Matt Johnston - Writer
@sailingirishwriter.bsky.social
#Irish #Writer. #Sailor. #indie #TTRPG designer.
Living on a small island in the Med. Making the best of the hand we have been dealt.
https://linktr.ee/cimota
Living on a small island in the Med. Making the best of the hand we have been dealt.
https://linktr.ee/cimota
New stuff on the Patreon. Lite rules!
May 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
New stuff on the Patreon. Lite rules!
The new book I’m working on. How awesome is it when you get the cover?
April 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The new book I’m working on. How awesome is it when you get the cover?
THIS BITTER EARTH
A Cold War noir of power, guilt, and the superheroes who didn’t stay heroes.
Boston, 1950. The war is over, but the scars remain. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F2JK8JSK
Just out now! #superheroes #noir
A Cold War noir of power, guilt, and the superheroes who didn’t stay heroes.
Boston, 1950. The war is over, but the scars remain. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F2JK8JSK
Just out now! #superheroes #noir
March 27, 2025 at 5:46 AM
THIS BITTER EARTH
A Cold War noir of power, guilt, and the superheroes who didn’t stay heroes.
Boston, 1950. The war is over, but the scars remain. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F2JK8JSK
Just out now! #superheroes #noir
A Cold War noir of power, guilt, and the superheroes who didn’t stay heroes.
Boston, 1950. The war is over, but the scars remain. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F2JK8JSK
Just out now! #superheroes #noir
My latest project, visualised
March 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
My latest project, visualised
i'm a tabletop roleplaying game writer and i’m writing a game set in a culture very similar to china. I am looking for some help in my description - particularly for cultural sensitivity.
February 19, 2025 at 10:26 AM
i'm a tabletop roleplaying game writer and i’m writing a game set in a culture very similar to china. I am looking for some help in my description - particularly for cultural sensitivity.
Of course you should try my second book; an anthology of optimistic and heartfelt sci-fi. Link in bio!
#writer #author #skywriters #indieauthor #sciencefiction #scifi
#writer #author #skywriters #indieauthor #sciencefiction #scifi
February 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Of course you should try my second book; an anthology of optimistic and heartfelt sci-fi. Link in bio!
#writer #author #skywriters #indieauthor #sciencefiction #scifi
#writer #author #skywriters #indieauthor #sciencefiction #scifi
My girlfriend (at the time) snapped this thirty years ago.
Sunny day in Belfast. And I managed to find my own shadow.
Sunny day in Belfast. And I managed to find my own shadow.
February 7, 2025 at 8:17 AM
My girlfriend (at the time) snapped this thirty years ago.
Sunny day in Belfast. And I managed to find my own shadow.
Sunny day in Belfast. And I managed to find my own shadow.
It’s been a couple of years since I was in Ireland. It’s odd to be back with such a heavy burden.
February 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
It’s been a couple of years since I was in Ireland. It’s odd to be back with such a heavy burden.
So, how is your day going? Grand grand grand.
January 29, 2025 at 7:26 AM
So, how is your day going? Grand grand grand.
I wrote a line I really love in part of this new book.
“It was never the stars that mattered. It was the ones who travelled among them.”
And I can’t stop re-reading it. #skywriters
“It was never the stars that mattered. It was the ones who travelled among them.”
And I can’t stop re-reading it. #skywriters
January 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
I wrote a line I really love in part of this new book.
“It was never the stars that mattered. It was the ones who travelled among them.”
And I can’t stop re-reading it. #skywriters
“It was never the stars that mattered. It was the ones who travelled among them.”
And I can’t stop re-reading it. #skywriters
My brother got his copy of Short Tales of Distant Lands today. (Link in my bio). I hope he enjoys it - he’s a fan of the sweeping tales from the Malazan series.
January 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
My brother got his copy of Short Tales of Distant Lands today. (Link in my bio). I hope he enjoys it - he’s a fan of the sweeping tales from the Malazan series.
The #earthsea map originally inspired me. It was my first fantasy map and I guess it never left me. So now when writing my own book I have a map to refer to everything.
#writers #fantasywriters #skywriters
#writers #fantasywriters #skywriters
January 10, 2025 at 8:38 AM
The #earthsea map originally inspired me. It was my first fantasy map and I guess it never left me. So now when writing my own book I have a map to refer to everything.
#writers #fantasywriters #skywriters
#writers #fantasywriters #skywriters
I think my minor modification to this diagram tells you everything you need to know about oroboros capitalist tech bro attitudes.
January 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I think my minor modification to this diagram tells you everything you need to know about oroboros capitalist tech bro attitudes.
I have to admit I was not ready for the mental load this would place upon me.
January 3, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I have to admit I was not ready for the mental load this would place upon me.
Happy New Year
December 31, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Happy New Year
Please post your most serene moments you’ve captured in photos
December 31, 2024 at 8:38 AM
Please post your most serene moments you’ve captured in photos
First Christmas movie is on. Make sure your voices are ready.
December 25, 2024 at 1:37 PM
First Christmas movie is on. Make sure your voices are ready.
#TalesOfDistantLands got a present
Obviously Xmas doesn’t exist in the world the novel and TTRPG is set in but it was nice to receive.
Obviously Xmas doesn’t exist in the world the novel and TTRPG is set in but it was nice to receive.
December 25, 2024 at 7:01 AM
#TalesOfDistantLands got a present
Obviously Xmas doesn’t exist in the world the novel and TTRPG is set in but it was nice to receive.
Obviously Xmas doesn’t exist in the world the novel and TTRPG is set in but it was nice to receive.
Christmas has begun.
December 24, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Christmas has begun.