iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 21h

Having a relaxing weekend. Cooking, cleaning, watching the football and walking the dog. Hope you're having a good weekend! #author #writerslife #writingcommunity

An image of football scores: Croatia 0, England 7, and a photo of a blue merle border collie poodle cross looking up as if smiling from lush green grass

020

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Not as many words added as I would have liked today, but a lot of polishing. I find the first few chapters of a new book are always challenging. Have a great weekend! #author #writingcommunity #amwriting

Dialogue box from Scrivener showing the total target of words written for each session as 2,000, with 708 written this session, and the manuscript target as 120,000 words, with 2694 written so far.

110

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

New episode of @rock_swords out now! We talk Viking Age wargaming with Professor Ryan Lavelle (historical advisor, TLK & Assassin's Creed Valhalla) and designer James Morris about Winchester Shieldwall, exciting event on 21st November. ▶️ YouTube: youtu.be/NPR84icW9bs #VikingAge #Wargaming

youtu.be

Winchester Shieldwall: Building a Viking Age Wargaming Forum | Rock, Paper, Swords!

This week on Rock, Paper, Swords! The Historical Action and Adventure Podcast, Matthew Harffy and Justin Hill sit down with Professor Ryan Lavelle and wargam...

000

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

New books, new contracts and upcoming events. Find out what's happening in this video update. www.patreon.com/MatthewHarff... #author #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #writing #authors #booklover #bookworm

032

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

At Red Feather Writing Bookshop. Come along for a chat. Address in the second image.

010

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

All set up at Red Feather Writing Bookshop. Come along for a chat and to get your books signed. #author #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #writing #authors #booklover #bookworm

070

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Tomorrow, I'll be signing books at Red Feather Writing Bookshop, Hilperton, Wiltshire. I'll be there from about 9.30 till 2. All my books will be on sale at this great independent bookshop. #author #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #writing #authors

030

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

OUT NOW! Stamford Bridge 1066: A Viking Anthology - www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/... Thirteen writers. One battle. The same afternoon, told from both sides of the bridge. Published on the 960th anniversary of the battle.

021

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

021

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I've been using Wispr Flow now for a few months and I've dictated over 200,000 words! If you're interested in trying it out for free, here's an invite link for a free month of Pro access. You can use it on desktop and phone. wisprflow.ai/r?MATTHEW3150

000

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

An afternoon setting the world to rights with fellow historical fiction author and all round good guy, Alex Gough.

000

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Don't forget I'll be signing books at Red Feather Writing Bookshop, Hilperton, Wiltshire, this Saturday 26th September from 10am to 2pm. #author #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #writing #authors #booklover #bookworm

050

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Stamford Bridge 1066: A Viking Anthology, out Sep 25. I've been tagged by @willdowlingwriter so here is a snippet from my story. I chose to tell the story from the perspective of Godgifu, a wife and a mother, dealing with the tragedy of loss. Next up @mthomaskingsley

110

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I've found my voice! Well, I've met him anyway. Barnaby Edwards has narrated the audio books of all my novels, so it was great to finally him at his Myth and Magic art exhibition in Exeter. News flash: he's a wonderful artist too!

020

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Don't forget I'll be signing books at Red Feather Writing Bookshop this Saturday from 10am to 2pm. #author #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #writing #authors #booklover #bookworm

030

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

New ep of Rock, Paper, Swords! 🎙️ Steven Savile talks Chronicles: Medieval (the sandbox game) and the massive A Century of Swords anthology — 35+ historical fiction authors, one Kickstarter, 100 years of war. 🔗 acenturyofswords.net 📺 youtu.be/4IQbprV3mvc #ACoS #ACenturyOfSwords

001

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The Kickstarter is now live! If you're at all interested in historical fiction and the 14th century, get on over to www.kickstarter.com/projects/cos... and pledge! Read all about it: centuryofswords.net. #ACoS #ACenturyOfSwords #RawPowerGames

022

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

We've been away for a few days in Noss Mayo. Tonight is our last night. Blue has brought me to The Ship Inn, the pub that has become our local. They greeted us like old friends and even gave him a plate of dog treats.

010

Reposted by Matthew Harffy

The Authors Guild @authorsguild.org · 11/09/2026

The Authors Guild has filed a motion asking the court to rule that OpenAI and Microsoft infringed on the authors’ copyrights by pirating their works, copying them to train their AI, and trading the books between them as currency. Here’s everything you need to know:

authorsguild.org

Authors Guild and Co-Plaintiffs File Motion for Summary Judgment v. OpenAI and Microsoft

On Friday, September 4, 2026, the Authors Guild and its co-plaintiffs (the class plaintiffs) filed a motion for summary judgment and supporting brief in their copyright litigation against OpenAI and M...

13220

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The Wolf of Wessex hunts again! A new edition of Wolf of Wessex, with an introduction, questions for book clubs, and a lovely updated cover, is out now. #WolfOfWessex #Vikings #Saxons #Action #History #Adventure #AmReading #histfic

010

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

020

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

New Rock, Paper, Swords episode! 🎙️ Joe R. Lansdale, Jeff Speakman (The Perfect Weapon) & Chef Joe Gatto join us to talk about LOST ECHOES — an indie horror-thriller adapting Lansdale's 2007 novel. Watch: youtu.be/Inm7439edUc 🎬 Back the film: kickstarter.com/projects/che...

000

Reposted by Matthew Harffy

Jay “Lorehunter” Kirkman @theblacklibrarian.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

It's been a hell of a week, fam, but I've got the recap of the week that was for the Black Library- including a giveaway for @justinhillauthor.bsky.social's Bjorn, the Fell-Handed (Special Edition). #Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary www.warhammerwordforge.com/p/black-libr...

warhammerwordforge.com

Black Library Weekly: The Tolling of the Bell

It’s hard to lose when you’ve already won

8238

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Something very exciting is coming… Read all about it on centuryofswords.net. If you read historical fiction this is a project you will not want to miss. @justinhillauthor.bsky.social @stevenamckay.bsky.social @petergibbonsauthor.bsky.social and MANY more! #ACoS #ACenturyOfSwords

032

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

New bonus episode 🎙️ We sit down with @MJPorter (historical fiction, Saxon Mercia) live at HNS Maynooth — ferries not flights, a Neolithic tomb and St Kevin. The last stop on our HNS 2026 coverage. 📺 youtu.be/nVbY8Y7JWQY #HistoricalFiction #HistFic #Mercia

122

Reposted by Matthew Harffy

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🚨 Bumper episode alert 🚨 We spent a weekend at the Historical Novel Society's 2026 conference in Maynooth, Ireland and grabbed short interviews with 18 historical novelists. Out now on Rock, Paper, Swords! 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/4uIf... 📺 youtu.be/T12O2t7JPnE

open.spotify.com

Spotify

001

Reposted by Matthew Harffy

Justin Hill @justinhillauthor.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Catch up with all the goings on at the Historical Novel Society's 2026 conference, Maynooth, Ireland. We grabbed short interviews with 18 historical novelists. Out now on Rock Paper Swords Podcast @matthewharffy.bsky.social 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/4uIf... 📺 youtu.be/T12O2t7JPnE #hns26

open.spotify.com

Inside the Historical Novel Society Conference 2026 | HNS 2026 Maynooth Special

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

032

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

open.spotify.com

Spotify

001

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I'll be signing books at the wonderful independent bookshop, Red Feather Writing Bookshop, in Hilperton, on 26th September. As well as the new edition of Wolf of Wessex, I'll have all my other books too. Come along, buy some books, get them signed and have a chat.

000

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Making good use of my National Library of Ireland reading ticket. Wonderful reading rooms for researchers.

000

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Great walking tour this morning with guide Killian on the Discover Dublin & Hidden Gems - Unearthed Tours. #Dublin #Eire #walkingtour #ireland

000

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

A proper breakfast to start off our day sightseeing in Dublin.

030

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Justin Hill, Jean Gill and I had a great time talking on our panel. #HNS #HNS2026 #HNS26 #HistoricalNovelSociety #history #writing

020

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

We scrubbed up nice for the gala dinner and the after-dinner speech went very well. It's been a thoroughly good day at the Historical Novel Society conference in Maynooth. #HNS #HNS2026 #HNS26 #HistoricalNovelSociety #history #writing

021

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

John Banville in conversation with Katherine Mezzacappa at the Historical Novel Society Conference in Maynooth, Ireland. #HNS #HNS2026 #HNS26 #HistoricalNovelSociety #history #writing

030

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

It's been a busy morning recording interviews at the Historical Novel Society conference in Maynooth. #HNS #HNS2026 #HNS26 #HistoricalNovelSociety #history #writing

030

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Prof. Terence Dooley talks about the life and death of Hermione, 5th Duchess of Leinster. #HNS #HNS2026 #HNS26 #HistoricalNovelSociety #history #writing

010

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

In the lovely campus of Maynooth University, ready for the Historical Novel Society Conference 2026! #hns26

000

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Look who we bumped into at the pub in Maynooth.

100

Matthew Harffy @matthewharffy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I'm on my way to Maynooth. #hns26 here I come!

000