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What Is Hidden Is Not Gone: Writing Toward Belonging
The completed manuscript: Huldufólk: A Modern Icelandic Folktale There is something enduring in the idea that what is hidden is not lost, only waiting. That belief runs through modern and ancient folklore, memory, and the stories we tell when the world feels uncertain or incomplete. It is also, I’ve come to believe, a way of describing something essential about ourselves. We all carry hidden lives. Not secrets in the shallow sense, but deeper truths—parts of ourselves shaped
Raymond Niblock
4 days ago3 min read


What Huldufólk Turned Out to Be
This is a post about my latest novel, Huldufólk, which is now getting closer to being ready.
Raymond Niblock
Mar 282 min read


Rediscovering My Muse: Finding Time for Writing Amidst a Busy Law Practice
Advice on finding time to write.
Raymond Niblock
Dec 25, 20254 min read


Three Books. Three Selves. One Voice.
Iceland It’s a strange and humbling thing to feel torn between duty and desire—not in life only, but in art. My readers know me as the...
Raymond Niblock
Jun 13, 20253 min read


Nailed it.
I put this post on FaceBook and then forgot... BLOG! Here it is: It has been a minute since I posted any updates about the progress of my...
Raymond Niblock
Nov 1, 20241 min read


What can readers expect from the sequel to 'The Last Independence Day: Secession'?
Immersed in the enchanting world of Icelandic fiction and fantasy, I am captivated by the delicate dance between elves and humans, where...
Raymond Niblock
Aug 29, 20242 min read


Two new novels are in the works!
Alrighty then, let's dive into this whirlwind of creativity! So, while dodging political drama and shamelessly plugging my masterpiece,...
Raymond Niblock
Aug 3, 20241 min read


I'm back from Belize - The sequel to TLID is in the works.
I recently returned from Belize, where I worked on an outline with my developmental editor to get started on the sequel to "The Last...
Raymond Niblock
Mar 7, 20242 min read
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