Finley Matthews

Author / Storyteller / Content Writer

FinleyMatthews

Fantasy fiction author and professional content writer.

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About

About Finley.

Finley Matthews is a fantasy writer drawn to the edges of the genre: where empires crumble, power corrupts, and the line between hero and villain quietly disappears. His debut short story, Opulence, is available now on Amazon in eBook format. His debut novel, Emberwoken, is currently in development. When not building worlds, Finley works as a professional content writer across long-form editorial, product storytelling, and brand work. Stay up to date by checking out the blogs section.

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Fantasy fiction, including the short story Opulence and the novel Emberwoken.

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Content writing for motocross, motorcycles, lifestyle, and B2B technology.

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A journal with posts on writing, reading, and craft.

Fiction

Published and in progress.

Short fiction available now, with a debut novel currently in revision.
The shadowed lower districts of Vire beneath its illuminated upper city.
Short Story

Opulence

In the lower districts of Vire, a starving boy decides that survival is no longer enough.

Both men believe they are saving their people.

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An ancient forest and valley glowing with embers beneath a storm-dark sky.
Novel - In Progress

Emberwoken

A debut novel currently in revision.

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In the works

Current progress

  • Emberwoken Second Draft15%
  • Auto-Pilot First Draft100%
  • Untitled Short Story12%

Content writing

Client work.

Long-form blogs, product copy, and brand stories for motocross, motorcycles, lifestyle, and B2B technology.
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Dirt Store

Motocross retail content

Buying guides, category copy, and long-form articles.

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Moto101

Motorcycle editorial

Motorcycle writing for specialist readers.

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John Lee Motorcycles

Dealership storytelling

Product pages, service copy, and customer-facing editorial.

Journal

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Is writing to be published a bad thing?

Understand your audience, but don't write for them.

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The magic of writing

There are moments when reading that you recognise an author's talent and you think: "I see you are good, and I want to be like that!"

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What are you good at?

Leading back to my initial question: what do you do well in your writing? It is easy to be negative a lot of the time for the sake of individual writing improvement, but also cause hating is just easier sometimes. But let's take a moment to praise ourselves for once in a while.

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Overview

Current work.

Opulence

Published short fiction, available on Amazon Kindle.

Emberwoken

Debut novel in progress, currently in revision.

Content

Editorial and brand writing across specialist industries.