Matt Tucker
@matt-tucker.bsky.social
Writer. #amquerying my debut novel - The Fine Art of Shadows - a twisty supernatural mystery set in the aftermath of the First World War, with photography, séances and spirits.
#WritingCommunity. Beta readers welcome 📖
#WritingCommunity. Beta readers welcome 📖
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Matt Tucker
@matt-tucker.bsky.social
· Feb 24
[Query Letter] The Fine Art of Shadows
Read the second-place entry for our week of February 2, 2025 prompt, Query Letter.
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I came second place in a writing contest! Writers' Hour Magazine ran a comp on the best query letter, you can read my letter here: writershour.substack.com/p/query-lett... 🤩✒️📚 Thank you to judge @jamesspackman73.bsky.social #writingcommunity #amquerying #amwriting #booksky
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‘Rome wasn't built in a day but they were laying bricks every hour. You don't have to build everything you want today, just lay a brick.’ - John Heywood
#GoodMorningBluesky #Booksky #Translators #PositiveVibes #WednesdayWisdom
#GoodMorningBluesky #Booksky #Translators #PositiveVibes #WednesdayWisdom
August 13, 2025 at 7:12 AM
‘Rome wasn't built in a day but they were laying bricks every hour. You don't have to build everything you want today, just lay a brick.’ - John Heywood
#GoodMorningBluesky #Booksky #Translators #PositiveVibes #WednesdayWisdom
#GoodMorningBluesky #Booksky #Translators #PositiveVibes #WednesdayWisdom
I've been cat-sitting for a friend - I treated it like a writing retreat, with lovely garden and library/study! Creative battery has gone from 30% to 70% 🐱✒️ #writingcommunity #booksky #authorsky
August 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I've been cat-sitting for a friend - I treated it like a writing retreat, with lovely garden and library/study! Creative battery has gone from 30% to 70% 🐱✒️ #writingcommunity #booksky #authorsky
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The BBC axing Between The Covers is insane
August 11, 2025 at 8:38 AM
The BBC axing Between The Covers is insane
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"Bluesky doesn't help you sell books."
I just bought this because of a post by @hutchinsondave.bsky.social a few days ago.
I just bought this because of a post by @hutchinsondave.bsky.social a few days ago.
August 8, 2025 at 12:51 PM
"Bluesky doesn't help you sell books."
I just bought this because of a post by @hutchinsondave.bsky.social a few days ago.
I just bought this because of a post by @hutchinsondave.bsky.social a few days ago.
Finished 'Question 7' by Richard Flanagan - an unusual memoir covering HG Wells' life, the Hiroshima bombing, Tasmanian history, and a near-death experience. The wonderful writing takes you on a unique journey. And it won the Baillie Gifford Prize ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
#authorsky #booksky #writingcommunity
#authorsky #booksky #writingcommunity
August 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Finished 'Question 7' by Richard Flanagan - an unusual memoir covering HG Wells' life, the Hiroshima bombing, Tasmanian history, and a near-death experience. The wonderful writing takes you on a unique journey. And it won the Baillie Gifford Prize ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
#authorsky #booksky #writingcommunity
#authorsky #booksky #writingcommunity
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‘The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen.’
— Lee Iacocca
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
— Lee Iacocca
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
August 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
‘The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen.’
— Lee Iacocca
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
— Lee Iacocca
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
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📚📆#BlogTour 📆📚
4.5⭐️💫#NoSafePlace by #HannahBrennan @avonbooks.bsky.social is the first in a new detective series & wow is it good!😍The investigation of a murder case links to a study of OCD & it’s a race against time to avoid more victims…👀
Full Review 🔗 tinyurl.com/mpsewvpu
#BookSky📚💙
4.5⭐️💫#NoSafePlace by #HannahBrennan @avonbooks.bsky.social is the first in a new detective series & wow is it good!😍The investigation of a murder case links to a study of OCD & it’s a race against time to avoid more victims…👀
Full Review 🔗 tinyurl.com/mpsewvpu
#BookSky📚💙
August 4, 2025 at 7:09 AM
📚📆#BlogTour 📆📚
4.5⭐️💫#NoSafePlace by #HannahBrennan @avonbooks.bsky.social is the first in a new detective series & wow is it good!😍The investigation of a murder case links to a study of OCD & it’s a race against time to avoid more victims…👀
Full Review 🔗 tinyurl.com/mpsewvpu
#BookSky📚💙
4.5⭐️💫#NoSafePlace by #HannahBrennan @avonbooks.bsky.social is the first in a new detective series & wow is it good!😍The investigation of a murder case links to a study of OCD & it’s a race against time to avoid more victims…👀
Full Review 🔗 tinyurl.com/mpsewvpu
#BookSky📚💙
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This is your occasional reminder that Rose O'Neill, creator of the Kewpies, first published female cartoonist in the United States, and among the first cartoonists to build a merchandising empire on their work, turned out some absolutely baller, romantic-feeling size-difference monster art.
August 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
This is your occasional reminder that Rose O'Neill, creator of the Kewpies, first published female cartoonist in the United States, and among the first cartoonists to build a merchandising empire on their work, turned out some absolutely baller, romantic-feeling size-difference monster art.
Finished 'The Day After Roswell' by Philip Corso. Fascinating "non-fiction" from a military insider, who claims the Roswell crash was real, & we've been reverse-engineering alien tech since the early 60s. Bizarre, but a must-read for any ufologist ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #booksky #authorsky #ufos #writingcommunity
August 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Finished 'The Day After Roswell' by Philip Corso. Fascinating "non-fiction" from a military insider, who claims the Roswell crash was real, & we've been reverse-engineering alien tech since the early 60s. Bizarre, but a must-read for any ufologist ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #booksky #authorsky #ufos #writingcommunity
August 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
That's it, summer is over
August 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM
That's it, summer is over
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A second NOVELIST starter pack, inc @cauverymadhavan.bsky.social @angelshartz.bsky.social & many more. If you’re a novelist & I follow you, chances are you’re in one of the two packs. If not, then let me know & I’ll add you. Everyone else, please follow the packs & repost #booksky #writingcommunity
July 31, 2025 at 9:20 PM
A second NOVELIST starter pack, inc @cauverymadhavan.bsky.social @angelshartz.bsky.social & many more. If you’re a novelist & I follow you, chances are you’re in one of the two packs. If not, then let me know & I’ll add you. Everyone else, please follow the packs & repost #booksky #writingcommunity
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NOVELIST starter pack featuring @kitdewaal.com @regretteruane.bsky.social @susannacrossman.bsky.social @drewgum.bsky.social @salmanshaheen.bsky.social @anna-orridge.bsky.social @jendiagammon.bsky.social @tammykomoff.bsky.social & many more. Please follow & repost the pack #booksky #writingcommunity
July 31, 2025 at 9:20 PM
NOVELIST starter pack featuring @kitdewaal.com @regretteruane.bsky.social @susannacrossman.bsky.social @drewgum.bsky.social @salmanshaheen.bsky.social @anna-orridge.bsky.social @jendiagammon.bsky.social @tammykomoff.bsky.social & many more. Please follow & repost the pack #booksky #writingcommunity
Had a fun time at the launch of Hannah Brennan's debut novel 'No Safe Place' - cupcakes featuring little books were a highlight! Out today! www.amazon.co.uk/No-Safe-Plac... #writingcommunity #booksky #authorsky
July 31, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Had a fun time at the launch of Hannah Brennan's debut novel 'No Safe Place' - cupcakes featuring little books were a highlight! Out today! www.amazon.co.uk/No-Safe-Plac... #writingcommunity #booksky #authorsky
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I want to tell you something about my Doctor Who book.
If you open it, you'll find it's dedicated to Katrina.
Katrina was a friend of mine with profound intellectual disability, which came bundled with a whole bunch of physical disabilities.
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If you open it, you'll find it's dedicated to Katrina.
Katrina was a friend of mine with profound intellectual disability, which came bundled with a whole bunch of physical disabilities.
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July 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I want to tell you something about my Doctor Who book.
If you open it, you'll find it's dedicated to Katrina.
Katrina was a friend of mine with profound intellectual disability, which came bundled with a whole bunch of physical disabilities.
1/
If you open it, you'll find it's dedicated to Katrina.
Katrina was a friend of mine with profound intellectual disability, which came bundled with a whole bunch of physical disabilities.
1/
Finished 'I Who Have Never Known Men' by Jacqueline Harpman - a 1995 novel that has recently become wildly popular. It's beautifully written & presents the human experience in a unique angle - a thought experiment on finding meaning in life. But oh my, it's depressing... #booksky #writingcommunity
July 29, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Finished 'I Who Have Never Known Men' by Jacqueline Harpman - a 1995 novel that has recently become wildly popular. It's beautifully written & presents the human experience in a unique angle - a thought experiment on finding meaning in life. But oh my, it's depressing... #booksky #writingcommunity
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Time to repost my packs of BRILLIANT PEOPLE ON BLUESKY. This first (FULL) starter pack contains a miscellany of writers, activists and all-round good eggs including @liamthorp.bsky.social @kirkdalebooks.bsky.social & @adamjfarrer.bsky.social Please follow these great people and repost the pack 🙏
July 22, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Time to repost my packs of BRILLIANT PEOPLE ON BLUESKY. This first (FULL) starter pack contains a miscellany of writers, activists and all-round good eggs including @liamthorp.bsky.social @kirkdalebooks.bsky.social & @adamjfarrer.bsky.social Please follow these great people and repost the pack 🙏
I came third place in a writing contest - a short piece of fiction about solitude: writershour.substack.com/p/fiction-tr... ✍️😊
#writingcommunity #booksky #amwriting #amquerying #solitude #flashfiction
#writingcommunity #booksky #amwriting #amquerying #solitude #flashfiction
[Fiction] Troy
Read the third-place entry for our week of June 22 contest, The Shape of Solitude
writershour.substack.com
July 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I came third place in a writing contest - a short piece of fiction about solitude: writershour.substack.com/p/fiction-tr... ✍️😊
#writingcommunity #booksky #amwriting #amquerying #solitude #flashfiction
#writingcommunity #booksky #amwriting #amquerying #solitude #flashfiction
Finished Hagstone by @sineadgleeson.bsky.social - a literary page turner with mystery, nature, island gossip, art, steamy affairs, and a hint of witchcraft. I recommend! #booksky #writingcommunity
July 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Finished Hagstone by @sineadgleeson.bsky.social - a literary page turner with mystery, nature, island gossip, art, steamy affairs, and a hint of witchcraft. I recommend! #booksky #writingcommunity
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July 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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A large part of being a professional writer is waiting for something/someone outside your locus of control.
If you don't have side-projects, this waiting can be wearing on the soul.
So cheat on your main project once it's at the waiting stage, and plan treats for yourself.
If you don't have side-projects, this waiting can be wearing on the soul.
So cheat on your main project once it's at the waiting stage, and plan treats for yourself.
July 4, 2025 at 7:07 AM
A large part of being a professional writer is waiting for something/someone outside your locus of control.
If you don't have side-projects, this waiting can be wearing on the soul.
So cheat on your main project once it's at the waiting stage, and plan treats for yourself.
If you don't have side-projects, this waiting can be wearing on the soul.
So cheat on your main project once it's at the waiting stage, and plan treats for yourself.
Saw '28 Years Later': dark and devastating - they don't make 'em like that in Hollywood! Very creative treatment of the genre, with gut punches, and some interesting takes on politics and ethical dilemmas. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #28yearslater
a man with a beard is holding a bow and arrow while a boy looks on in a scene from 28 years later
ALT: a man with a beard is holding a bow and arrow while a boy looks on in a scene from 28 years later
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July 3, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Saw '28 Years Later': dark and devastating - they don't make 'em like that in Hollywood! Very creative treatment of the genre, with gut punches, and some interesting takes on politics and ethical dilemmas. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #28yearslater
Happy World UFO Day to all who celebrate 🛸👽 #worldufoday apnews.com/article/worl...
a man and a woman are looking at each other in a dark room .
ALT: a man and a woman are looking at each other in a dark room .
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July 2, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Happy World UFO Day to all who celebrate 🛸👽 #worldufoday apnews.com/article/worl...
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This is real. I have been thinking about this phenomenon a lot. I spend a lot of time at our local book store and the shopping style description is on point. Reading is to vital.
Why Did the Novel-Reading Man Disappear? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/s...
Why Did the Novel-Reading Man Disappear? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/s...
Why Did the Novel-Reading Man Disappear?
www.nytimes.com
June 26, 2025 at 12:46 AM
This is real. I have been thinking about this phenomenon a lot. I spend a lot of time at our local book store and the shopping style description is on point. Reading is to vital.
Why Did the Novel-Reading Man Disappear? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/s...
Why Did the Novel-Reading Man Disappear? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/s...
Stay cool everyone, preferably with a good book 🔥🌡️🥵 #booksky #writingcommunity
a man sits on a park bench reading a book with a dog
ALT: a man sits on a park bench reading a book with a dog
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June 30, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Stay cool everyone, preferably with a good book 🔥🌡️🥵 #booksky #writingcommunity