Scott Oden

I still hold to the idea that he wrote Conan to specifically appeal to Wright. The hints Wright had dropped him from 1930-1932 were solidly barbarians-turned-kings: Baibars, Tamerlane, etc.

A barbarian-turned-king with a touch of historicity and the Weird? Like catnip to Wright :)

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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. :(

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…

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

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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

Down the Road of Kings The other day I’m re-reading Harold Lamb’s The Crusades: Flame of Islam — the second volume in his non-fiction duology about the goings on in Outremer.  It’s a favorite of mine, and one…

Sometimes, you *just* have to let your inner nerd cut loose . . .

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Sadly, yes.

At least the end of Rome had Goths and Vandals. We just have dumbasses.

What the garlic-infused fuck is this?

I'm going to write a Roman book that's infused with the scents of the Cloaca Maxima, spilled wine, and day-old garum!

*Takes BookTok by storm*

Five of mine are on there; three I own via reversion years ago. I went ahead and filed a claim on all 5.

The Holy Grail It seems to me that the Holy Grail of fiction writing — both old-school and modern — is the successful series character.  Robert E. Howard’s Conan; Harold Lamb’s Khlit the Cossack; Bern…

A couple of thoughts on series characters . . .

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A Note of Thanks I wanted to take a minute and say thank you to everyone who has grabbed a copy of OLD GODS AND OTHER TALES; thanks for giving it a read, talking about it, dropping a few stars and reviews. Thanks f…

Just a little note to say thank you.

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Distractions My brain loves nothing more than a good distraction. This happens like clockwork: I declare my intent to work on a single project; my brain, rather than toeing the line, has a “hold my beer!&…

My brain loves going off on a good tangent . . .

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Reviews are starting to filter in from the aether!

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I recently booty dialed my butt call. I think I'm Englishing wrong . . .

He's got that steely-eyed "I'm throwing a juice box and going to Valhalla!" look to him . . .

"No one needs another old white guy's perspective on What Just Happened," said no old white guy, ever.

Let’s Talk About What I Do . . . I’ve been traipsing down memory lane over on Facebook. My interest (obsession?) with ancient history began in 1984 or so, with the purchase of a chunky mass-market paperback encyclopedia of s…

A little Roman encyclopedia started it all for me . . .

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Glad you liked it! Thanks for the kind words.

Let’s Talk About IP Writing . . . IP here means Intellectual Property. The sandboxes of fandom that belong to others; think Warhammer, think Star Wars, think Conan. I have worked in the latter IP, having produced two tales for the …

Perhaps wisdom is being offered something you've thought you wanted only to realize you've been doing it all along . . .

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Glad to hear it! :)

Skreets. Fiasco's from the skreets.

We've taken the #2 spot! Onward to #1!

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#Sword&Sorcery #BookSky #HeroicHistorical

Let's go! Surely we can muscle some S&S into the top spot?

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#Sword-and-Sorcery

My four with St. Martin's are registered and there are PDF copies of the certificates. My two with now-defunct Medallion Press are registered, but there's no viewable copy of the certificates. Luckily, for those I have the old hard copy certificates of registration.

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 …

Arise, arise, Readers of the Oden! Spear shall be shaken, shield shall be splintered! A sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises!

OLD GODS AND OTHER TALES is LIVE!

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#BookSky #Sword-and-Sorcery #HeroicHistorical

Only a few hours left!

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Coincides with the release of the collection OLD GODS AND OTHER TALES!

Yes, thanks!

So, thanks and good luck out there. Unless you're a bot :) 2/2