Author Buzz | Acorn Boi | Group Activity https://authorbuzz.co.uk/members/acornboi/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Acorn Boi is a member. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:36:54 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 71f4e01c449155f490851fbe91170d39 Acorn Boi started the topic I found this and had to share in the forum Aspiring Authors https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/aspiring-authors/forum/topic/i-found-this-and-had-to-share/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:08:39 +0100 I found this and had to share

]]> 0 f4fa964f9dbbfbc5f86f3dfac131af1c Burty Burtman replied to the topic What's the opposite of a plothole? in the forum General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/general-chat/forum/topic/whats-the-opposite-of-a-plothole/#post-5233 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:20:09 +0100 Checkov’s gun – something that the reader thinks the characters/author overlooked, only for it to spring up as a defining moment.

]]> 0 a305144b0a722161627fad359bc99419 Matthew Brown posted an update in the group Help and Support: I'm about to live-test something. Possible disruption should […] https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17972/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:08:45 +0100 I’m about to live-test something. Possible disruption should last about 5 minutes.

]]> 1 d610a3ad1b992aa0c7c4d362913887a6 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Website improvements in the group Help and Support https://dev.authorbuzz.co.uk/2026/03/29/website-improvements/ Sun, 29 Mar 2026 08:40:52 +0100 Website improvements A big old feature update today. The activity feed for the site now runs from the same dynamic system as the rest of the site. Which means: You […]

]]> 20e496e1b6273ede65cba4fc4f3a28f6 Acorn Boi joined the group Books and Babbles https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17957/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:22:18 +0000 0 729ec1066c6d65266b9137fcb397f5bb Matthew Brown joined the group Books and Babbles https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17956/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:20:45 +0000 0 be72faec93af71206a165f67802b569b Jason Latnar replied to the topic Which of life's side quests are you doing RN? in the forum General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/general-chat/forum/topic/which-of-lifes-side-quests-are-you-doing-rn/#post-5212 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:19:55 +0000 Many luck; such support

 

]]> 0 0e18a89152e5898f84d90fb70574ef0d Acorn Boi replied to the topic Which of life's side quests are you doing RN? in the forum General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/general-chat/forum/topic/which-of-lifes-side-quests-are-you-doing-rn/#post-5211 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:18:43 +0000 I’m now on the try and win a writing competition quest.

Wish me all the lucks.

]]> 1 814a804634a7d68e3bdd3109c296f27a Blog: Half Dead, Annabel Chase from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/03/Half_Dead__Annabel_Chase.html Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:02:00 +0000 2025 paranormal fantasy, eighth of a nine-book series. We’re gearing
up for the Big Confrontation! Time for a distraction.

]]> 0 7f8734a6177c46d01c50231d2e0bca0b Adam Bassman created the group Books and Babbles https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17949/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 23:03:26 +0000 0 784520393cd298a137a659b46f3dbb90 Jason Latnar replied to the topic Which of life's side quests are you doing RN? in the forum General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/general-chat/forum/topic/which-of-lifes-side-quests-are-you-doing-rn/#post-5210 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:52:21 +0000 Oh man. That sucks. My condolences.

 

]]> 0 93e40d475e3a73014bd95019646ec435 Burty Burtman joined the group General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17925/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:50:45 +0000 0 66743e73ab17ed1afb453abe01a59a54 Sam Smith joined the group Book reviews and recommendations https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17924/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:43:38 +0000 0 6c67f5c2ee64efe0311d65e2c9b84d6b Sam Smith joined the group General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17923/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:43:01 +0000 0 7815f53623a094d12ae1a0a5f0c7ee9a Matthew Brown replied to the topic Let's do Sci-Fi starter books now. in the forum Book reviews and recommendations https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/book-reviews-and-recommendations/forum/topic/lets-do-sci-fi-starter-books-now/#post-5208 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:59:27 +0000 The Man Who Folded Himself was written by David Gerrold. It’s a good story. I enjoyed it.

I’d add Artemis by Andy Weir, which I have recently read and enjoyed.

]]> 0 db69e3285bc647a2c9c12e669c28ca0e Arves Corral joined the group General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17915/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:48:52 +0000 0 3fcac6d2e3ab61f0a2f1b11484e041c9 Arves Corral joined the group Book reviews and recommendations https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17914/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:48:33 +0000 0 af8672ec09488ae631b7582883c59b66 Charles Maxwell started the topic Let's do Sci-Fi starter books now. in the forum Book reviews and recommendations https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/book-reviews-and-recommendations/forum/topic/lets-do-sci-fi-starter-books-now/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:44:55 +0000 I’ll go first.

  • The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
  • The Dark Side of The Sun (Sir TP)
  • Philip K Dick’s We Can Remember It For You Wholesale
  • The Man Who Folded Himself (I forget who wrote this)

Now, you go…

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]]> 0 f5ffa7fb1d6bf7b9f56d046a0db857fc jeffjohns joined the group General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17894/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:51:42 +0000 0 d802681b679093e00711d4cc3337196d Blog: Not all of your body dies at the same time from Punning in the group Dad Jokes and Funny Memes https://punning.isbrill.com/dad-jokes/not-all-of-your-body-dies-at-the-same-time/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:42:38 +0000 Your eyes are the last to go. You see, your pupils die late.

]]> 0 e45c4148af66cd3f3336224ca0290501 Blog: A House With Good Bones, T Kingfisher from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/03/A_House_With_Good_Bones__T_Kingfisher.html Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:01:00 +0000 2023 horror. When her next archaeological dig is postponed
indefinitely, Sam moves in with her mother in grandmother’s old house.
But Mom is acting weird, and the […]

]]> 0 075a8c8479ad9ed6cc8a87ab83d5ce47 Jane Smith replied to the topic Romantasy starter book recommendations in the forum Book reviews and recommendations https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/book-reviews-and-recommendations/forum/topic/romantasy-starter-book-recommendations/#post-5201 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 20:33:44 +0000 I’ve not read it, but I hear good things about A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas.

]]> 0 6161add38dde9731c4f3e1fd1568daa2 Jane Smith joined the group Book reviews and recommendations https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17891/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 20:33:14 +0000 0 fce3f561b4b12a677063608b8c410f15 Adam Bassman joined the group General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17888/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:27:24 +0000 0 cb91a9b6447d42d7d232cf9f593957e5 Jason Latnar joined the group General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17886/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:19:37 +0000 0 9351319d412ad1c754c20a2e6cf4e52c Jason Latnar commented on the post, Changes and updates, on the groupblog Author Buzz Developer Blog https://dev.authorbuzz.co.uk/2026/03/15/changes-and-updates/#comment-13702 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:19:09 +0000 Ace!

]]> c709d2a157a4f1f2b310e9b11c0dc308 Matthew Brown replied to the topic What just happened? in the forum General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/general-chat/forum/topic/what-just-happened/#post-5198 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:18:10 +0000 Here’s the update:

Changes and updates

]]> 0 61f42eb6e59b80a114a228fd982f8657 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Changes and updates in the group Help and Support https://dev.authorbuzz.co.uk/2026/03/15/changes-and-updates/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:17:14 +0000 Changes and updates Some of you have noticed some changes being made in Author Buzz UK. Under the hood, this is not a big change, but I hope it will go some way to making […]

]]> 054cc483d1a20cd70b411f2cc6ec7b22 Matthew Brown replied to the topic What just happened? in the forum General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/general-chat/forum/topic/what-just-happened/#post-5192 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:24:38 +0000 Yes. There was a change. Post about it coming soon.

]]> 0 2b4c52f41af5531195dd019a4989a18b Acorn Boi started the topic What just happened? in the forum General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/general-chat/forum/topic/what-just-happened/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:23:29 +0000 Did something change or whatever?

]]> 0 903017b195624d881d1a4bb2ff8e9823 Acorn Boi joined the group General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17880/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:22:48 +0000 0 afb445a2bb763f8dcda42046aedb23d3 Matthew Brown created the group General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17878/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 15:46:44 +0000 0 650e4c13d34da4f2ed35a3d16a4c822e Matthew Brown joined the group Book reviews and recommendations https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17821/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:45:33 +0000 0 affbf4f251e3b86794d8d50109b96dcb Acorn Boi started the topic Romantasy starter book recommendations in the forum Book reviews and recommendations https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/book-reviews-and-recommendations/forum/topic/romantasy-starter-book-recommendations/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:36:49 +0000 Please recommend a good starter romantasy book for readers who have not read romance or fantasy before.

]]> 0 04737bdd47ef786e2f3702f484993935 Acorn Boi created the group Book reviews and recommendations https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17819/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:34:59 +0000 0 930585c31fcb15064849fd86b1522bfb Matthew Brown commented on the post, Time for a fresh coat of paint?, on the groupblog Author Buzz Developer Blog https://dev.authorbuzz.co.uk/2026/03/09/time-for-a-fresh-coat-of-paint/#comment-13697 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:27:32 +0000 Mostly just forums, groups, and blogs. Groups having a blog and a forum to group them. That is something else I could look into making clearer.

]]> 720e7115913de17a04104134e7d551bb Danny H commented on the post, Time for a fresh coat of paint?, on the groupblog Author Buzz Developer Blog https://dev.authorbuzz.co.uk/2026/03/09/time-for-a-fresh-coat-of-paint/#comment-13696 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:08:45 +0000 I think I’ve said this before, but there’s so much going on here I sometimes get confused as to how I’m supposed to do something. You’ve got forums, groups and blogs, and I don’t know what else you might have […]

]]> cdd95be624ab70b56a46dd0d24fcf7f5 Blog: Stories of the Raksura Volume Two, Martha Wells from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/03/Stories_of_the_Raksura_Volume_Two__Martha_Wells.html Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:04:00 +0000 2011 fantasy anthology: five stories of the Raksura.

]]> 0 f3a1d24c73bd577490ac65f10ec6f792 Blog: from Punning in the group Dad Jokes and Funny Memes https://punning.isbrill.com/geek-jokes/smart-jokes/ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:49:00 +0000 0 a8f21f46cf925162d6ea482227b7e632 Blog: We Are Legion (We Are Bob), Dennis Taylor from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/03/We_Are_Legion__We_Are_Bob___Dennis_Taylor.html Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:02:00 +0000 2016 SF, first of what was announced as a trilogy but is now up to
five volumes. Bob Johansson has just sold his software company and is
looking forward to a life […]

]]> 0 fd2a4d8365dcc1ad45f32d05e2a9461f Blog: Virtual Book Club: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir from Books and Babbles: A Harper's Books Podcast in the group Books and Babbles https://rss.com/podcasts/books-and-babbles/2618938 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 03:23:35 +0000 The Books and Babbles virtual book club reconvenes for the first time in podcast format to discuss Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir! We recap the plot and answer your […]

]]> 0 6fe2d40e87d903c9eae0fece4888a879 Blog: from Punning in the group Dad Jokes and Funny Memes https://punning.isbrill.com/other/3-nuns/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:20:05 +0000 0 afc83cac7979d0e2987642c6337148e8 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Time for a fresh coat of paint? in the group Help and Support https://dev.authorbuzz.co.uk/2026/03/09/time-for-a-fresh-coat-of-paint/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:34:10 +0000 Time for a fresh coat of paint? I am seriously considering redesigning the Author Buzz UK site with a fresh new theme built from scratch. The site has a few broken bits that no […]

]]> 0e040713a7c726d06ca3981cb1c45143 Sam Smith replied to the topic What is the best way to cope with negative feedback? in the forum Aspiring Authors https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/aspiring-authors/forum/topic/what-is-the-best-way-to-cope-with-negative-feedback/#post-5167 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:39:36 +0000 I’m so sorry. That sucks. Don’t let them get you down.

]]> 0 47e795a5484a95f09fb59928257b27c4 Arves Corral replied to the topic What is the best way to cope with negative feedback? in the forum Aspiring Authors https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/aspiring-authors/forum/topic/what-is-the-best-way-to-cope-with-negative-feedback/#post-5166 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:04:10 +0000 Did your other readers give you nicer feedback?

I know how bad it feels when you get negatives. It only takes one to drown out hundreds of positives if you let it.

]]> 0 d89c94205f3caa5dd98e2f82b691b510 Matthew Brown replied to the topic What is the best way to cope with negative feedback? in the forum Aspiring Authors https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/aspiring-authors/forum/topic/what-is-the-best-way-to-cope-with-negative-feedback/#post-5165 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:41:55 +0000 They hated everything? It sounds like it might not be you. I would say that this reader just does not like the genre and story type you have written. I’d be very surprised if it had anything to do with your writing.

]]> 0 379791125c6dee1fb410edb3d888a8db Jane Smith started the topic What is the best way to cope with negative feedback? in the forum Aspiring Authors https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/aspiring-authors/forum/topic/what-is-the-best-way-to-cope-with-negative-feedback/ Sun, 08 Mar 2026 14:55:15 +0000 I felt crushed when I received some beta reader feedback that was all negatives. My reader hated everything about the story, the character, and the setting.

I felt like giving up, and I haven’t written a thing since then. How do you all deal?

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