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Blog: Getting Comfortable (and Effective) at Selling Your Product or Service from
Copyblogger in the group Copy Blogger Fans 7 years, 3 months agoThis week, we have some resources to help you actually Sell the Thing. Because you can create magnificent content all day long, pull together a wonderful audience, […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
A GM and an author are quite similar in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author): 7 years, 3 months agoWhen you think about it, a GM and an author are quite similar. Both are telling a story. The only difference is the medium and the audience.
Of the two, running a game as a GM might be the harder option. As a […]
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Block Brexit sign could lead to eviction (maybe) in the group Thanet Star: 7 years, 3 months agoActivist, Rob Yates, who put up a “Block Brexit” sign across the windows of his Arlington House flat faces eviction if he does not take it down.
The BBC reported four days ago that Yates could be faced with […]
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Blog: What Ethical, Effective Selling Looks Like from
Copyblogger in the group Copy Blogger Fans 7 years, 3 months agoThere’s a well-loved myth out there that if you do something reasonably remarkable and distribute passionate content, you’ll automatically have an audience who […]
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Blog: How to save your players from a TPK from
TPK – Matthew D Brown in the group TPK – Roleplay encounters and advice 7 years, 3 months agoI know I said that a GM should be ready to TPK their players but that also means that, as the GM, you should have a plan to save your players. Assuming, of […]
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How to save your players from a TPK in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author): 7 years, 3 months agoI know I said that a GM should be ready to TPK their players but that also means that, as the GM, you should have a plan to save your players.
Assuming, of course, that you not playing a game that expects TPKs, y […]
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic How did you develop the idea for your current work in progress? in the forum General Chat 7 years, 3 months ago
I’m currently working on a comedy sci-fi set in space.
The idea started as a three-page description of all the ways the squad of unit Treble-Six were useless. Beta readings saw people laughing several times a page but I was stuck on developing it. So it sat and gathered dust for a year or so.
Then one day a friend and I binge watched a lot…Read more
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Matthew Brown started the topic A lot of posts about blogging as an author in the forum General Chat 7 years, 3 months ago
On Author Buzz, I write a surprisingly large number of posts about blogging. Here is a list of some of them grouped (roughly) by topic.
Why authors should…Read more
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic What pages does a good author blog need in the forum General Chat 7 years, 3 months ago
The answer is “it depends”.
I would strongly suggest that an about the author page is vital and I would agree some form of contact page is a good idea.
Other than that you might want to think about how you present your books. The two options that most people seem to go for are a post category or a page per book (for SEO). That said, many a…Read more
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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 7 years, 3 months ago
I’ve recently written a post for Thanet Creative which dives into the issue of extreme right turns for characters and the whole scene and scene sequel cycle. If you need more help, this might be of use.
https://thanetcreative.authorbuzz.co.uk/2018/04/the-scene-and-scene-sequel/
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic How do you overcome writer's block? in the forum Aspiring Authors 7 years, 3 months ago
It depends on why you feel blocked. There is no consensus on a single way to overcome writer’s block but I did dive into the topic for a Thanet Creative post recently.
https://thanetcreative.authorbuzz.co.uk/2018/04/overcoming-writers-block/
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic
Why would you advise people to cause a TPK? in the forum TPK – Roleplay encounters and advice 7 years, 3 months agoI’m sorry you lost a much-loved character, but that sounds like a poor GM combined with some bad teamwork. Come on, everyone knows that you protect your healer while trying to take down the other group’s healer. Why were your tanks and DPS characters not shielding your cleric?
A GM should not be happy that the players failed. That’s just mean.…Read more
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Any advice for a first time GM? in the forum TPK – Roleplay encounters and advice 7 years, 3 months agoI’m really looking forward to it. Being the GM looks like fun.
I’m not naive enough to think it will be easy but I want to have a go. I’m going to be running Hell’s Rebels (Pathfinder) which I’ve had in my library for ages.
I like Matt’s idea of getting another GM to support me. I’m going to ask the guy whose flat we play in. He’s been our GM…Read more
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jeffjohns replied to the topic
Why would you advise people to cause a TPK? in the forum TPK – Roleplay encounters and advice 7 years, 3 months agoDave sounds like a terrible GM. 🙁
I’m sorry that you had a bad TPK.
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Jack Dent started the topic
Why would you advise people to cause a TPK? in the forum TPK – Roleplay encounters and advice 7 years, 3 months agoOur TPK is about the most traumatic ending to a story I have ever experienced.
I had just got my beloved cleric – Cedric the Green – to level 8. We were in the middle of a side-quest to solve a murder when the local thieves guild caught wind of what we were up to and ambushed us. Our GM, Dave, had the mooks target Cedric first. After he went…Read more
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Jack Dent replied to the topic
Any advice for a first time GM? in the forum TPK – Roleplay encounters and advice 7 years, 3 months agoMy advice: Don’t!
I ran a game once and it was the hardest thing I ever did. I stick to just running a single character now.
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Any advice for a first time GM? in the forum TPK – Roleplay encounters and advice 7 years, 3 months agoIf you are unsure I would suggest two things.
- Run a pre-made adventure path.
- Ask the most experienced GM from the group to support you.
When I ran my first game I had the groups founding GM backing me up. That really helped me find my feet. Not to mention I had a guide to some of the parts of the GM role that I was unfamiliar with.
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Any advice for a first time GM? in the forum TPK – Roleplay encounters and advice 7 years, 3 months agoIn a few months time, I will be the GM for our group. There are four of us and we take it in turns but this is my first time in the hot-seat.
Any advice you can give me?
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