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Matthew Brown edited the blog post
What authors need to know about reputation management in the group Author Buzz HQ: 6 years, 7 months ago
You may have heard of reputation management perhaps as a part of an SEO tutorial but do you know it can be an important part of self marketing for authors?
When it comes to online marketing the search results […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new post on the site Author Buzz 6 years, 7 months ago
Short stories are, I feel, an underappreciated tool available to novelists. Not only can writing short form fiction offer a refreshing change of pace but they can be used to both earn money and promote yourself as […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
Site news – transfer update in the group Thanet Star: 6 years, 7 months ago
When I first started the process of moving Thanet Star to a new platform I knew I was taking on a big task. I did not know how huge it was.
A year later (almost) and I am still working on it.
At this stage, […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
Food shortages after Brexit in the group Thanet Star: 6 years, 7 months ago
How is Thanet going to cope with post Brexit food shortages?
Let’s be honest,our local infrastructure and governance struggle to cope with rubbish collection and road maintenance. How are we going to cope […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
Kent Fiction Writers in the group Thanet Creative: Writers: 6 years, 7 months ago
Thanet Creative are very pleased to tell you about another new group for writers – Kent Fiction Writers. Unlike most writers’ groups, this one does not run its own events but encourages people to try out events […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
New group, Kent Fiction Writers, launches in the group Thanet Star: 6 years, 7 months ago
A writing group with a difference has been launched in Kent. Rather than running their own events, Kent Fiction Writers visit other people’s events and report back.
Founded by Anthony Levings who also started […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
I like Fallout 76 in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author): 6 years, 7 months ago
I know Fallout 76 received poor reviews but I really like it.
One of the criticisms is that there are no NPCs. Thus there are no characters presented that you can become emotionally invested in.
I […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new post on the site Author Buzz 6 years, 7 months ago
Author Buzz has a few ways you can track your writing progress on your blog.
WP Progress Bar
If you just want a nice progress bar for your posts, then this is the plugin for you. It creates beautiful and […]
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic
Bug Report: Docs: "Create Doc" does not appear to work from groups in the forum Help and Support 6 years, 7 months ago
I gave docs a trial run under the new template system. I cannot get them to work and have deactivated them again. To be honest, there is no pressing need for them and, at present, a wiki (which builds on docs) seems more than is needed.
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic
[FIXED] Announcement form not loading (bug) in the forum Help and Support 6 years, 7 months ago
I’ve not seen this bug since the update. So I am making it as fixed.
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic
How to disable caching on a page in the forum Help and Support 6 years, 7 months ago
As of the last update, this is no longer the case. The new cache solution seems to be behaving itself and the cache avoider seems unnecessary now.
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic
Neil Gaiman Interview, 2017: Norse Gods, Donald Trump and learning from mytholog in the forum Fans of Neil Gaiman 6 years, 7 months ago
Good find.
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic
We've moved!! in the forum Help and Support 6 years, 7 months ago
We have indeed moved. Now that Christmas and the New Year are over, I will look at ways that we can pass on the benefits of our new hosting solution to members.
To start with, twice as much media space for blogs!
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
I don’t have any boats, where’s my free cash? in the group Thanet Star: 6 years, 7 months ago
When I was taking a wild guess at the year ahead, who could have predicted that the power that be would do something so sarreal and improbable that it soundly beat my silliest ideas?
Just like Seaborne […]
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Police seeking witnesses after stabbing in Margate in the group Thanet Star: 6 years, 7 months ago
Detectives are seeking further witnesses following a serious assault in Margate.
Officers were called to a disturbance in Marine Gardens at 1.28am on Tuesday 1 January 2019. On arrival witnesses reported an […]
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New year, new me? I don’t think so. in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author): 6 years, 7 months ago
As soon as the new year arrives it seems half the world posts up a “new year, new me” status update. By the time you reach thirty, will you have been thirty different people. Of course not, just one person who […]
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Matthew Brown commented on the post,
All Genre feedback, on the groupblog Thanet Creative 6 years, 7 months ago
You’ll be pleased to know that there will be another meeting in January 2019 and every two weeks after that too.
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Enhance your creative new year plans in the group Thanet Creative: Writers: 6 years, 7 months ago
I hope that all our readers have had a creative and prosperous Christmas and new year.
New year is often a time for taking stock and reviewing the direction your life is going. For us creative types that […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new post on the site Author Buzz 6 years, 7 months ago
We’ve doubled the file storage limit and increased the maximum files size.
As Author Buzz settles into its new home, we’ve been able to expand just how much we offer you. As part of that, we have doubled the […]
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The year ahead predicted in the group Thanet Star: 6 years, 7 months ago
Each year I like to take a look at the year ahead and make a few wild guesses as to what will happen. These are my guesses for 2019.
The year that was 2018 has hardly been a great one. Unless you happen to be […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new post on the site Author Buzz 6 years, 7 months ago
As 2018 comes to an end, here are ten possible new year resolutions for authors to make.
1. Set realistic goals for yourself
Realistic goals mean that you can sensibly hope to meet them. Meeting goals helps […]
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Chris Greenwalty's profile was updated 6 years, 7 months ago
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Chris Greenwalty became a registered member 6 years, 7 months ago
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Matthew Brown wrote a new post on the site Author Buzz 6 years, 7 months ago
If you want to sell more books, sooner or later you will have to communicate with people who buy books. Specifically the kind of people who buy your books.
You are, for the main, limited to selling within your […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
Happy Christmas in the group Thanet Star: 6 years, 7 months ago
It’s that time of year again. Roast dinners are being made, crackers are being pulled, and puddings are being had.
I hope that whatever you are doing today – and whoever you are doing it with – you are happy, […]