Matilda Scotney's Blog
February 10, 2023
We, Unseen FREE!
Hello friends,
My latest short story, We, Unseen, A First Contact Short Story is currently FREE from Amazon. 30 minute read tops! Hope you love it.
Matilda xx
My latest short story, We, Unseen, A First Contact Short Story is currently FREE from Amazon. 30 minute read tops! Hope you love it.
Matilda xx
July 1, 2020
New Release!!
I've just released Joy In Four Parts: A Sci-Fi Novella. Available on Amazon $0.99 and also Kindle Unlimited.
Only 50 pages so a perfect short read for (mild) cyberpunk and science fiction buffs.
Only 50 pages so a perfect short read for (mild) cyberpunk and science fiction buffs.
April 4, 2020
Safe at home
Hi everyone
It's always gratifying when an author achieves that orange Number One Bestseller banner on Amazon. The Afterlife of Alice Watkins: Book One achieved that on Friday and has stayed there over the weekend in Canada, UK and Australia. In fact, all my books have found their way onto various bestseller lists in different categories over the last few days.
The thrill is a little different at the moment. It is tempered with the knowledge that the world is transiting through such unfamiliar times, that everyone on this planet is almost living through the plot of a dystopian novel.
I am reading more than I usually do and enjoying such authors as Antony Botting, Hannah Lynn, Jon Justice, Jesse Frankel, Martin Lundqvist, Lisa Keeble and others; all authors who are dedicated to their craft and will provide many hours of distraction.
So curl up with a good book, watch the streaming channels, do whatever you need to do to stay safe and occupied. Be kind to yourself. I am off to have a Star Wars marathon!
Remember you are not stuck at home, you are safe at home.
Kind Regards
Matilda
It's always gratifying when an author achieves that orange Number One Bestseller banner on Amazon. The Afterlife of Alice Watkins: Book One achieved that on Friday and has stayed there over the weekend in Canada, UK and Australia. In fact, all my books have found their way onto various bestseller lists in different categories over the last few days.
The thrill is a little different at the moment. It is tempered with the knowledge that the world is transiting through such unfamiliar times, that everyone on this planet is almost living through the plot of a dystopian novel.
I am reading more than I usually do and enjoying such authors as Antony Botting, Hannah Lynn, Jon Justice, Jesse Frankel, Martin Lundqvist, Lisa Keeble and others; all authors who are dedicated to their craft and will provide many hours of distraction.
So curl up with a good book, watch the streaming channels, do whatever you need to do to stay safe and occupied. Be kind to yourself. I am off to have a Star Wars marathon!
Remember you are not stuck at home, you are safe at home.
Kind Regards
Matilda
February 18, 2020
Beware!
This is for anyone publishing under their own name.
There's a site called locatefamily.com that lists your full name, address and phone number.
It's really hard to get taken off the list and they say they are bringing people together in a positive way (without your permission to list your personal details).
They will take down your name but you have to keep at them.
There's a site called locatefamily.com that lists your full name, address and phone number.
It's really hard to get taken off the list and they say they are bringing people together in a positive way (without your permission to list your personal details).
They will take down your name but you have to keep at them.
February 13, 2020
Testimony: The Soul Monger Book Three
Delighted to announce that Testimony: The Soul Monger Book Three is now live on Amazon!
The final, thrilling instalment in The Soul Monger series, and particularly thrilling for me is that it is already at #20 in the Time Travel category in Australia.
If you haven't read any of the series and were perhaps waiting for the final book to be released, the first one is currently at US$0.99 for a couple of weeks, the second book, Revelations is also reduced to $1.99 for the duration. Hop over and snag your copies! If you prefer paperbacks, that might be a week or so to go live.
Perfect reading for anyone who loves alternate universe/time travel/first contact with some metaphysics and a strong female lead. It's good fun and a little more than thought provoking.
Thank you all so much for your encouragement and emails. You are all stars!
Cheers
Matilda
The final, thrilling instalment in The Soul Monger series, and particularly thrilling for me is that it is already at #20 in the Time Travel category in Australia.
If you haven't read any of the series and were perhaps waiting for the final book to be released, the first one is currently at US$0.99 for a couple of weeks, the second book, Revelations is also reduced to $1.99 for the duration. Hop over and snag your copies! If you prefer paperbacks, that might be a week or so to go live.
Perfect reading for anyone who loves alternate universe/time travel/first contact with some metaphysics and a strong female lead. It's good fun and a little more than thought provoking.
Thank you all so much for your encouragement and emails. You are all stars!
Cheers
Matilda
September 14, 2019
The Soul Monger: Book One
Hi Everyone, just wanted to share a wonderful review I received from Readers' Favorite for the Soul Monger: Book One.
"The Soul Monger is a work of engaging and intelligent science fiction penned by author Matilda Scotney. Across the universe, past a gateway that seems far beyond the understanding of the simple people of Earth, Soul Mongers practiced their vile deeds, stealing humans – or Whole Souls – and transporting them to work as slaves in another dimension. Though they were stopped by the League as interplanetary negotiations and Earth came further into the future, an old enemy waited in the wings to wreak new havoc. Six people, stolen from their homeworld of Earth, take action against this evil, and what follows is a shocking, twisting tale of galactic politics, slavery, and war.
Author Matilda Scotney has created a complex work of epic science fiction which introduces its readers to exciting new concepts on a galactic scale, as well as a small band of rag-tag rebels who are on the rise to save an entire Empire. Both grand and intimate in its portrayal, the narration switches between deeply developed social and political systems, which have been well thought out, and intensely narrated character scenes where we meet our displaced heroes and discover what makes them tick. Scotney develops both areas well until the two blend effortlessly in the novel’s second half, creating a story with rich depths, vivid imagery, and relatable situations despite the fantastic scale of the wars and conflicts raging on. Overall, The Soul Monger will certainly please hard science fiction fans for its conceptual work but is also an entertaining and accessible epic for newcomers to the genre too."
I am currently working on Book Three in the series (Book Two, Revelations was released in May). Thank you all so much for your kind emails and comments about my books.
Regards
Matilda
"The Soul Monger is a work of engaging and intelligent science fiction penned by author Matilda Scotney. Across the universe, past a gateway that seems far beyond the understanding of the simple people of Earth, Soul Mongers practiced their vile deeds, stealing humans – or Whole Souls – and transporting them to work as slaves in another dimension. Though they were stopped by the League as interplanetary negotiations and Earth came further into the future, an old enemy waited in the wings to wreak new havoc. Six people, stolen from their homeworld of Earth, take action against this evil, and what follows is a shocking, twisting tale of galactic politics, slavery, and war.
Author Matilda Scotney has created a complex work of epic science fiction which introduces its readers to exciting new concepts on a galactic scale, as well as a small band of rag-tag rebels who are on the rise to save an entire Empire. Both grand and intimate in its portrayal, the narration switches between deeply developed social and political systems, which have been well thought out, and intensely narrated character scenes where we meet our displaced heroes and discover what makes them tick. Scotney develops both areas well until the two blend effortlessly in the novel’s second half, creating a story with rich depths, vivid imagery, and relatable situations despite the fantastic scale of the wars and conflicts raging on. Overall, The Soul Monger will certainly please hard science fiction fans for its conceptual work but is also an entertaining and accessible epic for newcomers to the genre too."
I am currently working on Book Three in the series (Book Two, Revelations was released in May). Thank you all so much for your kind emails and comments about my books.
Regards
Matilda
May 16, 2019
Revelations
Hi everyone,
So excited that Revelations: The Soul Monger Book Two is now available on Kindle. Paperback from Amazon should follow in a few days. It will take about three weeks to get it into Booktopia and The Book Depository etc.
I received such wonderful feedback on The Soul Monger Book One; I can't tell you how inspiring you all are!!
And now I am busy with Book Three which will bring the whole souls journey to a very satisfying conclusion. No spoilers but I reckon you're gonna love it!!
While I'm here telling you how great my books are! I've read a few excellent books lately by other Indie authors. I've reviewed them on Goodreads - worth checking out.
Thanks again for you support.
Much love
Matilda
So excited that Revelations: The Soul Monger Book Two is now available on Kindle. Paperback from Amazon should follow in a few days. It will take about three weeks to get it into Booktopia and The Book Depository etc.
I received such wonderful feedback on The Soul Monger Book One; I can't tell you how inspiring you all are!!
And now I am busy with Book Three which will bring the whole souls journey to a very satisfying conclusion. No spoilers but I reckon you're gonna love it!!
While I'm here telling you how great my books are! I've read a few excellent books lately by other Indie authors. I've reviewed them on Goodreads - worth checking out.
Thanks again for you support.
Much love
Matilda
February 22, 2019
Makes my day!!
The Afterlife of Alice Watkins: Books One and Two and The Soul Monger: Book One have received the most amazing reviews and I want to say a humble thank you to those who have reviewed and rated. Your comments make my day not to mention give me inspiration!! You are all stars yourselves!!
All better now though and back with pen in hand! (or fingers to keyboard).
Love
Matilda
Revelations: The Soul Monger Book Two is due in a few weeks' time. A little delayed but thank you for your patience, I went to the UK and came back pretty sick!
All better now though and back with pen in hand! (or fingers to keyboard).
Love
Matilda
September 22, 2018
State of Grace
I don't think I've ever read erotic romance. I had to shut my eyes while I was reading parts of this! It was saucy!
Shutting my eyes opened them too! Opened them to another form of book I'd not previously show interest in.
I always avoided books that have semi-naked, rippling muscled men on the cover. Just goes to show, you can't judge a book by its cover.
(Can I say that here?)
Shutting my eyes opened them too! Opened them to another form of book I'd not previously show interest in.
I always avoided books that have semi-naked, rippling muscled men on the cover. Just goes to show, you can't judge a book by its cover.
(Can I say that here?)
