That story was just brilliant and I’m totally in love with you for it. I was torn to pieces and that was the most fantastic thing I experienced in fanfiction for a long period of time. When I stumbled on your “On any Given Day ” series, I was absolutely smashed up (not sure if this is the right word to use in such a situation). I’m Russian, I’m totally new to the whole thing (less than a month in this particular fandom) but already pissed of by the lack of good stuff to read. Invariably, he will be buried in a manuscript somewhere.Īs the majority of people who are writing to you I come from StarTrek fandom.

However, the bits of life he squashes between books include a day-to-day job, a love of the wilder parts of English countryside, a desire to travel that simply isn’t affordable at the moment, and a love-hate relationship with his car.Ĭontact Matt at – but be prepared for a slow response. Four of his first six novels are young adult books covering issues that may well be uncomfortable for some, but are facts of life for others: bullying, depression, domestic violence, dysfunctional families, and many others. Matt currently writes predominantly gay fiction.

With six books in two years – Our Last Summer (January 2013), Vivaldi in the Dark (December 2013), The Devil’s Trill Sonata (March 2014), Rhapsody on a Theme (May 2014), Enough (May 2014) and Some Mistakes (winter 2014) – Matt could be described as prolific. A front designed for a British author whose day-to-day life and distinctive surname renders a pseudonym necessary as opposed to nice, Matt is the vehicle through which a writing career has been launched. Metzger – or Matt, as he is more generally known – is as much a character as the people in his books.

Tea by Matthew J. Metzger