Author Buzz | Burty Burtman | Activity https://authorbuzz.co.uk/members/burty/activity/ Activity feed for Burty Burtman. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:41:46 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 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 a6c97405e31879fbb3bd5b253e0235ab Burty Burtman posted an update: I love this new UI https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17968/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:20:09 +0100 I love this new UI

]]> 2 ea2c690118e6118b00a06190e35f1dfc Burty Burtman posted a new activity comment https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17954/#acomment-17965 Sun, 29 Mar 2026 08:43:03 +0100 Good luck

In reply to - Acorn Boi replied to the topic Which of life’s side quests are you doing RN? in the forum General Chat I’m now on the try and win a writing competition quest. Wish me all the lucks. ]]> 93e40d475e3a73014bd95019646ec435 Burty Burtman joined the group General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17925/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:50:45 +0000 0 a8751d94c27dcfd85293d796181773c4 Burty Burtman commented on the post, What we leave behind, on the groupblog The Muse of Last Resort https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/what-we-leave-behind/#comment-1295 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 20:29:32 +0000 Someone is having a wild holiday.

]]> d2400632e5d1f3412fde2e8e7f820cab Burty Burtman replied to the topic Do you use writing prompts? in the forum Writing prompts and insperations https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/the-muse-of-last-resort/forum/topic/do-you-use-writing-prompts/#post-5086 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 10:47:28 +0000 Sometimes. Like, when I’m stuck for an idea or want a challenge for myself.

]]> 0 9aeefc52b7a76a93faf25cca5f8bd6b3 Burty Burtman replied to the topic It's OK to take a break in the forum Self care and motivation https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/self-care-and-motivation/forum/topic/its-ok-to-take-a-break/#post-5058 Sun, 07 Dec 2025 14:37:59 +0000 Always good advice

]]> 0 fd239b454f1438a603e0cabbc0c865f8 Burty Burtman joined the group Self care and motivation https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17280/ Sun, 07 Dec 2025 14:37:08 +0000 0 1ba13440dd3db6fdee7bbf23f86b5bd8 Burty Burtman joined the group The Endless Rooms https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17141/ Thu, 06 Nov 2025 15:29:07 +0000 0 bd53fd23b3bb2ef6e3a4133e5fd7ffc6 Burty Burtman replied to the topic The best advice in the forum Aspiring Authors https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/aspiring-authors/forum/topic/the-best-advice/#post-4932 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 21:31:04 +0100 Solid advice.

Get it down on paper, make it pretty later!

]]> 0 113e513143fa62477e470f6f283a4bb9 Burty Burtman wrote a new blog post You are the news in the group The Muse of Last Resort https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/you-are-the-news/ Wed, 03 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +0100 You are the news When you opened the newspaper today, all the stories were just excerpts from your personal journal. #WritingPrompt

]]> 4a3c87848a57f30bf6fc07330889fd6a Burty Burtman joined the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/16729/ Sat, 16 Aug 2025 13:34:43 +0100 0 b907882ba3f70126ae74f3b153714e95 Burty Burtman wrote a new blog post Danger (story idea) in the group The Muse of Last Resort https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/danger-story-idea/ Sun, 10 Aug 2025 17:00:00 +0100 Danger (story idea) In this tale you are about to write or tell, these four images show the danger. What is the danger? How does the hero manage it? #WritingPrompt

]]> 24a65fe737581865845f8a891c2c2f47 Burty Burtman wrote a new blog post Don't open the door in the group The Muse of Last Resort https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/uncategorised/your-stories/dont-open-the-door/ Fri, 08 Aug 2025 17:00:00 +0100 Don't open the door

]]> f06ade914889b8024ea7d0f68df91f17 Burty Burtman replied to the topic How big is your to-be-read pile? in the forum General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/forums/topic/how-big-is-your-to-be-read-pile/#post-4856 Sat, 26 Jul 2025 20:51:57 +0100 Supprisingly small

]]> 0 f822b66c77db05711bdbb419b830460f Burty Burtman posted a new activity comment https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/16434/#acomment-16460 Sat, 26 Jul 2025 20:48:37 +0100 Not a joke :'(

In reply to - Charles Maxwell posted an update Hulk Hogan has died 🙁 ]]> 8bec44c8f1ff824be0d3539fea9ad6a0 Burty Burtman replied to the topic Is it okay to write about America? in the forum Aspiring Authors https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/aspiring-authors/forum/topic/is-it-okay-to-write-about-america/#post-4790 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 23:22:02 +0100 Go for it!! I’ll read it

]]> 0 20da334d064198c000c715a167484efa Burty Burtman replied to the topic What are your best writing tips? in the forum Aspiring Authors https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/aspiring-authors/forum/topic/what-are-your-best-writing-tips/#post-4681 Thu, 22 May 2025 17:20:13 +0100 If you do a little writing each day – no matter how small – eventually you will write a book.

]]> 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 019c3ac2ced0e0c1da61c0f5eac3263b Burty Burtman replied to the topic UK Online Safety Act may not be safe for bloggers? in the forum General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/forums/topic/uk-online-safety-act-may-not-be-safe-for-bloggers/#post-4571 Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:43:16 +0000 You can’t catch ’em all

]]> 0 5357afe5952f1cf40308d0ae1f656f2a Burty Burtman replied to the topic UK Online Safety Act may not be safe for bloggers? in the forum General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/forums/topic/uk-online-safety-act-may-not-be-safe-for-bloggers/#post-4569 Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:42:13 +0000 What? We’re only hearing this now?

]]> 0 565fb2c60df972fa580c6144ce0cc4b4 Burty Burtman started the topic Bernardine Evaristo Gives Advice to Aspiring Writers in the forum Aspiring Authors https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/aspiring-authors/forum/topic/bernardine-evaristo-gives-advice-to-aspiring-writers/ Tue, 18 Feb 2025 15:25:00 +0000

]]> 0 839be576109e78789a8dca35519a05a8 Burty Burtman joined the group Aspiring Authors https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/14775/ Sat, 08 Feb 2025 23:22:21 +0000 0 6b6ef169d3e2b47af9f25cb40e8ac70d Burty Burtman started the topic Anyone reading Iain M. Banks? in the forum General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/forums/topic/anyone-reading-iain-m-banks/ Fri, 24 Jan 2025 23:59:14 +0000 Has anyone read Iain M. Banks? I’ve seen a bunch of his books in my local indie bookstore and they look kinda interesting. Is he worth a go?

]]> 0 a1018aaeb8b719207bfd533d5f8f3c65 Burty Burtman replied to the topic Gaiman contriversy in the forum General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/forums/topic/gaiman-contriversy/#post-4399 Wed, 22 Jan 2025 11:22:04 +0000 Alleged pattern of abuse – nothing’s been proven. What ever happened to innocent until proven guilty?

]]> 0 566e58124051eccf139d1109901f38d9 Burty Burtman replied to the topic Xmas plans? in the forum General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/forums/topic/xmas-plans/?view=all#post-4380 Sun, 15 Dec 2024 13:42:27 +0000 I’ll probably throw something in the oven. Maybe one of my nephews.

]]> 0 84c5901fe573a2f6ad3a33f77f944736 Burty Burtman commented on the post, How do I become a better writer when I hate reading?, on the groupblog The Fantastic Site of Lord Matt https://lordmatt.co.uk/technology/the-internet/my-very-best-content/how-do-i-become-a-better-writer-when-i-hate-reading/#comment-5685 Sat, 12 Oct 2024 17:35:10 +0100 Solid advice NGL

]]> 4f98be38f00a2725ba6e4cc17c620e03 Burty Burtman wrote a new blog post Today you learned a disturbing secret. in the group The Muse of Last Resort https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/vague/today-you-learned-a-disturbing-secret/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0100 Today you learned a disturbing secret. The town you grew up in doesn’t exist.

]]> 5ae1d33dbfbf9dc82ac111b6dc65a154 Burty Burtman joined the group Brandon Sanderson Fans https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/13781/ Tue, 20 Aug 2024 15:49:02 +0100 0 d03183632f022a21919a7f50d0b63c9f Burty Burtman wrote a new blog post You are the imaginary friend in the group The Muse of Last Resort https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/vague/you-are-the-imaginary-friend/ Mon, 08 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0100 4298c3022057942f060cd9cc3ef4e190 Burty Burtman wrote a new blog post Your imaginary friend just handed in their two-week's notice. in the group The Muse of Last Resort https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/your-imaginary-friend-just-handed-in-their-two-weeks-notice/ Mon, 01 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0100 dacb43c24978f2244af945a2280a2370 Burty Burtman wrote a new blog post Your imaginary friend just asked for next week off. in the group The Muse of Last Resort https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/your-imaginary-friend-just-asked-for-next-week-off/ Mon, 17 Jun 2024 09:00:00 +0100 ef065ec8f384d3745adcba9df1ac3929 Burty Burtman replied to the topic Any one for Manga? in the forum General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/forums/topic/any-one-for-manga/#post-4307 Sat, 08 Jun 2024 21:29:05 +0100 *Anime

]]> 0 45da948546ec0088e7a47611b3d6d18d Burty Burtman replied to the topic Any one for Manga? in the forum General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/forums/topic/any-one-for-manga/#post-4305 Sat, 08 Jun 2024 21:18:45 +0100 That’s a good one Animie (not the same as Manga but related).

Have you found My Hero Academia yet?

]]> 0 3b82faa80a7f56f61912a402f8c84d84 Burty Burtman posted a new activity comment https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/13387/#acomment-13388 Tue, 04 Jun 2024 17:10:02 +0100 I didn’t even notice.

In reply to - Matthew Brown posted an update in the group Help and Support There was an outage for about 45 minutes today. While the problem was fixed by our excellent hosts, there might be a few cache issues for a little while […] ]]> 01b3f517b2ba8735633e4373cfcea68f Burty Burtman wrote a new blog post Your imaginary friend has been kidnapped. The kidnappers demand a strange ransom... in the group The Muse of Last Resort https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/your-imaginary-friend-has-been-kidnapped-the-kidnappers-demand-a-strange-ransom/ Mon, 27 May 2024 09:00:00 +0100 2040e3a4bbddbc52dc0241459add015b Burty Burtman replied to the topic Any one for Manga? in the forum General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/forums/topic/any-one-for-manga/#post-4301 Fri, 24 May 2024 17:04:59 +0100 Oh, oh! Me, me! I do. What’s your favourite?

]]> 0 d76610e32df6254aeba6f02f3c96a664 Burty Burtman wrote a new blog post Adam and Sue in The Realm of Dreams in the group The Muse of Last Resort https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/starting-stuff/adam-and-sue-in-the-realm-of-dreams/ Mon, 06 May 2024 09:00:00 +0100 Adam and Sue in The Realm of Dreams Your people and place People: Adam and Sue Place: The Realm of Dreams Your starting stuff Photo by Lukas on Pexels.com

]]> feb330215040cc37cd4dd73d8540989f Burty Burtman wrote a new blog post A lady walks into a bookshop with a flint-lock pistol in her purse. in the group The Muse of Last Resort https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/vague/a-lady-walks-into-a-bookshop-with-a-flint-lock-pistol-in-her-purse/ Wed, 01 May 2024 09:00:00 +0100 946f520dd93c97c17727e77d89c6a054 Burty Burtman replied to the topic How long is a novel? in the forum Aspiring Authors https://authorbuzz.co.uk/forums/topic/how-long-is-a-novel/#post-4245 Sun, 14 Apr 2024 07:29:38 +0100 I’ve never heard of The Hellbound Heart. Is it any good?

]]> 0 8b3ad83c4b65f6ce73817ef7bd69e674 Burty Burtman started the topic How long is a novel? in the forum Aspiring Authors https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/aspiring-authors/forum/topic/how-long-is-a-novel/ Wed, 21 Feb 2024 18:25:04 +0000 Is there a set size a novel has to be? My story is 38458 words. Is that enough?

]]> 0 e5e36503915a35cb0914b5b407cae949 Burty Burtman commented on the post, Benjamin Zephaniah: Writer, poet and Peaky Blinders actor dies aged 65, on the groupblog Outside News https://news.authorbuzz.co.uk/general-news/2023/12/07/benjamin-zephaniah-writer-poet-and-peaky-blinders-actor-dies-aged-65/#comment-2 Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:59:52 +0000 Dang. I had no idea he was even sick. Gutted.

]]> 96851bedffeb38c3c790954562de075b Burty Burtman's profile was updated https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/12135/ Wed, 11 Oct 2023 09:49:46 +0100 0 5a7ab1a5f438495cc15e91bc8537a772 Burty Burtman replied to the topic I started a new blog - you are all invited in the forum General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/forums/topic/i-started-a-new-blog-you-are-all-invited/#post-4057 Tue, 03 Oct 2023 17:51:37 +0100 It doesn’t look like it. Idea vs Doing, I recon.

]]> 0 d32cf4534458cf8f88b4638834502d60 Burty Burtman edited the blog post The 2023 BBC Young Writers' Award: Shortlist announced! in the group Outside News https://news.authorbuzz.co.uk/bookish-news/competitions/2023/09/18/the-2023-bbc-young-writers-award-shortlist-announced/ Mon, 18 Sep 2023 05:12:32 +0100 The 2023 BBC Young Writers' Award: Shortlist announced!Congratulations to the shortlist for the 2023 BBC Young Writers’ Award with Cambridge University, which has now been announced. Chair of judges K […]

]]> cbff7261b30715857f687d603c897f50 Burty Burtman joined the group Outside News https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/11717/ Fri, 15 Sep 2023 22:38:55 +0100 0 cfb2460e6dac1235d0f95182d3632e0a Burty Burtman replied to the topic What's your take on top 10 style articles? in the forum General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/forums/topic/whats-your-take-on-top-10-style-articles/#post-4014 Sat, 09 Sep 2023 12:54:24 +0100 Sometimes I read them. Occasionally I regret it or give up – especially on those sites loaded with ads.

]]> 0 9bc51db29e89690a6a3ec14e21231c19 Burty Burtman replied to the topic WordPress to Mastodon plugins or tools? in the forum General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/forums/topic/wordpress-to-mastodon-plugins-or-tools/#post-3996 Thu, 07 Sep 2023 13:18:29 +0100 JetPack now supports Mastodon.

]]> 0 f0a15a8f3e3fd3363281ae325df4ca2c Burty Burtman replied to the topic Should I join Twitter? in the forum General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/forums/topic/should-i-join-twitter/#post-3953 Sun, 23 Jul 2023 22:28:32 +0100 I agree. Twitter is dead.

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