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Matthew Roy
@mattroywriter.bsky.social
Writer and poet. Mainly speculative/genre stuff. Querying MOTHER OF MONSTERS, my first novel. Banging away at the second. he/him

https://matthewstevenroy.wixsite.com/matthewroywriter
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MOTHER OF MONSTERS. Outcast Echidna & her family must stop spree killer Harry, who has targeted them in order to prove himself to his father in an inverted retelling of Hercules’ Labors. Featuring a cast of modern analogues to the characters of Greek and Roman myth. #Q #A #s #LF
February 1, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Current channel surfing #TBR
February 1, 2026 at 1:19 PM
#questpit

BRUTICUS

Julius Caesar x Triple 9

A group of crooked cops, being blackmailed by the mob, plan one final heist. To create a distraction, they’ll attempt to kill an up and coming cop in a modern, gender-swapped #retelling of Julius Caesar set in NOLA post-Katrina. #W #A #T #LF
January 31, 2026 at 2:56 PM
#questpit

“Tell me how you made it through all of this / and found your way to me.”

YOU & ME & THE END OF THE WORLD

A collection of speculative #poetry about love, community, hope, and despair, set before, during, and after the end of the world. #Q #F #S #D
January 31, 2026 at 2:53 PM
#questpit

MERCENARY NATION

*Very* #W short story collection following interconnected characters trying to make it in a gig economy at the end of the American Dream.

Includes a ride share-driving priest, a couple of wedding singers, two young men running late for a union meeting, and others. #LF
January 31, 2026 at 2:52 PM
#questpit

MOTHER OF MONSTERS. Outcast Echidna & her family must stop spree killer Harry, who has targeted them in order to prove himself to his father in an inverted retelling of Hercules’ Labors. Featuring a cast of modern analogues to the characters of Greek and Roman myth. #Q #A #s #LF
January 31, 2026 at 2:51 PM
#WIPSnips

“She rounded the church in her canoe.

Gargoyles, unnoticed in all the times she’d driven past the church in normal times, loomed and leered, perched on a jagged rooftop, ready to swoop down on her, predatory.”

#amwriting #writerscommunit #writesky #writeandgrind
January 25, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Been trying hard to make #writeandgrind a thing.
421 words so far, by 8am. Time for a Bluesky break.

#amwriting #novel #wip #writesky #writeandgrind
January 25, 2026 at 2:08 PM
421 words so far, by 8am. Time for a Bluesky break.

#amwriting #novel #wip #writesky #writeandgrind
January 25, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Reposted by Matthew Roy
The phrase “dying in the arms of your situationship” just appeared in my head and why does it describe all my fictional ships.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Anybody else try to be extra quiet so as not to wake their poor sleeping dog when they are part of the #5amwritersclub?

#writingcommunity #amwriting #writesky #writeandgrind
January 25, 2026 at 12:30 PM
January 19, 2026 at 12:25 AM
For better or worse, I write my stories out of order, then stitch the scenes together as I develop the draft.

Today was a day of good stitching.

#novel #amwriting #writerslife #writeandgrind #writesky
January 18, 2026 at 10:09 PM
MERCENARY NATION

*Very* WIP short story collection following interconnected characters trying to make it in a gig economy at the end of the American Dream.

Includes a ride share-driving priest, a couple of wedding singers, two young men running late for a union meeting, and others.
#bluepit📖 #A #W
January 13, 2026 at 11:54 PM
“Tell me how you made it through all of this / and found your way to me.”

YOU & ME & THE END OF THE WORLD

A collection of speculative #poetry about love, community, hope, and despair, set before, during, and after the end of the world.

#bluepit📖 #A #PO #SP #Q #writerscommunity #writesky
January 13, 2026 at 11:53 PM
And bumping this one
#bluepit📖 #writesky #wip
BRUTICUS

Julius Caesar x Triple 9

A group of crooked cops, being blackmailed by the mob, plan one final heist. To create a distraction, they’ll attempt to kill an up and coming cop in a modern, gender-swapped #retelling of Julius Caesar set in NOLA post-Katrina.

#bluepit📖 #A #C #W
January 13, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Bumping this up!
#bluepit📖 #writesky
MOTHER OF MONSTERS. Outcast Echidna & her family must stop spree killer Harry, who has targeted them in order to prove himself to his father in an inverted retelling of Hercules’ Labors. Featuring a cast of modern analogues to the characters of Greek and Roman myth. #bluepit📖 #A #SP #F #Q
January 13, 2026 at 11:51 PM
MERCENARY NATION

*Very* WIP short story collection following interconnected characters trying to make it in a gig economy at the end of the American Dream.

Includes a ride share-driving priest, a couple of wedding singers, two young men running late for a union meeting, and others.
#bluepit📖 #A #W
January 13, 2026 at 11:27 AM
“Tell me how you made it through all of this / and found your way to me.”

YOU & ME & THE END OF THE WORLD

A collection of speculative #poetry about love, community, hope, and despair, set before, during, and after the end of the world.

#bluepit📖 #A #PO #SP #Q #writerscommunity #writesky
January 13, 2026 at 11:21 AM
BRUTICUS

Julius Caesar x Triple 9

A group of crooked cops, being blackmailed by the mob, plan one final heist. To create a distraction, they’ll attempt to kill an up and coming cop in a modern, gender-swapped #retelling of Julius Caesar set in NOLA post-Katrina.

#bluepit📖 #A #C #W
January 13, 2026 at 11:12 AM
MOTHER OF MONSTERS. Outcast Echidna & her family must stop spree killer Harry, who has targeted them in order to prove himself to his father in an inverted retelling of Hercules’ Labors. Featuring a cast of modern analogues to the characters of Greek and Roman myth. #bluepit📖 #A #SP #F #Q
January 13, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Reposted by Matthew Roy
Hey, #WIPSnips, mark your calendar!

#WSPit returns February 25th, 2026

This is an Author Hype Event

WIPSnips is already great with hype, but this gives you a chance to pitch your work as a whole, published work included.

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity
January 12, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Hey there, #BluePit and #BluePitHype - here are my go-to images for my #WIP Bruticus, a modern #retelling of Julius Caesar mashed up with a heist novel. #crime #play #theatre

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmWriting #WriteandGrind
January 9, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Hi #BluePit - here is my go-to image for MOTHER OF MONSTERS, my #myth #retelling novel, currently #querying

The image isHercules in battle with Cerberus the Hound of the Underworld.

#BluePitHype #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #AmQuerying
January 9, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Hi #BluePit I’m Matt & I write fiction & poetry, mainly speculative stuff. I’ve been inspired by so many writers, from Kurt Vonnegut to, lately, Claudia Rankine & Danez Smith. I’ve always wanted to write & I’m throwing myself into it these days!

#BluePitHype
#Writesky #WritingCommunity #AmQuerying
Welcome to the first day of #BluePitHype! It's only 5 days to #BluePit on January 13th! So, join us for our Q&A!

DAY ONE: Introductions

Tell us who you are! Make some new friends!

We can't wait to meet you and your stories!

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #GameDev #TTRPG #Comic #AmQuerying
January 9, 2026 at 2:25 AM