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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 📖
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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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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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No shit >> Working-class creatives don’t stand a chance in UK today, leading artists warn www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

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If you're on the journey of trying to get an agent, then this is a great way to get support from others 👇 #writingcommunity

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An unexpected life event (a positive one, I think), totally distracted me from writing (or even thinking about writing) for the last two weeks. It happens, it's normal! Remember, your writing habits & hopes are always there when you're ready to go back after a break x #writingcommunity #amwriting

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So sad I can't make this this Saturday - but I highly recommend it! #writingcommunity #amwriting #booksky ✒️📚

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There are still spaces on this FREE online workshop this Saturday - email me to book your spot! elspells.com/2025/01/13/e...

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Great to see representation in my local library 🤓📚 #booksky #reading #authors #amreading #writingcommunity #terrypratchett

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Too true 📚 #booksky #reading #authors #amreading ##writingcommunity

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Finding Terry Pratchett's whimsical worlds in my local library feels like a warm hug. His humor and insight lift my spirits, reminding me that laughter and magic can coexist. 📖✨ #booksky #books

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Great to see representation in my local library 🤓📚 #booksky #reading #authors #amreading #writingcommunity #terrypratchett

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Too true 📚 #booksky #reading #authors #amreading ##writingcommunity

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Write every day for 1 hour. If you miss a writing day add 1 hour to the next. It’s incredible! Tomorrow I’m writing for 7 years.

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One of the most comprehensive #StarterPacks for #Querying #Writers Some terrific people in here. Help them get out and move on by liking, following, reposting and sharing widely. Thanks to the brilliant @annlittler.bsky.social for putting this together #booksky #WritingCommunity #amquerying

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This #StarterPack from @taniahershman.bsky.social is a brilliant mashup of writers, magazines, and publishers. Please like, follow, repost, and share widely #booksky #writingcommunity #writers #writing

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Mindset reset: Right now, brave Ukrainians are defending their land & loved ones, at the cost of their sanity, limbs & lives. It’s an existential fight for their democracy & way of life. If the Russians lose, they go home. If the Ukrainians lose, they will be overrun & destroyed. #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦

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💯 #writingcommunity #querying

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go.bsky.app/HrLx9ZH Calling all querying writers - if you want to make friends at the same stage of the publishing journey and support each other in the highs and lows, then I have a starter pack for you 👀❤️ #querying

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Latest charity shop purchase, anyone read and recommend? #writingcommunity #booksky #reading

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Winter is about Italian hot chocolate and a pastry 😋

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Cracking #uncanny episode tonight. Terrified of George Marsh. It's definitely Green Needles #paranormal #ghosts #supernatural #greenneedles

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late winter sunset reflected on the thin ice of early spring #DailyHaikuPrompt #Haiku #senryu #tanka

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An awesome new Starter Pack for agents and those on the querying journey 💯📚✒️🧙‍♀️

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I have 78 people in my starter pack out of 150 available. If you want in, if you follow back, if you are a writer, agent, or editor willing to help new 🦋 members build their #writingcommunity list, leave me a comment so I can add you! go.bsky.app/UTqCdru

submitted 22 days ago • 39 comments

A classic, and great for getting creative juices flowing 👌

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We're living George Orwell's 1984: IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.

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Have you checked out the FISH List of lively independent literary magazines? I measured thousands of lit mags against 14 criteria, and published all the raw data, so you can see the hardest working venues for your writing.

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When my second novel (Glamour in Glass) came out, the first sentence was inexplicably missing. So I handwrote it in at all of my signings.

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WRITING TIP: if you get stuck, try making the font really really big. This will remind you of being a baby, when you only knew twelve words and didn't know about death

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