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Matthew Brown wrote a new post on the site Matthew D Brown 7 years, 11 months ago
I have come to see that what I call “My Crazy Goals” might simply be what others call “my life’s calling”.
I was watching Carrie Green speaking at TEDxManchester and she was talking about setting herself crazy […]
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Blog: Game Creation Log: That story as a game from
The Fantastic Site of Lord Matt, Super Geek in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author) 7 years, 11 months agoSometimes card game mechanics make for better computer game mechanics.
I’ve been kicking around ideas for a game based on That Story with the cat in it for a […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new post on the site Author Buzz Developer Blog 7 years, 12 months ago
This post, unlike most of our dev posts, is not about Author Buzz but about some software that I hope will be hosted on Author Buzz one day.
About three years ago I realised that if I was going to make it as a […]
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Blog: TonnoMint is 3 already, or at least the idea is… from
The Fantastic Site of Lord Matt, Super Geek in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author) 8 years agoI turned my AI project on today and realised that I have
been tinkering with it for 3 years now.The funny thing is that for most of those 3 years TONI […]
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Blog: August 2017 from
Marian Keyes in the group Fans of Marian Keyes 8 years agoMi Scuzi! Hello, I’m back! And so is Autumn! Hello there, welcome to my shiny new website and I hope it is to your liking. It’s been a while since I’ve done a new […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new post on the site Author Buzz 8 years ago
With a book, readers know what to expect because the author’s intentions are clear from the title, the cover and the blurb on the back. Are you doing the same with your blog?
Recently, we talked about author […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new post on the site Matthew D Brown 8 years ago
How do you know when you have written a story with a vivid sense of time and place?
That’s where asking the right questions comes in.
The sense of place is what brings a story to life. It is what makes […]
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Matthew Brown edited the blog post
Should authors blog? What should they blog? in the group Author Buzz HQ: 8 years agoShould authors blog? If so, what should we be blogging about?
Blogging, like social media, is often touted as the golden ticket to book sales. It rarely delivers on this promise. Of course, they don’t – there is […]
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic Interview Questions for your MC in the forum Aspiring Authors 8 years ago
Character Childhood
- Who were your parents?
- Do you have any siblings?
- Did you go to school? (And if so, where?)
- Who was your best friend?
- Did you have any childhood pets?
- Well, that’s the facts and figures of your childhood. Tell us about the experience of childhood for you.
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic Site design and line gaps in the forum General Chat 8 years ago
Yes, I have been thinking the same thing for a while now.
I’d like to review the entire CSS and move us to 1.5 line spacing.
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Matthew Brown wrote a new post on the site Matthew D Brown 8 years ago
You might have noticed that I have not updated any of my stories. I will not apologise for that (unless I start getting lots of lovely comments). What I will do is tell you what I have been up to.
It might be […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new post on the site Author Buzz 8 years ago
We have given our developer blog a make over and you are the ones who benefit.
The fresh new look for our dev blog will help promote you, the members of Author Buzz and your groups. It will do this by showcasing […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new post on the site Author Buzz Developer Blog 8 years ago
We’ve put our dev blog on a news footing. As part of our efforts to make sure that blog beta users get a great selection of themes, we have updated the dev blog with a new theme.
While this might not be the […]
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Jack Dent replied to the topic Site design and line gaps in the forum General Chat 8 years ago
Isn’t that just called line spacing?
LOL.
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Jason Latnar replied to the topic Interview Questions for your MC in the forum Aspiring Authors 8 years ago
Teenage questions
Time to get to the questions the audience really wants to know about. Who is your crush?
Have you ever kissed them?
Have you ever been kissed by anyone else?
Who do you most want to be with right now?
If you could do anything, what would it be and who would it be with?
We would not have guessed that. Who was the last person…Read more
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Jason Latnar started the topic Site design and line gaps in the forum General Chat 8 years ago
I dunno what you call the gaps between lines on a page but they can make or break ease of reading.
I love the front page articles but sometimes they are not so easy to read. Could you look at making the gaps between lines a bit larger? Sort of the online version of double-line spacing or something.
Hope that’s not too big a request?
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic Interview Questions for your MC in the forum Aspiring Authors 8 years ago
Rapid Fire round
What or who do you love?
What or who do you hate?
Cats or dogs?
What is your biggest flaw?
What is your strongest virtue?
What is your vilest vice?
What do you not have but wish you did?
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Matthew Brown started the topic Interview Questions for your MC in the forum Aspiring Authors 8 years ago
Have you ever heard of a character building technique where you imagine interviewing your main character?
It can be really effective and generates a solid, if non-canon, passage where the character is able to have a voice. The interview technique can, for some writers, make a huge difference for bringing a character to life.
So, let’s post our…Read more
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Matthew Brown wrote a new post on the site Author Buzz 8 years ago
It is the most common question I encounter when talking about this stuff, so today we are going to answer the question of how to become an author. At least according to the Internet.
We asked Google “How do I […]
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Matthew Brown edited the blog post
A Rough Guide to Beta Reading in the group Author Buzz HQ: 8 years, 1 month agoBeta Reading is perhaps the most poorly understood craft of writing. If you might ever find yourself offering feedback to a writer, this guide might help you give the best feedback you have ever given.
Beginners […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new post on the site Matthew D Brown 8 years, 1 month ago
Every author knows that if you don’t write good press releases for your book then you are missing out. What everyone else seems super unclear on is what you need to do to get other human beings reading the press […]
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Matthew Brown commented on the post, Proofreading, Copy Editing, and Beta Reading, on the site Author Buzz 8 years, 1 month ago
I have some work you can beta read. I also have a beta reader guide you can give a test drive to.
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Jason Latnar posted an update 8 years, 1 month ago
@illisiaadams Hello 🙂
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Illisia Adams commented on the post, Proofreading, Copy Editing, and Beta Reading, on the site Author Buzz 8 years, 1 month ago
I have actually never heard of “beta reading”, prior to this Post! I am intrigued to try and find opportunities to flex my reading skills and become a beta tester! I think it would be wonderful to read a […]
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Illisia Adams became a registered member 8 years, 1 month ago
