Megacon Live 24-25 January 2026

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

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

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 close up of a lego character with a smiley face Alt: Benny from The Lego Movie

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!

The truth waits in the light - Enlightenment

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.

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I think I may have a title for my next book… that’s exciting

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

MCM Comic Con Writers Block 24-26 Oct 2025 Excel London North Hall Table WB5

Next weekend, I’m BACK at MCM. Come and find me in the North Hall. Have a chat, get some books signed… #mcmcomiccon #indieauthor

Book Extravaganza Saturday 18th October 10.30-16.00 Three Swans Hotel Market Harborough

Coming up! I will be at #bookextravaganza in Market Harborough on October 18th. Come and say hi!

An advert for Phil Oddy’s Enlightenment - the truth waits in the light. Out Nov 28th 2025

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

The front cover of Echoes by Phil Oddy

The back cover of Echoes by Phil Oddy

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

Advert for The Law of Mischief, short story anthology. 20+ snack sized tales. Take a bite?

Includes “Krystof vs the Quantum Shrimp”, a brand new story by me!
Ebook out now! books2read.com/u/4jjpzY
#fantasy #anthology #newrelease #books

a netflix ad shows a girl with braids and the words " it begins now " Alt: Wednesday Addams says "It begins now"

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

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

a man wearing a white shirt that says old aloe rebel is asking what just happened Alt: David Rose asks: "What just happened?"

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 giant spider is crawling across a desert landscape . Alt: A giant spider is crawling across a desert landscape .

I wrote 1563 words today, in which there is evidence of the presence of a very large spider #amwriting #writeeveryday #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...

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 woman is sitting at a desk with her hands on her face and the words busted written in front of her . Alt: Busted!!

Today I wrote 590 words, in which someone gets caught in a lie #amwriting #writeeveryday #200wordsaday

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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 painting of a lake with surprise written on the bottom right Alt: Alex the lion says "Surprise!!!"

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 close up of a man 's face with the words a guaranteed disaster on it Alt: Alex Baldwin says it's "a guaranteed disaster"

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

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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

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

graffiti on a wall that says here i sit broken came to gets Alt: "...pleased to meet you. Hope you guess my name..."

I wrote 1045 words today, with some sympathy for the devil... #amwriting #writeeveryday #200wordsaday

a close up of a girl with braids in a school uniform Alt: Wednesday Addams

I keep forgetting to do this... I wrote 1298 words today, including an unsettling conversation with a strange girl. #amwriting #writeeveryday #200wordsaday

a woman standing in a messy living room with the words " a little disorganized " on the bottom Alt: A woman standing in a messy living room... "A little disorganized"

I wrote 1254 words today, set in someone's very messy house. #amwriting #writeeveryday #200wordsaday

a man wearing a hat and sweater says it 's part of the storytelling in a paramount network ad Alt: Ron Howard (I think it's Ron Howard) says "It's part of the storytelling"

I wrote 1312 words today, in which one of my characters makes a very convincing argument that potentially undermines the entire premise of this series of books. Let's see how I get out of that one... #amwriting #writeeveryday #200wordsaday

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I wrote 969 words today. What would you do if you could go back and have *that* argument again? You know the one... #amwriting #writeeveryday #200wordsaday

a man wearing sunglasses is making a funny face with the words wrong person wrong text message above him . Alt: Wrong person, wrong text message

I wrote 1530 words today (I wrote quite a few over the last few days but I've been very bad as posting them). Today there we had mistaken identity, a reunion and a domestic argument. #amwritting #writeeveryday #200wordsaday

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I wrote 925 words today, which isn't bad considering I had to get up at midnight to go into work and I'm running on fumes right now. So excited about the story I'm telling at the moment, though. I can't not write it! #amwriting #writeeveryday #200wordsaday

a drawing of a person typing on a keyboard with bubbles coming out of his mouth Alt: A cartoon guy is typing. Periodically, his brain explodes. That's a bit like me, in a good way.

I wrote 1350 words today, with a visit to a location from Echoes. I was able to pay off some of the things I've been seeding for the last few books, which was fun. Some of them weren't even planned, but now they going to look like they were. Ha! #amwriting #writeeveryday #200wordsaday