Author Logan Sidwell

My first 30 days of my debut novel. I never imagined I could get nearly a book a day sold online, and all that doesn't count pre-orders and farmer's markets! #selfpublishing #novelist

Aight, no more distractions till draft 2 is done. No one do anything interesting for the next few days. #WritersLife #Writing

Wow, this book sales thing is easy. All I needed was a bunch of liquored up friends at a Halloween party. The downside is I can't remember what I wrote inside their books. #SelfPublishing

Elevating Action Scenes with Second Order Thought I’ve always had a problem with action scenes. Books, movies, plays, all of them. If an action scene goes longer than a minute, it starts to feel vapid. Thing after thing after thing happens, but no…

How do you turn a vapid action scene into something with a little more depth? Second-order thoughts
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Got my tenth review on Amazon! It's been shocking how many people have finished the book and been willing to post a star rating. #Novelist #SelfPub

Had an amazing retreat. Got a short story ready for anthology submission and ate wayyy too many red vines. Worth it #Writing #WritingCommunity #ShortStories

Yeah, I've been working with an editor for the last few years, definitely saved me a lot of time finding weaknesses in my writing early and getting lots of active practice.

Approaching 2/3rds of my second draft. Only one or two more scenes that need some ironing out. Big picture: I'm having a lot of fun in this portal fantasy. #amwriting #editing #fantasy

It's crazy what a good night's rest does for writing. Everything feels easier and faster. 5k words edited today! #AmWriting #Writing #Editing

Debut Novel – The Human Countermove Chapter 1 It’s been a little over a month since my novel The Human Countermove debuted, and I figured now was a good time to share a part of the story. A reading of the chapter is also available on my …

Check out the first chapter of my book, now available in text or as a reading on my YouTube channel!
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#bookreading #novelist #scifibooks

Finished editing Chapter 17. I hated it on draft 2. Loved it on draft 3. I don't know what's going on anymore. #Writing #WritersLife

Readersfest on right now at the Veridian Library! Stop by, Im the very first table!

October Update: 40 Days Since My Debut What a month! On September 1st I became a novelist. Now we’re 40 days in and I’ve been incredibly pleased with how the book has been performing. Reviews have been great, interest has really been th…

October Update: 40 Days Since My Debut
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A bunch of Farmer's markets actually! Sold books and signed copies

Im very new to this stuff, but definitely a signing! Im hoping to get more involved in panels soon

2000 words edited. 500 added. 2 steps forward, 1 step back. Somehow the book's ending keeps getting further away. #WritersLife #Writing

Ill be at Utah Reader's fest this Saturday and a few other events over the next few months!

Got my second round of books today. Cant believe I got through the first set, its really happening! #SelfPub #Novelist

Is it healthy to walk to Smith's, buy a treat, and spend the whole walk home eating it? I don't know, but I like it.

Thanks for double-checking, I've updated my website so this confusion won't happen in the future.

Bright Star and The Case for Spoilers Last month my sister and I drove six hours across state lines to see a musical. The place was deep in the mountains, a little wood theater blocked in by pine on all sides, built in a town with a po…

Is a story still worth reading when you know the ending? Sometimes I think it might even make it better.
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#BrightStar #Musical #Storytelling

That's me!

Woke up in a daze last night to discover someone had written their name on one of my books, thereby claiming it. It took a few minutes of 2AM brain to realize it was the author's name.

Is My Cerebral Science Fiction Secretly a Romance? I wrote a book about a strategy game grandmaster challenging the AI Minds of his society for the fate of the future. It’s got politics, subterfuge, high-minded strategy, and danger. But I think at …

Is My Cerebral Science Fiction Secretly a Romance? logansidwell.com/2025/09/28/i...
#TheHumanCountermove #Writing #BookSky #scifi

FanX Cosplay Report: Other than Star Wars, Hollow Knight was without a doubt the most plentiful costume at the event. It helped that all their masks stuck up above the crowd. #FanX

Man... sometimes you read a revolutionary book and realize how much after it is standing on the original's shoulders. #BookSky #Neuromancer #AmReading

📚 A Gaming #SciFi Tale of Strategy. Rosie’s #BookReview Of The Human Countermove by @LogansLiterary #BookTwitter #BookX The Human Countermove by Logan SidwellMy rating: 4 of 5 stars The Human Countermove is a near-future science fiction story centred around strategy gaming in a nation governed by three AI intelligen…

📚 A Gaming #SciFi Tale of Strategy. Rosie's #BookReview Of The Human Countermove by @LogansLiterary #BookTwitter #BookX rosieamber.wordpress.com/2025/09/24/%...

Best seller night at the Farmer's Market. I think one of these reviews made all the difference. #SelfPub #Novelist

You're absolutely right, there's a lot of fiction intentionally written to blend those mediums these days. This book caught my eye because it matched the narrative structure of action games/movies without aiming to do so.

“The Night Hunt” Is Structured Like an Action Game Video games used to be a core of my media diet. One of my favorite genres of games was the action game. Dark Souls, God of War, Hollow Knight, a million more just like them. Whenever one got good r…

It's not often you get to read a book that follows a story structure from another medium. #BookReview #BookThoughts #DarkFantasy
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