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Marco Rinaldi

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Scots-Italian writer. Winner of Bloody Scotland Pitch Perfect 2025. Venezia fan. Host of @ukPageone.bsky.social Podcast and @Rigorepod.bsky.social. All views my own. https://www.marcorinaldi.info/ https://linktr.ee/ukpageone

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Marco Rinaldi @marcorinaldi.bsky.social · 22d

Here's my winning pitch from @bloodyscotland.bsky.social (still seems mad saying that!)

Sinners meets the gothic unease of Don’t Look Now with the broken investigators of True Detective. At its heart, it's not just about a monster that may destroy a city, but the trauma that can destroy a man.

Mock cover for Dark Waters by Marco Rinaldi - Bloody Scotland Pitch Perfect winner 2025, featuring painting of the Grand Canal by Canaletto

A murdered child. A grieving father. A city under siege.

Venice, 1849. The still nascent Republic of San Marco cowers nightly under attack from Austrian artillery. But for Detective Luca Marangon, the battle for the city pales in comparison to the daily battle to just keep going. Only months ago, his daughter died, and he has been drowning ever since.
When he’s called to the scene of an infant’s gruesome murder, he discovers a connection to his own loss: a strange symbol carved at the scene: the same one that has haunted his dreams. Could it be his daughter’s killer? Impossible — that man is already dead by his own hand.

$Ignoring calls to step aside, Luca throws himself into the case, his grief twisting into obsession. A bloody trail of bodies and whispers of forbidden texts and things long forgotten lead him to an asylum on the edge of the Venetian lagoon, where he suspects something more than medical care is being provided. Instead of answers, he stumbles across a girl on the run, and is soon confronted by an eerie vision of his daughter with a warning: something horrifying is awakening in the depths of the lagoon. The murders are but one piece of a larger, terrible jigsaw, with this runaway at its centre. Desperate for some form of absolution, he vows to keep her safe at all costs. But as his sanity fractures, that promise forces him to take lives of his own. Can he save this girl from his daughter’s fate and stop the monstrosity rising from the dark waters of the lagoon before becoming a monster himself?$

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Page One @ukpageone.bsky.social · 15h

New Drafting Notes is available for our Patreon backers. Today we're talking about great openings: How to write one, what not to do, and discussing some of our favourite opening lines...

Join Patreon now to watch: patreon.com/ukpageone

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Marco Rinaldi @marcorinaldi.bsky.social · 2d

A fun episode of Adventures in Publishing-Land - including tales of my misfortune at the roulette table...

STET Podcasts @stetpodcasts.bsky.social · 2d

On today's episode, we are chatting about some brutal Booker comments, looking at how Alchemised has turned fanfic into gold, and wondering if publishers play things too safe with their choices. Plus, we learn why you should never take Marco's gambling advice...

Watch now: youtu.be/7asCokv15s4

Marco Rinaldi @marcorinaldi.bsky.social · 4d

Fantastic performance against the league leaders. This and the domination v Palermo really does give some hope. Yeboah was great and Casas looked more lively than Adorante.

#VeneziaFrosinone
#VeneziaFC

Marco Rinaldi @marcorinaldi.bsky.social · 4d

CASAS! 3-0! Lovely finish into the top corner.

#VeneziaFrosinone
#VeneziaFC

Marco Rinaldi @marcorinaldi.bsky.social · 4d

Honestly, every time we look to break they foul us. They are the dirtiest team I've seen in ages

#VeneziaFrosinone
#VeneziaFC

Marco Rinaldi @marcorinaldi.bsky.social · 4d

Frosinone are incredibly physical - always looking to hit the man even if they get the ball

#VeneziaFrosinone
#VeneziaFC

Marco Rinaldi @marcorinaldi.bsky.social · 4d

Great save by Stankovic! Poor defending from a corner.

#VeneziaFrosinone
#VeneziaFC

Marco Rinaldi @marcorinaldi.bsky.social · 4d

YEBOAHHH! 2-0! Terrible penalty but knocks in the rebound.

#VeneziaFrosinone
#VeneziaFC

Marco Rinaldi @marcorinaldi.bsky.social · 4d

Penalty to us! Good pressure by Yeboah and Keeper made a hash of his tackle

#VeneziaFrosinone
#VeneziaFC

Marco Rinaldi @marcorinaldi.bsky.social · 4d

COMPAGNON!! 1-0! Great work by Yeboah and good dummy by Adorante

#VeneziaFrosinone
#VeneziaFC

Marco Rinaldi @marcorinaldi.bsky.social · 6d

Yes, had great fun on this - thanks again @ukcrimebookclub.bsky.social!

David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 6d

Huge thanks to @ukcrimebookclub.bsky.social for having myself, @tariqashkanani.bsky.social and @marcorinaldi.bsky.social on for a chat about Bloody Scotland!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob2T...

2025 Bloody Scotland winners Tariq Ashkanani, Marco Rinaldi and David Goodman

YouTube video by Ukcrimebook Club

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Marco Rinaldi @marcorinaldi.bsky.social · 6d

This is from the official settlement site

www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/faq

Portion of FAQ 13 from https://www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/faq

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Marco Rinaldi @marcorinaldi.bsky.social · 6d

I'd need to look at the details, but the reports said they had to delete all pirated books.

Of course, they've already trained their model on them so not sure they care about that...

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Tariq Ashkanani @tariqashkanani.bsky.social · 6d

Looking forward to this chat tonight! Always fun doing live stuff, what time is the watershed again..?

David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 6d

Reminder that I’ll be live on @ukcrimebookclub.bsky.social with these two handsome devils from 7pm tonight!

Watch live: www.youtube.com/@ukcrimebook...

Tariq Ashkanani, Marco Rinaldi and me at Bloody Scotland

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Marco Rinaldi @marcorinaldi.bsky.social · 6d

Come get some writing wisdom from Dave and @tariqashkanani.bsky.social - I will also be there offering less wisdom as Bloody Scotland's prize winners reunite!

David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 6d

Reminder that I’ll be live on @ukcrimebookclub.bsky.social with these two handsome devils from 7pm tonight!

Watch live: www.youtube.com/@ukcrimebook...

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Marco Rinaldi @marcorinaldi.bsky.social · 8d

Dominated that game but didn't create enough chances. Still, good performance and point against the league favourites.

#PalermoVenezia
#VeneziaFC

Marco Rinaldi @marcorinaldi.bsky.social · 8d

Horrible seeing Pohjanpalo playing against us 😢

Been the better team so far, but no chances for us and they look dangerous on the break.

#PalermoVenezia
#VeneziaFC

Marco Rinaldi @marcorinaldi.bsky.social · 8d

What's new?

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Rigore! Podcast @rigorepod.bsky.social · 8d

On this week's episode we are celebrating that rarest of things - a correct prediction from Rigore! Plus - a grumpy @ginkers.bsky.social after yet another sub-par Fiorentina performance and a slightly happier @marcorinaldi.bsky.social as Venezia beat Spezia.

Listen now: linktr.ee/rigore

Rigore! - Listen on Spotify - Linktree

View Rigore’s Linktree to discover and stream music from top platforms like Spotify here. Your next favorite track is just a click away!

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Marco Rinaldi @marcorinaldi.bsky.social · 15d

A fun episode this week (and I apologise to any Milan fans for my prediction)

Rigore! Podcast @rigorepod.bsky.social · 15d

Red cards, VAR mistakes, Fiorentina and Venezia lose, ill-informed predictions - what more could a Rigore listener want?

All that and more in today's episode: linktr.ee/rigore

Rigore! - Listen on Spotify - Linktree

View Rigore’s Linktree to discover and stream music from top platforms like Spotify here. Your next favorite track is just a click away!

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Page One @ukpageone.bsky.social · 16d

We wanted to make it easier to find, so now you can watch the latest episode of Adventures in Publishing-land now on its new home on our YouTube channel, or listen on the Page One podcast feed!

STET Podcasts @stetpodcasts.bsky.social · 16d

On this week's episode, we are talking AI (of course!), wondering whether genre categories like "cosy crime" can be reductive, and discussing whether marketing tricks like 'Hidden Author' reveals (looking at you, Evelyn Clarke) actually make a difference to sales.

Watch now: youtu.be/8Z84UmvVtSU

Cover image for Adventures in Publishing-land with the caption "Authors vs Anthropic: AI Settlement Stalls" and sub headings "Plus: Hidden Authors: Marketing Genius? and Cosy Crime: A Reductive Term?" over images representing the three stories: the Cover of The Ending Writes itself by Evelyn Clark with the two real authors blanked out; a large digital AI symbol with a judge's gavel in front; and a picture of a teacup and books with Richard Osman's The Impossible Fortune in front.

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Marco Rinaldi @marcorinaldi.bsky.social · 17d

Excellent bottom shelf 🐙

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Marco Rinaldi @marcorinaldi.bsky.social · 18d

Can't see us hoping for anything other than a top 8 finish. Our play is too slow and predictable and we don't have great options up front to make changes. I thought the talk of us challenging for the league was optimistic - unfortunately I think I was right.

#VeneziaCesena
#VeneziaFC

Marco Rinaldi @marcorinaldi.bsky.social · 18d

Duncan sent off for nothing now as well.

We haven't deserved anything from this game, but the ref has been terrible.

#VeneziaCesena
#VeneziaFC

Marco Rinaldi @marcorinaldi.bsky.social · 18d

VAR now does give us a penalty and Busio scores... Some hope but only 10 mins left. 1-2

#VeneziaCesena
#VeneziaFC

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