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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Rewarding good RP: Player Karma in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author): 6 years, 3 months ago
I’d like to introduce you to an idea I have been toying with that could, in theory, be used to shape player behaviour in and out of the game – the idea of player karma. “Player karma” is a system that can run on t […]
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Blog: How to Craft Question Headlines that Don’t Flop from Copyblogger in the group Copy Blogger Fans 6 years, 3 months ago
During last week’s Editorial call here at Copyblogger, we had a lively discussion about ham. But that’s not the H-word I’m going to talk about today. More commo […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post The basics of every story ever in the group Thanet Creative: Writers: 6 years, 3 months ago
When you get into writing stories, sooner or later people come along that try to fill your head with all sorts of nonsense about what every story “needs”. Most of the time, they are well-intentioned but […]
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Blog: Turn Off Bad Pop Music and Turn On Good Marketing Strategy from Copyblogger in the group Copy Blogger Fans 6 years, 3 months ago
This week, we got into the sadness of crummy email marketing, the delight of writing productivity, and the puzzle of why anyone ever treated marketing and selling […]
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Blog: Is There Still a Difference Between Marketing and Selling? from Copyblogger in the group Copy Blogger Fans 6 years, 3 months ago
Back when I worked in the corporate world, our organization, like many, had a great, big invisible wall between marketing and sales. The marketers crafted […]
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Christian Writer wrote a new post on the site Christian Writer 6 years, 3 months ago
Growing up in an Evangelical Charismatic church I thought I knew what it meant to be saved.
What do we mean by “saved”?
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Blog: How 6 Months of a Daily Journaling Habit Changed My Writing from Copyblogger in the group Copy Blogger Fans 6 years, 3 months ago
I’ve been a sporadic journaler all my life. About once every three months, when inspiration struck, I’d seize my journal and dash out several pages. But most of […]
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Blog: Weak Email Marketing and Nickelback Have Less in Common than You Might Think from Copyblogger in the group Copy Blogger Fans 6 years, 3 months ago
I’ve never admitted this to anyone before: I don’t always change the radio station right away when a Nickelback song comes on. See? That first line wasn’t hyper […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post GDPR – Privacy and Data laws in the group Help and Support: 6 years, 3 months ago
GDPR is something that we bloggers need to take seriously. At Author Buzz, we’ve been looking at options to help our members comply with the new rules.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post What to do with a rusty lock? in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author): 6 years, 3 months ago
What can you do with a rusty lock? If you are a writer, almost anything.
At a local writers’ gathering this week, a friend challenged us all to take an item home and use this item as the foundation for a story. […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Using items as story prompts in the group Thanet Creative: Writers: 6 years, 3 months ago
At this week’s Writers’ Tea and Chat, Karen brought along a collection of items for us to use as prompts for creating a story.
I’m still mulling over the best way to turn my item into a story. Which is why I […]
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Matthew Brown posted an update 6 years, 3 months ago
Lots to do today
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Matthew Brown wrote a new post on the site Author Buzz 6 years, 3 months ago
Back in April the BBC told us that some authors are going “audio only”. Is audio only publishing something more authors should do or is it just a fad?
What is audio only publishing?
Audio only is exactly what […]
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Blog: A Quick, Punchy Week on Copyblogger from Copyblogger in the group Copy Blogger Fans 6 years, 3 months ago
This was a short week on Copyblogger, as we took Monday off in observance of Memorial Day. On Tuesday, Stefanie Flaxman wrote about one of my favorite topics — the […]
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Matthew Brown started the topic Liches – How t be a great GM in the forum TPK – Roleplay encounters and advice 6 years, 3 months ago
I thought you all might like this video.
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Matthew Brown commented on the post, The man in the silver suit, on the groupblog Thanet Creative 6 years, 3 months ago
I would not like to be Nigel in that situation. Ouch!
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Jason Latnar wrote a new blog post The man in the silver suit in the group Thanet Creative: Writers: 6 years, 3 months ago
The man in the silver suit pushed the contract across the table and grinned a wicked grin at Nigel.
“Do we have a deal?” the man asked.
Nigel greedily snatched up the document. “I can really have what I wan […]
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Matthew Brown commented on the post, Use maths to find your minimum price per story, on the groupblog Matthew D Brown 6 years, 3 months ago
That is the question of the age. The way I actually work this out is in reverse. I calculate the rest and then consider if I want more money than that. The amount I want to increase the result by is “I”. I will […]
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Jason Latnar commented on the post, Use maths to find your minimum price per story, on the groupblog Matthew D Brown 6 years, 3 months ago
How much is the right amount for “I”? How do you put a cash value on ideas?
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Matthew Brown commented on the post, Use maths to find your minimum price per story, on the groupblog Matthew D Brown 6 years, 3 months ago
Alex, after talking with Bryan in these comments I have started to wonder if you too mistook my blog for Thanet Star, Thanet Creative, Author Buzz UK, or one of the other blogs in this network. Some of those sites […]
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Matthew Brown commented on the post, Use maths to find your minimum price per story, on the groupblog Matthew D Brown 6 years, 3 months ago
Can I asked what you mean by this comment, Bryan – “ultimately it will come back on you”? Bryan, are you threatening me? Do I need to pass your details to the police? If you continue to be abusive I can always […]
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Jason Latnar's profile was updated 6 years, 3 months ago
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Why you should (not) write for us in the group Thanet Creative: Writers: 6 years, 3 months ago
We would love you to write for us but should you write for us rather than, say, a publication that pays well?
As you know, Thanet Creative accepts contributions from the public. As you also know (or do now), […]
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Matthew Brown commented on the post, Why do so many men take their own life?, on the groupblog Thanet Star 6 years, 3 months ago
I am so pleased to hear that you find yourself coming out the other side of the black cloud. I’ve been under that cloud myself before and it is not a nice place. Thank you for sharing Tank. I hope things continue […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post The cult of no disagreement in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author): 6 years, 3 months ago
I have always found it disturbing when I encounter groups that suffer no disagreement with their ideas. The obvious example of this sort of dictated thinking are cults but it is no less unhealthy when found in […]