Author Buzz | Charles Maxwell | Group Activity https://authorbuzz.co.uk/members/charlesmaxwell/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Charles Maxwell is a member. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:09:02 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 a7825d083d7dec89503ab579b1b7dda2 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Humans always wore encounter suits with mirrored visors, but on day two-hundred and six of the thirteenth-hundred cycle of Vark by the Baralian reckoning, Tharg learned exactly why. It all started when… in the group Writing prompts and inspirations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/opening-lines/humans-always-wore-encounter-suits-with-mirrored-visors-but-on-day-two-hundred-and-six-of-the-thirteenth-hundred-cycle-of-vark-by-the-baralian-reckoning-tharg-learned-exactly-why-it-all-started-whe/ Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0100 Humans always wore encounter suits with mirrored visors, but on day two-hundred and six of the thirteenth-hundred cycle of Vark by the Baralian reckoning, Tharg learned exactly why. It all started when…(first blogged here)

]]> 17bc59eaf6da4438fc7cd09d63645c33 Arves Corral joined the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/18276/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 23:32:35 +0100 0 f3ea133d917e1d0772a8b7948ba2123e Toni McHadden started the topic Just do a little in the forum Self care and motivation https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/self-care-and-motivation/forum/topic/just-do-a-little/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:00:56 +0100 When doing the thing feels too much, give yourself permission to do a tiny bit. If that is all you do, you have done infinitly more than if you did nothing.

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series. A few days before Christmas, an old woman is stabbed on the Tyne
and Wear Metro. She was […]

]]> 0 bcdfa8009242e3c856bc3903a4d2c989 Blog: 22 Dead Little Bodies, Stuart MacBride from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/06/22_Dead_Little_Bodies__Stuart_MacBride.html Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:01:00 +0100 2015 short police procedural mystery novel, tartan noir, in the Logan
McRae series. Logan’s day starts with a failed attempt to stop a
suicidal jumper, and goes […]

]]> 0 181460e75c4e31d973e967d180a367d4 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post The sewer elves are causing trouble again in the group Writing prompts and inspirations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/the-sewer-elves-are-causing-trouble-again/ Sat, 30 May 2026 19:00:00 +0100 e6c59cb9321f1b1fe484ec231fae5a1f Blog: The Folded Sky, Elizabeth Bear from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/05/The_Folded_Sky__Elizabeth_Bear.html Sat, 30 May 2026 08:01:00 +0100 2025 space opera, third in its loose series. Dr Sunya Song has
travelled to the edge of the galaxy to work on the investigation, and
evacuation, of the Baomind, a […]

]]> 0 c2ed925e497e62615d7ea07f093cb397 Blog: The Tainted Cup, Robert Jackson Bennett from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/05/The_Tainted_Cup__Robert_Jackson_Bennett.html Wed, 27 May 2026 08:01:00 +0100 2024 fantasy mystery. A high-ranking Imperial officer has been
murdered, in a particularly grotesque way. But why was he even staying
at a house belonging to one of […]

]]> 0 9337ffc059d2db9afa19a5bc31f7afe4 Blog: An Impossible Impostor, Deanna Raybourn from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/05/An_Impossible_Impostor__Deanna_Raybourn.html Tue, 26 May 2026 08:02:00 +0100 2022 historical thriller, seventh of its series. A Missing Heir has
shown up. Well, maybe. Veronica knew the real man back in the day, and
is asked to see if she […]

]]> 0 3e7bad4fd96da1b61d6bd0ef8f1d804f Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Your new house has a series pixie infestation in the group Writing prompts and inspirations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/your-new-house-has-a-series-pixie-infestation/ Sat, 23 May 2026 19:00:00 +0100 f5f59b4e97eada305f035849be6ab876 Blog: Scarper, Jenny Schwartz from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/05/Scarper__Jenny_Schwartz.html Fri, 22 May 2026 08:02:00 +0100 2023 SF, second of its series. OK, now we know some of what’s going
on. What should we do about it?

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]]> 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.

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which will change the shape of the world’s economies. Unable to trust
any old friends or […]

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supernatural prison, and her boyfriend is being tortured by Lucifer in
person. How to give […]

]]> 0 18403384b3190090e25d9034cf55ea92 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Something just escaped from your computer game in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/something-just-escaped-from-your-computer-game/ Tue, 19 May 2026 20:00:00 +0100 40c91d037deb3dc521e55fd969608c52 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post You work as a process server. You must deliver subpoenas to everyone in this photo. in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/you-work-as-a-process-server-you-must-deliver-subpoenas-to-everyone-in-this-photo/ Mon, 18 May 2026 11:00:00 +0100 You work as a process server. You must deliver subpoenas to everyone in this photo.

]]> da3f2577e464a48e6dcfbfc34ea9a0e4 Blog: Second Foundation, Isaac Asimov from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/05/Second_Foundation__Isaac_Asimov.html Mon, 18 May 2026 08:01:00 +0100 1953 classic SF, collection of shorter works. The Mule is still
building his empire. Obviously that has to be stopped. Spoilers for a
73-year-old book.

]]> 0 06f49fb5a4556daf2a3d25eb19975a75 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post You work as an investigator. Your job is to find ghosts that do not want to be found. in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/you-work-as-an-investigator-your-job-is-to-find-ghosts-that-do-not-want-to-be-found/ Sun, 17 May 2026 19:00:00 +0100 e38ed25a6d5e31e6b8b8d877456c29ce Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post You work as a process server. You must deliver an injunction to one specific cat. You have until midnight. in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/you-work-as-a-process-server-you-must-deliver-an-injunction-to-one-specific-cat-you-have-until-midnight/ Sat, 16 May 2026 17:00:00 +0100 0e1e7fd2c047a3f856aabfdff3ab55d7 Blog: The Marriage Method, Mimi Matthews from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/05/The_Marriage_Method__Mimi_Matthews.html Fri, 15 May 2026 08:00:00 +0100 2025 Victorian romance. Miles Quincey, a crusading newspaper editor,
has been looking too hard into the Academy, so its deputy
headmistress, Nell Trewlove, is sent […]

]]> 0 b622f27452b0d65be4223754f9a8b3bf Jason Latnar wrote a new blog post A story told purely in radio transmissions in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/writing-dares/a-story-told-purely-in-radio-transmissions/ Fri, 15 May 2026 08:00:00 +0100 93459c56aea840c10f2096c2960150db Jason Latnar wrote a new blog post Can you tell us the story that ties these images together? in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/storyboard/can-you-tell-us-the-story-that-ties-these-images-together/ Thu, 14 May 2026 09:00:00 +0100 Can you tell us the story that ties these images together?

]]> c91ed8bacb15d43b2a10d1dbced74db5 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Everywherre you go, you see the same pair of eyes watching you in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/everywherre-you-go-you-see-the-same-pair-of-eyes-watching-you/ Wed, 13 May 2026 20:00:00 +0100 8f0dc3e8fb5b464e4bed341dbd42e8b2 Blog: Secrets Typed In Blood, Stephen Spotswood from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/05/Secrets_Typed_In_Blood__Stephen_Spotswood.html Wed, 13 May 2026 08:05:00 +0100 2022 mystery, third in its series. Pentecost and Parker are back in
New York, where three murders have been committed in the style of a
particular crime writer.

]]> 0 0733922d61401f6faba25f7832ce79d0 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Your best friend just confessed that she's not from Earth. in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/your-best-friend-just-confessed-that-shes-not-from-earth/ Tue, 12 May 2026 19:00:00 +0100 cbe44122e55ccbf62b392ff2bacf9dc4 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post You work as a process server. You must deliver this summons to Death himself. in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/you-work-as-a-process-server-you-must-deliver-this-summons-to-death-himself/ Mon, 11 May 2026 11:00:00 +0100 7935f268dd112e3e6473bcb4dc84299d Matthew Brown edited the blog post Next year you will invent time travel in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/nexy-year-you-will-invent-time-travel/ Sun, 10 May 2026 11:00:00 +0100 58f348901a73809dd3536a15afa37d02 Matthew Brown edited the blog post So, it turns out your best friend is a shapeshifter. in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/so-it-turns-out-your-best-freind-is-a-shapeshifter/ Sat, 09 May 2026 19:30:44 +0100 So, it turns out your best friend is a shapeshifter.They’re missing.

]]> e237f6c63381825ed81db82b084ce7c2 Blog: Testimony of Mute Things, Lois McMaster Bujold from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/05/Testimony_of_Mute_Things__Lois_McMaster_Bujold.html Sat, 09 May 2026 08:02:00 +0100 2025 fantasy novella in the World of the Five Gods (formerly known as
Chalion). Early in Pen’s career, when he’s still a sorcerer-physician
in Martensbridge, he’s […]

]]> 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 […]

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Vivienne had a summer thing with Rhys, youngest son of the Welsh
family that founded the small and […]

]]> 0 5998786638b9333b38f6fefef2ac0829 Blog: Why Planes Crash Case Files 2003, Sylvia Wrigley from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/05/Why_Planes_Crash_Case_Files_2003__Sylvia_Wrigley.html Mon, 04 May 2026 08:01:00 +0100 2016 non-fiction, aviation history. Wrigley looks into a number of
aircraft incidents.

]]> 0 3cca69df56e3730d31df3ab25554f53d Blog: Stolen in Death, J. D. Robb from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/05/Stolen_in_Death__J__D__Robb.html Fri, 01 May 2026 08:01:00 +0100 2026 romance/SF/mystery; 62nd novel of Robb’s In Death series (SF
police procedurals). After a burglary, the multimillionaire is dead,
and his secret vault of […]

]]> 0 eefe622289d0def49a8b6d6fc8e216ed Jason Latnar joined the group Book reviews and recommendations https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/18099/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:47:56 +0100 0 5e484b63e86d5855a5037ff2b17d1418 Blog: Danger Point, Patricia Wentworth from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/04/Danger_Point__Patricia_Wentworth.html Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:01:00 +0100 1941 mystery/thriller, fourth in the Miss Silver series. Lisle
Jerningham is newly married, but nervy; someone who knows her
husband’s family has been talking […]

]]> 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 3f91fae717e4904450cbf9d00366f04e Blog: The Flying Legion, George Allen England from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/04/The_Flying_Legion__George_Allen_England.html Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:02:00 +0100 1920 adventurous SF novel. Bored after the War, "The Master"
determines to gather some like-minded people and find Adventure!

]]> 0 50ff3b4d58b9d65e63f2c87e921ac282 Blog: The Lady With the Gun Asks the Questions, Kerry Greenwood from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/04/The_Lady_With_the_Gun_Asks_the_Questions__Kerry_Greenwood.html Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:02:00 +0100 2021 historical detection short stories, in Greenwood’s Phryne Fisher
series (1920s flapper detective in Australia).

]]> 0 169023d21ac09fbf18da4f370822189e Blog: Collision Course, Michelle Diener from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/04/Collision_Course__Michelle_Diener.html Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:01:00 +0100 2024 SF/romance, sixth in (and a late addition to) the Class 5 series.
Dav, Sazo and a pregnant Rose are on the expedition to make contact
with the race that built […]

]]> 0 ece353e97e77e53d454ef927e57565cc Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Meet Debbie Young in the group Author appearances and events https://appearances.authorbuzz.co.uk/appearances/meet-debbie-young/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0100 Meet Debbie Young Where: Bingham Hall, King Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1JT When: Saturday 16th May 2026 – doors open at 10:30 Entry: F […]

]]> 9bc56429c0d76cac42f83dbec6e8cadf Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Meet the Best First Novel Award Shortlisted Authors: Q&A and readings (Authors' Club) in the group Author appearances and events https://appearances.authorbuzz.co.uk/appearances/meet-the-best-first-novel-award-shortlisted-authors-qa-and-readings-authors-club/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0100 Meet the Best First Novel Award Shortlisted Authors: Q&A and readings (Authors' Club) Lucy Popescu presents the debut novelists shortlisted for the Authors’ Club’s Best First Novel Award. Come and meet the authors, buy their b […]

]]> 32c32257ac9aa1534713b247ae8f5dc9 Blog: Deep Wizardry, Diane Duane from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/04/Deep_Wizardry__Diane_Duane.html Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:02:00 +0100 1985 fantasy for children (and everyone else), second of its series.
Nita and Kit are on a family holiday on Long Island, when a
whale-wizard in distress invites […]

]]> 0 90283820bf4be15e812df00aa4d6b8bd Community Share wrote a new blog post Ajay Tegala & Michael J. Warren in the group Author appearances and events https://appearances.authorbuzz.co.uk/appearances/ajay-tegala-michael-j-warren/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0100 Ajay Tegala & Michael J. Warren Conservationist, author and broadcaster Ajay Tegala will talk to Michael J. Warren, author, medievalist and naturalist, about his life and his […]

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