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Add a time limit in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 4 years, 6 months agoPut your characters under pressure by adding a time limit or a time-sensitive task.
Make them race against the clock. Bonus points if they run out of time or do everything with plenty of time to spare.
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Scenic Thanet in the group Thanet Star: 4 years, 6 months agoGlorious and beautiful images of Thanet shared by you.
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic
External feed problems in the forum Help and Support 4 years, 6 months agoI’ve not heard from you since our last PM exchange. Is this problem solved? If not, can you try clearing your server-side cache?
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Peer-to-peer blogging data format in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author): 4 years, 6 months agoOn my last post, “BitTorrent based publishing”. I opened up the topic of peer-based distribution of media.
I set out what I thought would be a reasonable data format for packets of shared media. Posts, […]
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The Trolly Problem in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 4 years, 6 months agoA hypothetical question of ethics comes up resulting in two or more of your characters debating the “right” answer.
The what now?
There is a runaway trolly and if you do nothing, it will run over five […]
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Promote your author blog here in the group Author Buzz HQ: 4 years, 6 months agoDid you know that you can promote your author blog on this site?
There are actually two ways to do so.
The quick promotion and the full promotion. Both are free.
The quick promotion is to nip over to the […]
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic What pages does a good author blog need in the forum General Chat 4 years, 6 months ago
I was thinking about doing some videos about Author Platforms and blogging in general. I’ve lost my voice at the moment but as soon as I can speak again, I’m going to start producing videos in runs of seasons. The next season is Authors, blogging, and social media. Not the final name, just a working title.
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Will I ever write a pay-to-win game? in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author): 4 years, 6 months agoNo.
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A joke that wasn’t in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 4 years, 6 months agoHave a character make a joke only to inadvertently sate a secret truth.
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They suck at this (dare) in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 4 years, 6 months agoWhat is your character terrible at? Make that the thing they have to do (and do well) and write about how they struggle and fail.
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BitTorrent based publishing in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author): 4 years, 6 months agoWhat would happen if we combined blogs and BitTorrent?
I believe we would have a system that is ideal for publishing and sharing media. Users would not be dependant on a specific host to hold and display their […]
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Happy holidays in the group I probably should be writing: 4 years, 6 months ago
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Everything stops for tea. in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 4 years, 6 months agoIn the middle of a crisis, have your characters stop everything to have a drink. Ideally of tea.
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Are criminal gangs grooming Thanet’s youth? in the group Thanet Star: 4 years, 6 months agoAre criminal gangs grooming Thanet’s youth? According to one report, the answer is yes they are.
In a YouTube video titled, “County lines gangs in Thanet”, the presenter makes the case that Thanet’s young […]
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Thanet Talks about COVID-19 in the group Thanet Star: 4 years, 6 months agoWe took a look at social media to see what people in Thanet are saying about the COVID-19 pandemic.
It makes for depressing reading. People seem to be reacting with a mix of anger, fear, and scepticism. There […]
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Different but the same (site news) in the group Thanet Creative: Writers: 4 years, 6 months agoVisitors to the Thanet Creative blog might notice things are different but exactly the same.
The site is unchanged and the blog is still part of The Author Buzz UK network. This means your Author Buzz UK […]
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Oh, for a needle and thread right now in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 4 years, 6 months agoHave a character tear their clothes at the least opportune moment and have to somehow avoid embarrassment but continue with a vital task.
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Copyblogger in the group Copy Blogger Fans 4 years, 6 months agoI’m not going to be one of those annoying people who asserts 2020 has been splendid. It’s insensitive and perhaps…
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Thanet Star Update in the group Thanet Star: 4 years, 6 months agoAt long last, we have taken a big step forwards in the renovation of ThanetStar.com. We said goodbye to the live (but broken) archive of the site and moved our new site under our proper domain name.
Now all […]
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Ten signs your writing group is bad for you, on the groupblog Thanet Creative 4 years, 6 months agoThat sounds horrible. I’m sorry you had such a poor writing group experience. If it is any comfort, I have found that there are as many good groups as poor ones. I truly hope you find a group you can call home.
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On “winning” #NaNoWriMo in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author): 4 years, 6 months agoSo, yesterday at a late hour I hit 50,000 words and won NaNoWriMo. Cool, cool, cool.
The thing is, before I even started, I was confident that I would do that. Mostly because I am aiming for 75,000 words and a […]
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One Word: Dragons in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 4 years, 6 months agoGet dragons in your story. Perhaps as a figurine or maybe real fire-breathing dragons.
Bonus points if the setting is not a fantasy novel.Double Bonus points if this becomes plot-relevantSuper writer points of […]
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You are never going to feel like it in the group Author Buzz HQ: 4 years, 6 months ago“I know I need an author platform,” say some writers, “but I don’t feel ready to set one up right now.”
You are never going to feel like it.
Platforms need time to grow. A lot of time.
The most optimal […]
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Copyblogger in the group Copy Blogger Fans 4 years, 6 months agoCreating a strong call to action (CTA) is essential to turn visitors into leads, but how do you come up…
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Matthew Brown started the topic
More groups? in the forum Book bloggers 4 years, 6 months agoI’ve been thinking that this group pulls a lot of feeds from a lot of different blogs and can, from time to time, choke up the front page. Might it be better to give each blog its own feed?
Pros: You can subscribe to just the ones you are interested in
Cons: Lots of work and only groups that get visitors will update.
Over to you.
