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Matthew Brown posted an update 8 years, 2 months ago
I am feeling positive about Author Buzz today. We can do this.
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Matthew Brown wrote a new post on the site Author Buzz 8 years, 2 months ago
One of the questions I get asked a lot is, what is Author Buzz? When people ask me that what they are really asking is why should I use Author Buzz?
Today I want to talk about two parts of Author Buzz that I feel […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new post on the site Author Buzz Developer Blog 8 years, 2 months ago
Grumpy Dev Syndrome is the term I came up with a while back to describe that funk that devs (developers) can get into when everything just seems to suck and the only answer is to unload your irritation on someone […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new post on the site Author Buzz Developer Blog 8 years, 2 months ago
As both a dev and a storyteller, I know that games can make an excellent platform for telling stories and it is something I dream about quite frequently. This dreaming leads to an unhealthy dose of Grumpy Dev […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new post on the site Author Buzz Developer Blog 8 years, 3 months ago
There are days when despite my best efforts I sort of just feel all Marvin the android with a side order of Eeyore. Today is one of those days. I am a grumpy dev and you should probably just stop […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new post on the site Matthew D Brown 8 years, 3 months ago
Thanet Creative Writers suggested we writers blog about favourite lines cut from our work. Of the list of enough platform building suggestions to last a year, that was one that I contributed so I had better write […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new post on the site Matthew D Brown 8 years, 3 months ago
Unless you grew up near the sea this particular reference to a mermaid’s purse might leave you scratching your head. Malial was certainly confused.
In reality, a mermaid’s purse does not really come from a […]
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Matthew Brown commented on the post, Fictional Dictionary of Bad Language, on the site Matthew D Brown 8 years, 3 months ago
I am pleased I was able to amuse you. I had a ball writing it. (I’ll check the subscribe thingy and make sure it is working, thanks for the heads up).
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What exactly is an urisk? in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author): 8 years, 3 months agoWhile collecting mushrooms Malial encounters an urisk. What is an urisk and where are they found?
The urisk is a mythical household spirit from English and Scottish folklore. You may be more familiar with an […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new post on the site Matthew D Brown 8 years, 3 months ago
In a fit of productivity, I have published not one but two new entries for the story “Legend”.
These two sections deal with what went wrong while Malial was searching for pearls and what he did about it. We […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new item, on the site Matthew D Brown 8 years, 3 months ago
“Am I doomed to live in the sea forever?” Malial asked.
“If the answer exists,” said the old man, “it exists under the ocean where your mistake was made.”
“Wait for me?” asked Malial.
“I will wait until d […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new item, on the site Matthew D Brown 8 years, 3 months ago
Malial did not drown if that is what you are thinking. He encountered some of the pitfalls that come with following plans of some old man that you met in the middle of a haunted woods two days ago.
With a tiny […]
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Matthew Brown edited the blog post
Fictional Dictionary of Bad Language in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author): 8 years, 3 months agoSometimes, when you are writing, you want an oath or swear but without any actual swearing. In preparation for the time when I would need such a fictional word, I created a fictional dictionary with these words […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new post on the site Author Buzz Developer Blog 8 years, 3 months ago
One of the challenges for Author Buzz was that we need a lot of different functions and features without polluting the plugin list with a large collection of things that blog users cannot directly access.
Our […]
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Matthew Brown started the topic Reminder: Beta Testers in the forum General Chat 8 years, 3 months ago
Just a reminder that we are still in need of further beta testers.
So far beta testers have identified and enabled us to fix the following issues
* Signup emails – I am pretty confident they are now working
* Front page banner links – we added a CTA to make them more obvious
* Directory – addedI am also working on a complex plugin to bridge a…Read more
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Matthew Brown posted an update 8 years, 3 months ago
@crimsondrakenya Did you know you can customise your avatar and profile banner?
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James Davies became a registered member 8 years, 3 months ago
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Matthew Brown wrote a new post on the site Author Buzz 8 years, 3 months ago
There is a principle that states that if you have not documented something then it might as well not exist. We have taken that to heart and have started work on what we hope will be a definitive guide to using […]
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Matthew Brown started the topic The Grand Guide to Author Buzz in the forum General Chat 8 years, 3 months ago
We have been hard at work creating a guide to Author Buzz. This guide will tell you everything here is to know about getting the most out of the site. It is written on the basis that if something is not documented it might as well not exist.
We welcome feedback on ways to make the guide even better. Use the forum to ask questions if you have any…Read more
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Matthew Brown wrote a new post on the site Author Buzz Developer Blog 8 years, 3 months ago
I cannot say this loudly or often enough: If you did not document it, it does not exist.
For two straight days, I have been trying to get to the bottom of the WTF of a few basic elements of WrdPress Themes and […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new post on the site Matthew D Brown 8 years, 3 months ago
This post in response to the Thanet Creative Writers theme for the competition. It’s not an entry (that would not be fair) but I thought I would address the prompt anyway.
Where do I even start? What mistakes […]
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Charles Dickens's profile was updated 8 years, 3 months ago
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Jason Latnar posted an update 8 years, 3 months ago
I love books!!!
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Matthew Brown wrote a new post on the site Matthew D Brown 8 years, 3 months ago
Hello, my one or two readers. I have updated both of my stories, each with a new chapter.
That story with a cat in it
That story with a cat in it has a new chapter – “In Which Much Tea is Consumed”. I noticed […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new item, on the site Matthew D Brown 8 years, 3 months ago
The hot water ran out again, halfway through making a cup of tea for Doc. That’s the second time that’s happened, Jack thought crossly, how many people are in this house?
Somehow, no matter how many cups of tea […]
