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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
The use of tenses and narrative viewpoints in the group Thanet Creative: Writers: 5 years, 2 months ago
For reasons I am going to explain, today we take a dive into tenses and narrative viewpoints.
I recently asked in our Facebook group for topic ideas to write about. One of the requests was for an article about […]
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Blog: 66. The Highlander's English Bride from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 5 years, 2 months ago
The Highlander’s English Bride. (Clan Kendrick #3) Vanessa Kelly. 2020. 448 pages. [Source: Review copy] [adult* romance]First sentence: Graeme Kendrick lurked […]
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Neil Willcox wrote a new blog post
Writing A Hen Night Mystery During The Current Emergency in the group Author Buzz HQ: 5 years, 2 months ago
I have a fiction Patreon site where I post a story every month. My plan for 2020 was to post 12 monthly light-hearted detective stories, all about the same detective, which should stand-alone but had recurring […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
Using dreams to get new story ideas in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 5 years, 2 months ago
Using dreams for story ideas is a technique employed by many writers. Dreams are our minds at their most creative. Authors have often taken inspiration from dreams. I know I have.
Everyone dreams, even if you […]
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Blog: 4 Unexpected Methods for Becoming an Authority on Nearly Any Subject from
Copyblogger in the group Copy Blogger Fans 5 years, 2 months ago
One of the keys to online success is authority. The key to authority is knowing what the heck you’re talking…
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Blog: I legitimately have no idea how much (or little) normal people know about stuff. from
Lord Matt (old geek) in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author) 5 years, 2 months ago
lordmattuk:
Also, I am not particularly gifted at reading faces.
Which means that sometimes, when I am talking, I start to wonder if everyone is (a) deeply […] -
Blog: 65. The Secret Life of Bees from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 5 years, 2 months ago
The Secret Life of Bees. Sue Monk Kidd. 2003. 302 pages. [Source: Library] [historical fiction; dysfunctional families; adult novels with young protagonists] […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
Does copyright last too long? in the group Author Buzz HQ: 5 years, 2 months ago
In this post, we will take a quick trip around copyright law and just how long copyright lasts. All in order to ask one (not so) simple question – how long is too long?
How long does copyright last?
In the […]
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Burty Burtman wrote a new blog post
The tail of ancient verses in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 5 years, 2 months ago
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic What is an "external feed" in the forum General Chat 5 years, 2 months ago
I borrowed a Tardis.
Seriously though, I just keep writing. Almost every day. Over time it gets easier to write to a high quality with a reasonable volume of posts. At least I hope so because I’m constantly behind on my self-imposed schedules.
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Blog: 64. The Book Collectors from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 5 years, 2 months ago
The Book Collectors: A Band of Syrian Rebels and the Stories that Carried Them Through a War. Delphine Minoui. Translated by Lara Vergnaud. 2020. [October] 208 […]
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Blog: <p>How do you talk to girls?</p> from
Lord Matt (old geek) in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author) 5 years, 2 months ago
In the same way that you talk to anyone else. Start with a hello and see where it goes. Seriously, girls are human beings too.
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Matthew Brown edited the blog post
2 flood alerts were issued for Thanet this morning in the group Thanet Star: 5 years, 2 months ago
Two government flood alerts were issued for Thanet this morning.
The alerts were for coastal from Ramsgate to Kingsdown and coastal from Whitstable to Margate. Potential flooding was warned for the high tide […]
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Blog: There is a hot girl in my town that I think would be really into me if she got the chance. I send her flowers every week and wrote her like a tonne of really sweet poems. I just want her to like me. I tried friending her on Facebook but I think her friends made her block me or something. Something is up on Twitter – I think her friends hacked my account or something because it is locked now. from
Lord Matt (old geek) in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author) 5 years, 2 months ago
Dude, I feel your pain but I have some bad news for you – she is not the least bit into you.I am sorry to tell you this but you need to stop with the flowers, […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
Colourful birds in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 5 years, 2 months ago
Maybe this mood-board of colourful bird pictures will spark a story idea for you. If it does, we’d love to know about it.
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Bob Bobson joined the group
Fans of Katherine DeGilio 5 years, 2 months ago
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Jack Dent replied to the topic Buying ISBNs in the forum General Chat 5 years, 2 months ago
A friend told me, you need to have a book ready to go before you can buy one.
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Jack Dent replied to the topic What is your take on prologues? in the forum Aspiring Authors 5 years, 2 months ago
I hate them.
The quickest way to put me off a book is a prologue.
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Jack Dent replied to the topic What is an "external feed" in the forum General Chat 5 years, 2 months ago
Another winning post? How do you find the time?
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Kent Index posted an update in the group
Kent Index (Blog) 5 years, 2 months ago
Working on some new ideas. I hope, after travel restrictions can be lifted, to show you what it is.
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic How are you liking the new front page? in the forum General Chat 5 years, 2 months ago
I’m glad you like it. To be honest, I felt like I cheated. I filtered for types of post that tended to be too short and gave them a separate template. It is working, so I guess the cheat was not so bad.
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic What is everyone up to during the COVID-19 lock-down? in the forum General Chat 5 years, 2 months ago
I have now written some new stuff, beta read in a swap with another writer and – very important – realised that a serial story I was putting out in first draft format needs the remainder of the writing I have done put up too.
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic Free blog images. in the forum General Chat 5 years, 2 months ago
I truly do wish there were ten of me. The things we could get done in a single day…
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Blog: <p>I turn 30 soon and my friends are telling me it is time to get ride of my legos. Is it weird that I still like to play with Lego?</p> from
Lord Matt (old geek) in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author) 5 years, 2 months ago
Don’t do it. I sold my Lego in my mid-thirties and I regret it to this day. There is nothing wrong with enjoying lego. Do what you love.
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Blog: Not The Wellcome Prize: Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez from
A Little Blog of Books in the group Book bloggers 5 years, 2 months ago
The Wellcome Book Prize celebrating fiction and non-fiction with a medical theme was “paused” this year and Rebecca has organised an alternative blog tour and publ […]