOOKSHELF after hours with @philoddy.com at the Canterbury Gaming Convention last weekend! youtu.be/7DB-XtqnIq8?...
Playing Bookshelf with Phil Oddy
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Phil Oddy
@philoddy.com
Writer. Except when faced with a bio to complete... did I mention the free book you get when you sign up to my newsletter? You should do that… https://philoddy.com/links 🪐📚
Every Version Of You Is Evil. Released November 2026. Cover by Alex Weight (www.alexweight.com)
This deserves some kind of celebration… right? Find more of these and follow the journey… on a different app 😉 #indieauthor #scifi #challenge
Gordon’s alive! I’ll be at Watford Comic Con THIS SATURDAY July 18th, with all my books! [Doof doof] #indieauthor #comiccon #booksigning
I’m going to be at the Beach Reads Book Fair at the John Peel Centre in Stowmarket THIS SATURDAY, 10am - 3pm. Get stocked up for summer!
THIS SATURDAY it’s Basildon Comic Con - always one of my favourite events of the year! I’ll be there with plenty of books so come down and say hello! #indieauthor #comiccon #booksigning
Have you been waiting to get a signed copy of Enlightenment in person? Well, your next opportunity isn’t far away! I will be at @megaconlive at ExCel London with all four books in the Entanglement series, plus mugs, badges and bookmarks… come and say hello! #megaconlive #megaconlivelondon
I wrote 1714 words this week, a surprising amount of which centred around a flask of water. Progress is being made, despite the pre-Christmas chaos! #writeeveryday
a man wearing headphones and a blue tank top is holding a bottle of water
Alt: a man wearing headphones and a blue tank top is holding a bottle of water
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I'm working on a new book, so it's time to resurrect the accountability posts! I #amwriting - this week I wrote on 6 days out of 7 (so almost #writeeveryday), for a total of 2565 words (which is comfortably more than #200wordsaday). All of them were set on-board a... spaceship!
a close up of a lego character with a smiley face
Alt: Benny from The Lego Movie
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Enlightenment - the 4th book in the Entanglement series - is out today! If you've been with Estrel since the napkin, since the explosion, since "Find Mouse" - this is where his story comes together. The culmination of Estrel's journey. The end of Phase I. books.philoddy.com/dycxts0r3b
It’s International Sign Up for an Indie Author’s Newsletter Month! (Yes, I made it up. Yes, you should still participate.) Free book + badges + early access to all the latest stuff 📚 Link: philoddy.com/newsletter
Next weekend, I’m BACK at MCM. Come and find me in the North Hall. Have a chat, get some books signed… #mcmcomiccon #indieauthor
I’m ready to make a commitment! #Enlightenment - #Entanglement Book 4 will be released 28/11/25. You want answers? Here they come! #indieauthor #scifi #fantasy #thriller #newbooks
Not a hero. Just a software salesman. Trapped in a strange city, living the same day repeatedly. But why? And how can he escape? Who can you trust, if you can’t trust yourself? Available now from Amazon, Kobo and philoddy.com #indieauthor #scifi #books #authorsofinstagram #kindle #kobo
Includes “Krystof vs the Quantum Shrimp”, a brand new story by me! Ebook out now! books2read.com/u/4jjpzY #fantasy #anthology #newrelease #books
I wrote 2282 words today, which I'm pretty darned pleased with. We meet a familiar character earlier than we've even known them before and discover something about their motivations #amwriting #writeeveryday #200wordsaday
a netflix ad shows a girl with braids and the words " it begins now "
Alt: Wednesday Addams says "It begins now"
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I wrote 666 words today, which is quite the omen... don't think it's the first time that's happened to me at random, either. Is there something I should know? #amwriting #writeeveryday #200wordsaday
I'm on holiday, but so far I've written 2893 words and finally... finally we might be figuring out what on earth has been happing #amwriting #writeeveryday #200wordsaday
a man wearing a white shirt that says old aloe rebel is asking what just happened
Alt: David Rose asks: "What just happened?"
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I wrote 1563 words today, in which there is evidence of the presence of a very large spider #amwriting #writeeveryday #200wordsaday
a giant spider is crawling across a desert landscape .
Alt: A giant spider is crawling across a desert landscape .
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I wrote 469 words today (after a particularly poor writing weekend... oh well, am back on the horse now) Someone has just realised how much power they really have and are wondering how to use it #amwriting #200wordsaday
a man in a yellow superhero costume is standing in front of a window with kepler written on the bottom right
Alt: The Sentry...
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Today I wrote 590 words, in which someone gets caught in a lie #amwriting #writeeveryday #200wordsaday
a woman is sitting at a desk with her hands on her face and the words busted written in front of her .
Alt: Busted!!
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I’ve become very stop/start on this book but I did write 1839 words today. Definitely behind schedule but I’m getting there… #amwriting #200wordsaday
a screenshot of a video game with the words " almost there " on the bottom
Alt: Mario climbing endless stairs. Almost there…
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I wrote 1287 words today and I knew that [redacted] was going to die but, even as the author, I had know idea that it was going to be [redacted]'s fault #amwriting #writeeveryday #200wordsaday
a painting of a lake with surprise written on the bottom right
Alt: Alex the lion says "Surprise!!!"
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I wrote 1625 words today and the last time we were in this particular place, something pretty catastrophic happened. Lightening can't strike twice, can it? #amwriting #writeeveryday #200wordsaday
a close up of a man 's face with the words a guaranteed disaster on it
Alt: Alex Baldwin says it's "a guaranteed disaster"
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I wrote 1386 words today, in which someone screws up a situation quite badly in a way that might have negative repercussions later on... (ie. the very next chapter) #amwriting #200wordsaday #writeeveryday
a man and a woman are talking and the woman says it 's called karma and it 's pronounced " ha "
Alt: It's called karma and it's pronounced "ha!"
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Had a very nice couple of hours yesterday with Number Two son at Basildon comicon. He came home happy with toys, posters and key rings, I came home happier with new books by @markstay.bsky.social and @philoddy.com, who both had stalls at the venue. #books #booksky #author #reading
I wrote 1045 words today, with some sympathy for the devil... #amwriting #writeeveryday #200wordsaday
graffiti on a wall that says here i sit broken came to gets
Alt: "...pleased to meet you. Hope you guess my name..."
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I keep forgetting to do this... I wrote 1298 words today, including an unsettling conversation with a strange girl. #amwriting #writeeveryday #200wordsaday
a close up of a girl with braids in a school uniform
Alt: Wednesday Addams
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