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Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 14d

@nightlightguy.bsky.social hi there! You mention in the Emperors of Rome episode on Pliny the Younger that there's an episode of When in Rome about Trajan's Column... I can't find it anywhere online... Can you point me in the right direction? Thanks! Loving the podcast!

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 27d

This is the face of a dog whose human has completed a novella and a novel this week! Blue isn't massively impressed, but I'm very pleased with myself! #doglovers #dogsofinstagram #writerlife #writerscommunity #writersofinstagram

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Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · Sep 7

You'll only find it on Amazon and my website. I self-published it.

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thank you! It's great to hear you enjoyed it. Have you read the prequel novella A MAN DIES BUT ONCE? Links on matthewharffy.com

Simon Tolkien: Spanish Civil War Novels, Rings of Power & J.R.R. Tolkien’s Legacy

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · Aug 29

Don't miss this week's Rock, Paper, Swords! episode. Simon Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien's grandson, author, director of the #Tolkien estate and consultant on #TheRingsofPower!
YouTube: youtu.be/6waZocokC5s
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4ipL...
Available wherever you watch or listen to your podcasts.

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Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · Aug 24

Never say never, I guess... Are you reading the A Time for Swords series?

📚 Writing Updates, New Book News & Walking with Blue 🐾 | Matthew Harffy Author Vlog

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Hello, I’m: Trying My Best @modernminstrel.bsky.social · Aug 23

Dear #BookSky,
I’m looking for more medieval historical fiction/fantasy recommendations now that I’m almost finished with @natania.bsky.social, @nicolaz.bsky.social, Paula de Fougerolles, Sharon Kay Penman, Bernard Cornwell, and @matthewharffy.bsky.social

Let me know your thoughts.

Natania Barron @natania.bsky.social · Aug 23

Thanks for reading. My books, my friends’ books, genre books, romance books, queer books, BIPOC books, all the books.

We get through this reading.

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Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · Aug 21

📚 Writing Updates, New Book News & Walking with Blue 🐾 | Matthew Harffy Author Vlog

youtu.be/FnR4mJag4HI?...

YouTube video by Matthew Harffy

Templar Traitor, Robin Hood & Historical Fiction | Angus Donald on Rock Paper Swords Podcast

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Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · Aug 21

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Harald Hardrada's ambition and why he attacked England #podcast #history #writing #vikings

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · Aug 15

On today's Rock, Paper, Swords! episode we chat with
@angusdonald.bsky.social about his novel, TEMPLAR TRAITOR, the true story of an English knight who fights on the side of Genghis Khan. We cover lots of ground, from modern warfare in Afghanistan to Conan the Barbarian. Video on YouTube too.

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Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · Aug 15

I thought they had never existed on the island of Great Britain, but like wolves and bears, they had been hunted to extinction. Interestingly, they have very recently been reintroduced. 2/2

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Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · Aug 15

I'd forgotten about that!

Flora and fauna in historical stuff is so complicated. I remember scoffing years ago at reading something set in the early medievla period in Britain featuring beavers. Of course, little did I know that joke was on me. Beavers were a thing in the past. 1/2

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Birgit Constant, Historische Romane @birgitconstant.bsky.social · Aug 5

#MedievalSky

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · Aug 5

In the latest Rock , Paper, Sword! episode, @jcduncanauthor.bsky.social talked about Harald Hardrada's ambition and how it might have ultimately been responsible for his doom...

youtube.com/shorts/nVqTw...

Harald Hardrada's ambition and why he attacked England #podcast #history #writing #vikings

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Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · Aug 5

In the latest Rock , Paper, Sword! episode, @jcduncanauthor.bsky.social talked about Harald Hardrada's ambition and how it might have ultimately been responsible for his doom...

youtube.com/shorts/nVqTw...

youtube.com

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Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · Aug 4

Thanks for the share, Pat!

Ale/beer consumption throughout history! Pete Brown tells us some drinking stories!

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Patricia Bracewell @patbracewell.bsky.social · Aug 2

Fascinating podcast episode a while back about beer and ale, in ancient and medieval times on Rock Paper Swords with @matthewharffy.bsky.social and @stevenamckay.bsky.social.

open.spotify.com/episode/0vxT...

Rock, Paper, Swords! - the Historical Action and Adventure Podcast · Episode

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Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · Aug 1

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End of July Writing Update

YouTube video by Matthew Harffy

www.patreon.com/posts/bernic...

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · Jul 29

On Friday, exclusive for members of our Patreon, we talk how being keen players of old-school tabletop Role Playing Games has affected our writing.

#dnd #runequest #ttrpg #TTRPGCommunity #ttrpgpodcast #podcast #writing #writingcommunity

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Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · Jul 29

Yesterday I finished the first draft of the next Bernicia Chronicles novel!

BANE OF BERNICIA is available to pre-order as an e-book and hardback: mybook.to/BaneOfBernicia

You can also pre-order a signed copy from me directly here: matthew-harffy.sumupstore.com/product/pre-...

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Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · Jul 25

Bernicia Chronicles book 11 | Matthew Harffy

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Adam Lofthouse talks all about Ancient Rome

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Patricia Bracewell @patbracewell.bsky.social · Jul 25

Had a fab time chatting with the wild guys at Rock Paper Swords. Still trying to get the hang of how BlueSky works!

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · Jun 20

Today sees the return to the podcast of Patricia Bracewell, author of the Emma of Normandy series. Also returning to the pod, are videos! You can now watch as well as listen on Spotify or YouTube.

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0MxC...

YouTube: youtu.be/JR50S9sWJv0?...

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Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · Jul 18

YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czjh...