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Blog: Their Brilliant Careers by Ryan O’Neill from
A Little Blog of Books in the group Book bloggers 6 years agoI have been reading a lot of non-fiction over the last few weeks, and even the most recent novel I have read masquerades as a series of biographical sketches. […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
The wishing well dilemma in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 6 years ago -
Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
Non-angel book cover in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 6 years ago
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Matthew Brown edited the blog post
Go NaNo meta in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 6 years agoYour character joins NaNoWriMo and starts writing a story. It is the story you are writing.
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Matthew Brown edited the blog post
Forty-two, 42 times in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 6 years agoGet the number 42 into one chapter exactly 42 times. Make some hard to spot.
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Burty Burtman wrote a new blog post
Random Gallery Prompt in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 6 years agoIf you can tell us how this chain of images forms a single coherent narrative, we would love to read it.
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Matthew Brown edited the blog post
Add a plot twist using dice in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 6 years agoUse the plot twist table from our roll for plots bonus list to introduce an unexpected reversal.
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Jason Latnar wrote a new post on the site The Muse of Last Resort 6 years ago
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Matthew Brown edited the blog post
My #NaNoWriMo recovery story in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author): 6 years agoAs I mentioned recently, I was totally stacking it on my NaNoWriMo. The good news was that I managed to pull it back into line with some of my best days later that week.
Screw you, illness
But, not only did […]
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Matthew Brown commented on the post,
Totally stacking it: Word count horror story, on the groupblog Matthew D Brown 6 years agoYou make a good point. Cheers.
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Look who’s fighting now in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 6 years agoYour dare is this:
Have a loud and public domestic argument interrupt and prevent an important plot revelation.
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jeffjohns edited the blog post
Where did you last see it? in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 6 years agoHave a character delay a time-sensitive activity by searching for an unimportant item like a sock, glove, or hairband.
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Burty Burtman wrote a new blog post
Things invented just to annoy people in the group I probably should be writing: 6 years ago -
Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
You are death? in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 6 years ago -
Jason Latnar edited the blog post
Cheating? in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 6 years agoHave a character cheat to try and lose a game only to win. Then get found out for cheating. Bonus points if big money was involved.
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Blog: The Five by Hallie Rubenhold from
A Little Blog of Books in the group Book bloggers 6 years agoI enjoy following the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction (previously known as the Samuel Johnson Prize) because it is the one book prize which consistently […]
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Matthew Brown edited the blog post
Rain stops play in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 6 years agoHave your characters make important plot advancing plans only to have them delayed by an unexpected thunderstorm.
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
Testers needed to help me teach writing in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author): 6 years agoSurprising as it might be, I really like writing. So much so that I chair a charity that promotes writing and have created countless resources to help writers.
It has recently come to my attention that the […]
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Matthew Brown edited the blog post
Kirk or Picard in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 6 years agoHave an important and plot-relevant conversation derailed by an argument over who was better Captain Kirk or Captain Picard?
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Matthew Brown commented on the post,
Is anarchism or the “stateless society” inherently impossible?, on the groupblog Matthew D Brown 6 years agoWe can only hope that the net result of this is better reporting (and better fat checking). Even if it does leave me with less to complain about – something that would make me if not actually happy somewhat more contented.
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Burty Burtman edited the blog post
Top 10 Most British Sentences Ever Uttered in the group I probably should be writing: 6 years ago -
Matthew Brown edited the blog post
Loo break in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 6 years agoMake an urgent toilet break a vital plot point.
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Jason Latnar edited the blog post
Six items on your desk in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 6 years agoPick the first six items you see on your desk, in your writing space, or in your room. Make them vital to the plot.
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Jason Latnar edited the blog post
I’ve come down with an acute case of actually writing in the group I probably should be writing: 6 years agoI’ve come down with an acute case of actually writing. Actually have a plan and everything.
I blame NaNoWriMo.
