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Jason Latnar started the topic
How do flood defences work? in the forum Questions Writers Ask 6 years, 1 month agoHow do flood defences work?
Just another idea for you.
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Jason Latnar replied to the topic How do you stop people stealing your ideas? in the forum Aspiring Authors 6 years, 1 month ago
Are you saying that ideas cannot be stolen or are you saying that when they are “stolen” they change and become something else? I’m confused. I really don’t want to do years and years of work only to have some thief take all the credit. It happens in Hollywood all the time.
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Jason Latnar replied to the topic What do you blog about? in the forum General Chat 6 years, 1 month ago
I had not thought about it that way. Sorry, I know this topic is from last year but I guess I must have missed it the first time round.
Is there other stuff writers could blog about that would help sell books? I might start to blog if there are…..
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Jason Latnar replied to the topic Could I get into trouble for this? in the forum General Chat 6 years, 1 month ago
From what I have been told stuff like satire is a safe harbour. It means that you can use satire as a defence in IP law cases. Does that help?
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Matthew Brown started the topic How would you feel about a little gamification here? in the forum General Chat 6 years, 1 month ago
I’ve been working on gamification for another WordPress site which provides users with points and badges that they can earn by participating. The software that I used would allow for using your points to “buy” services and unlock parts of a site. I did not use the “buy” part and I am not sure it is necessarily the right choice for Author Buzz but…Read more
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Blog: What It Takes to Launch the Next Great Blog, Podcast, or Video Channel from
Copyblogger in the group Copy Blogger Fans 6 years, 1 month agoThis week, we had some resources for any new, ambitious content-based project you want to get off the ground. (Or…
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Matthew Brown wrote a new post on the site Author Buzz 6 years, 1 month ago
In discussions and forums, I have noticed that many people carry a low opinion of self-publishing authors. Why is that?
I am not suggesting that there are not some terrible self-published books out there. […]
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Blog: How to Build Relationships with Online Influencers (without the Awkward) from
Copyblogger in the group Copy Blogger Fans 6 years, 1 month agoThere’s one not-so-secret ingredient that makes SEO work. It also makes social sharing work. Referrals, too. I won’t be mysterious…
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Blog: A 3-Step Blueprint for a Brilliant Blog Launch from
Copyblogger in the group Copy Blogger Fans 6 years, 1 month agoLaunching a brand-new blog is exciting. But it can also be awfully lonely for up to a year as you…
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Group extras has multiple bugs in the forum Help and Support 6 years, 1 month agoI have taken a look into this. Yes, you are right. The plugin does not appear to be actively maintained. I think it would be safer to remove it and find another way to give you these features.
Leave it with me.
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jeffjohns started the topic
[Fixed] Group extras has multiple bugs in the forum Help and Support 6 years, 1 month agoI cannot update the settings (show/hide, name, etc..).
The “all pages” link shows all pages on the site even the spammy ones that were removed.
I hope that I didn’t break anything.
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I told my girlfriend we would only spend half a minute on her birthday this year in the forum Dad Jokes and Funny Memes 6 years, 1 month agoI told my girlfriend we would only spend half a minute on her birthday this year. After all, I said, it is her thirty-second birthday.
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic How soon should I give a character backstory? in the forum Aspiring Authors 6 years, 1 month ago
I’ve not read any of your work but surely putting all the backstory into chapter one is front heavy? Do you not find that the backstory slows down the pace of the chapter?
I know that if I did that, nothing would happen in chapter one. It would be bogged down in info dumps. I’m not saying yours is, maybe you have a gift for getting it all in…Read more
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic How do you overcome writer's block? in the forum Aspiring Authors 6 years, 1 month ago
Fixed it. This post is ancient but you seem to have resurrected it again.
Thanks for flagging up a post that missed the https update.
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic How do you make an out of character moment believable? in the forum Aspiring Authors 6 years, 1 month ago
Let me see if I got this right. You step the reader through the characters thought process so that the OOCM seems rational.
Is that right?
Basically, yes.
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic How do you stop people stealing your ideas? in the forum Aspiring Authors 6 years, 1 month ago
There are only a small number of actual plots available. Let’s say you had the idea to write a story about a child that goes to a magic school. Is that Harry Potter, The Worst Witch, The Books of Magic, The Magicians… The way you unfold your idea is what makes it yours. Even if 100 people said, “I like your idea, I’m going to use it”, they would…Read more
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jeffjohns replied to the topic How soon should I give a character backstory? in the forum Aspiring Authors 6 years, 1 month ago
I like to get the backstory out there in the first chapter.
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jeffjohns replied to the topic How do you overcome writer's block? in the forum Aspiring Authors 6 years, 1 month ago
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jeffjohns replied to the topic Must one have a blog before one publishes a book? in the forum Aspiring Authors 6 years, 1 month ago
There is no “must” in writing and publishing. Some things are a good idea though.
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jeffjohns replied to the topic How do you stop people stealing your ideas? in the forum Aspiring Authors 6 years, 1 month ago
What happens if someone does steal your ideas though?
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jeffjohns replied to the topic How do you make an out of character moment believable? in the forum Aspiring Authors 6 years, 1 month ago
Let me see if I got this right. You step the reader through the characters thought process so that the OOCM seems rational.
Is that right?
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jeffjohns replied to the topic Interview Questions for your MC in the forum Aspiring Authors 6 years, 1 month ago
- Where do you want to be when all this is over?
- What would be the worst possible outcome for you?
- What is stopping your achieving your dreams?
- What are your biggest weaknesses?
- How do you handle stress?
