Richard Odey

Father, writer, army veteran, and beta reader. I enjoy writing the kind of thriller, science fiction, and contemporary fiction I love to read.

[Richard Odey @richardodey]

Another happy beta reading client! If you're writing a novel, memoir, or nonfiction book and need honest, actionable feedback before publishing, my beta reading service is open.
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[Richard Odey @richardodey]

He who shells peanuts for a blind man must keep whistling to show that he isn't eating them. 😀

[Richard Odey @richardodey]

What a miopic statement. The logical unsoundness of categorising an entire country of 240,000,000+ is sickening. There are thousands of globally respected freelancers in Nigeria, including myself--regardless of your blinkered assertions. Wallow on in your echo chamber.

[Tom Tinney 👈😎👉 @BikerNerdAuthor]

@_Knight_writer You should check their country of origin. If it's in Nigeria, you are good to go.

[Richard Odey @richardodey]

A prime example of mother tongue interference:

[Richard Odey @richardodey]

@AuthorGFAllen I do.

[Richard Odey @richardodey]

Science fiction writers, don’t call a phone a “terminal” or a watch a “chronograph” without good reason. A futuristic device only earns a new name when it differs radically from existing technology.

[Richard Odey @richardodey]

I'm not antisocial. I would help anyone, and I have a robust sense of humour. But the pleasures I derive from life often involve reading, writing, exercising, and gardening--alone. I love people, but I'm EXTREMELY comfortable with myself. 😀

[Richard Odey @richardodey]

I grew up in a house filled with books, including almost any the classic of any genre you can think of. Reading all those books sparked my love for storytelling. Why do you write?

[Richard Odey @richardodey]

@KT_Carlisle @AuthorGFAllen Uncle was probably playing a joke on you!

[Richard Odey @richardodey]

@elonmusk The flaw in this study the assumption that alien lifeforms would be biological. Yes, that is plausible, but there could be many species that are so unique as to be unidentifiable as living things. Aliens could be crystalline, energy based, or a fluid mix of both...

[Richard Odey @richardodey]

Review number 590! 😀

[Richard Odey @richardodey]

I've always loved science fiction. As a child, I wanted to meet aliens and travel to different planets. Alas, the only way could was through reading. But I do believe non-human intelligence exist. Do you?

[Richard Odey @richardodey]

I've read many books over and over again:
The Wretched of the Earth
The Eastern Approaches
Auschwitz
My Life in the Bushbof Ghosts
The Naked Ape
Dracula
Overboard
Earth Abides
Underwater Adventure
Things Fall Apart
Great Expectations
Alice in Wonderland
And so on...

[Goodreads @goodreads]

Re-reads count.

[Richard Odey @richardodey]

@SirArminius ... and the detestable becomes delectable, said the main character in my novel, Juju Man: https://t.co/rhMDQfb0k3

[Richard Odey @richardodey]

Yet all the billionaires keep racing faster and faster towards AGI!

[Richard Odey @richardodey]

@goodreads Kafka's The Metamorphosis. Since I was a boy, I must have read the opening chapters over 20 times. I just couldn't get into it. I've read countless "difficult" books and enjoyed them, but I don't just know why this has proved impossible. Perhaps one day...

[Richard Odey @richardodey]

When I get this email in my inbox after beta reading a manuscript, I already know the weekend is about to be great. 😂

[Richard Odey @richardodey]

@DKemeridou I'm a professional beta reader. I've just finished reviewing a manuscript that's so unlike anything I've read. Yet it was refreshing, so deeply satisfying, because the author refused to toe the line. I learned a lesson from that. That's surely a book I would buy when it's out.

[Richard Odey @richardodey]

A main character without a clear objective will end up running around like a headless chicken. Readers can sense when a story has no direction...

[Richard Odey @richardodey]

@ZB_Steele Understood!