Author Buzz | Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett | Activity https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/fans-of-sir-terry-pratchett/ Activity feed for the group, Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett. Fri, 29 May 2026 11:54:09 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 25a41aa71cbba2f38212e20c50918f5e Jason Latnar replied to the topic Added a STP podcast to the group in the forum Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/fans-of-sir-terry-pratchett/forum/topic/added-a-stp-podcast-to-the-group/#post-5242 Thu, 21 May 2026 16:09:57 +0100 Approved!!

]]> 0 fab49a288c24949300ab4da5a8a0805a Matthew Brown started the topic Added a STP podcast to the group in the forum Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/fans-of-sir-terry-pratchett/forum/topic/added-a-stp-podcast-to-the-group/ Thu, 21 May 2026 16:07:59 +0100 I found a STP podcast on Mastodon. I’ve added it as an external blog feed so new episodes should show up for subscribers to STP’s group.

]]> 0 626677cea7848a40c125adddbec8fbdd Blog: The Folklore of Announcements from Pratchat in the group Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://pratchatpodcast.com/2026/05/08/the-folklore-of-announcements/ Fri, 08 May 2026 03:20:47 +0100 Another brief announcement from Ben that our Folklore of Discworld episode has been delayed for a third month! We’re very sorry about this. Hopefully we’ll be bac […]

]]> 0 6b0dcf1daf83f79d09e972ea0d20934a Blog: #PratchatNAX Notes and Errata from Pratchat in the group Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://pratchatpodcast.com/2026/04/27/pratchatnax-notes-and-errata/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:10:00 +0100 These are the notes and errata for our bonus live episode “The Snail Trick”, discussing Rhianna Pratchett and Gabrielle Kent’s 2023 Discworld book, Tiffany Ach […]

]]> 0 3034868b124b2e3cc707c4d94d388df5 Blog: #PratchatNAX – The Snail Trick from Pratchat in the group Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://pratchatpodcast.com/2026/04/27/pratchatnax-the-snail-trick/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:08:00 +0100 Liz and Ben were once again fortunate to be guests of the Australian Discworld Convention – this time in Sydney! In this live recording from day two of Nullus […]

]]> 0 e33a1e95cafbc80d098664ae223dab68 Blog: The Announcement of Folklore from Pratchat in the group Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://pratchatpodcast.com/2026/04/08/the-announcement-of-folklore/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:08:00 +0100 A brief announcement from Ben that our Folklore of Discworld episode has been delayed another month – but we’ll get you our live episode from the Australian D […]

]]> 0 5a66d89674adcdbabe09583af0d950be Blog: #PratchatIWDTBR – Rights. Justice. Action. Books. from Pratchat in the group Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://pratchatpodcast.com/2026/03/08/pratchatiwdtbr-rights-justice-action-books/ Sun, 08 Mar 2026 01:08:02 +0000 Our March episode has been delayed. To mark International Women’s Day 2026, here’s a bonus episode in which Ben passes on recommendations of women to read if you l […]

]]> 0 8bbeb2163713aedf985fbbd0b4f5fc07 Blog: #Pratchat92 Notes and Errata from Pratchat in the group Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://pratchatpodcast.com/2026/02/08/pratchat92-notes-and-errata/ Sat, 07 Feb 2026 21:10:00 +0000 These are the episode notes and errata for Pratchat episode 92, “Sand of the Scrounge Wizard”, discussing the 1996 computer game Discworld II: Missing, Pre […]

]]> 0 007782f86409c4c27bf108a0789d1e99 Blog: #Pratchat92 – Sand of the Scrounge Wizard from Pratchat in the group Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://pratchatpodcast.com/2026/02/08/pratchat92-sand-of-the-scrounge-wizard/ Sat, 07 Feb 2026 21:08:00 +0000 Writer and game designer Kat Clay joins Liz and Ben to point and click on Rincewind once more, as we discuss the 1996 graphic adventure game Discworld II: Missing, […]

]]> 0 8eae50e5bb090ee81dffa0295d69226c Blog: #Pratchat91 Notes and Errata from Pratchat in the group Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://pratchatpodcast.com/2026/01/08/pratchat91-notes-and-errata/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 21:10:00 +0000 These are the episode notes and errata for Pratchat episode 91, “We Can Reference It For You Wholesale”, discussing the various editions of Terry Pratchett and Ste […]

]]> 0 5bc85a39dfa24776b1ade6ca0f25fb2a Blog: #Pratchat91 – We Can Reference It For You Wholesale from Pratchat in the group Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://pratchatpodcast.com/2026/01/08/pratchat91-we-can-reference-it-for-you-wholesale/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 21:08:00 +0000 Liz and Ben do a little light Summer reading as they tackle one of the biggest Discworld books of all – Terry Pratchett and Stephen Briggs’ The Discworld C […]

]]> 0 14eae0fa297cb2bbd5919e4759130103 Blog: #Pratchat90 Notes and Errata from Pratchat in the group Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://pratchatpodcast.com/2025/12/08/pratchat90-notes-and-errata/ Sun, 07 Dec 2025 21:10:00 +0000 These are the episode notes and errata for Pratchat episode 90, “Mind the Ginnungagap”, discussing the 40th Discworld novel, 2013’s Raising Steam, with retur […]

]]> 0 1613df2f505e8da3a8c30783abb164c4 jeffjohns joined the group Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/15792/ Tue, 20 May 2025 07:55:39 +0100 0 8f4b368de938e1af135f07d28ac00f48 Bob Bobson joined the group Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/15776/ Sun, 18 May 2025 22:06:27 +0100 0 691b865f79bdefb76f1f8d71adf7b603 Jason Latnar replied to the topic STP Quotes Thread in the forum Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/fans-of-sir-terry-pratchett/forum/topic/stp-quotes-thread/#post-4659 Sun, 18 May 2025 22:02:25 +0100 That’s a good one.

I’m gonna go read The Wee Free Men again RN IRL.

 

]]> 0 e103088d07e28aff082d5b0eab1792e2 Acorn Boi replied to the topic What was your first STP book? in the forum Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/fans-of-sir-terry-pratchett/forum/topic/what-was-your-first-stp-book/#post-4658 Sun, 18 May 2025 21:56:58 +0100 Mort got me hooked but my first was Small Gods.

]]> 0 3bbec7ca24171d54f70fca53daf21514 Matthew Brown started the topic What was your first STP book? in the forum Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/fans-of-sir-terry-pratchett/forum/topic/what-was-your-first-stp-book/ Sun, 18 May 2025 21:55:15 +0100 My first STP book was either The Colour of Magic or Strata – I can’t recall which one came first.

]]> 0 ae04630e875daa43a6ed9738d34e94ec Toni McHadden joined the group Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/15740/ Thu, 15 May 2025 16:36:57 +0100 0 af25ec1766912c7f6d8c51dbd55245e5 Acorn Boi replied to the topic STP Quotes Thread in the forum Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/fans-of-sir-terry-pratchett/forum/topic/stp-quotes-thread/#post-4651 Thu, 15 May 2025 15:54:39 +0100 I love this

]]> 0 f229f2d091d4073b67b83120d8d81794 Adam Bassman joined the group Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/15737/ Thu, 15 May 2025 15:53:26 +0100 0 6c18fb48d89d23af7d77c5ffbff9efd8 Arves Corral joined the group Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/15736/ Thu, 15 May 2025 15:21:52 +0100 0 386bc1034325e6d523803cd26c580caf Sam Smith joined the group Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/15732/ Thu, 15 May 2025 15:13:42 +0100 0 c660a76b00373780cd770466991e7644 Jane Smith replied to the topic STP Quotes Thread in the forum Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/fans-of-sir-terry-pratchett/forum/topic/stp-quotes-thread/#post-4645 Thu, 15 May 2025 15:07:59 +0100

Sometimes glass glitters more than diamonds because it has more to prove.

I found it on a quotes site during lockdown. I made it my mantra for perseverance.

]]> 0 93c59e6a2c78cb2c3096806e1de9fbd7 Jane Smith joined the group Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/15730/ Thu, 15 May 2025 15:06:20 +0100 0 88d94aab4541d5c9d8018140662d328a Acorn Boi replied to the topic STP Quotes Thread in the forum Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/fans-of-sir-terry-pratchett/forum/topic/stp-quotes-thread/#post-4638 Wed, 14 May 2025 01:40:05 +0100 The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to the presence of those who think they’ve found it.

]]> 0 9255316b5a74041bcc67c801ceafd463 Acorn Boi replied to the topic STP Quotes Thread in the forum Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/fans-of-sir-terry-pratchett/forum/topic/stp-quotes-thread/#post-4637 Wed, 14 May 2025 01:33:58 +0100 It’s not worth doing something unless someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren’t doing it.

]]> 0 56057ecdc94603bad620ffcdcd13d95f Matthew Brown replied to the topic STP Quotes Thread in the forum Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/fans-of-sir-terry-pratchett/forum/topic/stp-quotes-thread/#post-4636 Tue, 13 May 2025 19:54:22 +0100 There’s one I quote quite a lot. I’d forgotten it was a Pratchettism.

Give a man a fire and he’s warm for a day, but set fire to him and he’s warm for the rest of his life.

The quote is from Jingo I think.

]]> 0 69b467b18426aae900360638e2b296c8 Burty Burtman replied to the topic STP Quotes Thread in the forum Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/fans-of-sir-terry-pratchett/forum/topic/stp-quotes-thread/#post-4635 Tue, 13 May 2025 19:50:54 +0100 There’s an ace one about dreams and working hard.

If you trust in yourself and believe in your dreams and follow your star, you’ll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren’t so lazy.

The Wee Free Men

]]> 0 875f4b70fe3f06ba632a3ef070a8d861 Burty Burtman joined the group Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/15708/ Tue, 13 May 2025 19:19:35 +0100 0 b46657f89ddaf436e1645ba87db71013 Jason Latnar started the topic STP Quotes Thread in the forum Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/fans-of-sir-terry-pratchett/forum/topic/stp-quotes-thread/ Tue, 13 May 2025 19:17:34 +0100 Drop your favourate Sir Terry Pratchett quote.

I’ll go first:

Humans need fantasy to be human. To be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape.

]]> 0 cdde1bc2ca9243ff1e0a57d0abede06e Acorn Boi joined the group Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/15692/ Tue, 13 May 2025 15:47:16 +0100 0 9b960e65fc56e1dfd4e64065a2b6c8f9 Christian Writer joined the group Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/15203/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:44:35 +0000 0 9d31f76527d4144df4e6d15dd0bd4e18 Matthew Brown replied to the topic New STP book in the forum Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/fans-of-sir-terry-pratchett/forum/topic/new-stp-book/#post-4565 Wed, 12 Mar 2025 18:27:03 +0000 I’m rather excited about this, too.

]]> 0 522578ccb4aae79c0bd811854c82672b Jason Latnar started the topic New STP book in the forum Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/fans-of-sir-terry-pratchett/forum/topic/new-stp-book/ Wed, 12 Mar 2025 18:26:11 +0000 Stolen from Matt:

Penguin to publish ‘definitive annotated edition’ of Terry Pratchett’s Night Watch

]]> 0 bbcc6333ca880a506b403ab99582cb70 Jason Latnar started the topic What's your favourate STP fact? in the forum Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/fans-of-sir-terry-pratchett/forum/topic/whats-your-favourate-stp-fact/ Wed, 12 Mar 2025 18:21:25 +0000 What’s your favourate STP fact, book, character, whatev’?

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