Author Buzz | Jane Smith | Activity https://authorbuzz.co.uk/members/janesmith/activity/ Activity feed for Jane Smith. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:25:10 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 05846dc4fe964720cf6d4373da111382 Jane Smith posted an update: There's a cat on my lap, so I guess I will continue reading. […] https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/18045/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:15:51 +0100 There’s a cat on my lap, so I guess I will continue reading. (I don’t know the cat; she just came in and sat on me).

]]> 0 4935b877f24157c028c9b8c5fffcae10 Jane Smith posted an update: Ooooh, the status box got added to the main page. I like it! https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17976/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:28:31 +0100 Ooooh, the status box got added to the main page. I like it!

]]> 1 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 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?

]]> 0 dc6d781afde13e45a771872d3208cefd Jane Smith posted an update: I'm feeling crushed after a load of negative beta reader feedback. https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17786/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:49:54 +0000 I’m feeling crushed after a load of negative beta reader feedback.

]]> 1 bde7691ce8aa9b43ccba6dd335bc43e5 Jane Smith posted an update: In case I don't see you before - Happy New Year to one and all https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17406/ Wed, 31 Dec 2025 22:18:27 +0000 In case I don’t see you before – Happy New Year to one and all

]]> 0 b7c9baca54f3ae44929a73374ed43371 Jane Smith replied to the topic What are your xmas plans in the forum General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/forums/topic/what-are-your-xmas-plans/#post-5073 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 04:19:17 +0000 The husband and I are spending this year with his mum and sisters. So glad I’m not cooking.

]]> 0 301357a48b9d83feddef4d4bd482e43d Jane Smith created the group Fans of Elly Griffiths https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17194/ Mon, 24 Nov 2025 07:01:58 +0000 0 30e31738a57b6e168042ef9ced7a567b Jane Smith replied to the topic How long should a novel be? in the forum Aspiring Authors https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/aspiring-authors/forum/topic/how-long-should-a-novel-be/#post-4971 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 20:08:38 +0100 Your story should be as long as it needs to be.

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]]> 1 c77ea764f769891f27dd01c01fe3b047 Jane Smith posted an update: Time to open a new book https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/16788/ Thu, 21 Aug 2025 14:03:26 +0100 Time to open a new book

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]]> 0 f588e99476765c7ee0e8e1cc777705cd Jane Smith 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-4902 Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:56:15 +0100 This frightens me

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]]> 7d7b97424ecba607b2b713302bc5b91d Jane Smith posted a new activity comment https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/16565/#acomment-16566 Mon, 04 Aug 2025 00:07:44 +0100 Well, done, Mr Admin, sir…

In reply to - Matthew Brown posted an update in the group Help and Support Testing all done. We are now on PHP 8 and should be slightly faster now. ]]> 708d6844b25f41043c4f2945d51a90d3 Jane Smith posted a new activity comment https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/16562/#acomment-16564 Sun, 03 Aug 2025 23:27:04 +0100 I’ll browse Reddit for a bit…

In reply to - Matthew Brown posted an update in the group Help and Support I’m about to do some testing with the error messages turned on for the main site. I expect things could be a bit funny for an hour or so. Hopefully, all […] ]]> 063ddc8e5f7890fdf213c5b6bf507bf3 Jane Smith joined the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/16563/ Sun, 03 Aug 2025 23:26:08 +0100 0 7b291a8e02b69035a64682b79ab1ad1d Jane Smith started the topic How has platforming building chnaged since this was last updated? in the forum Author Platforms https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/author-platforms/forum/topic/how-has-platforming-building-chnaged-since-this-was-last-updated/ Sat, 26 Jul 2025 20:53:55 +0100 How has platforming building chnaged since this was last updated?

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]]> 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.

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]]> 0 8a98ca674d58ba5b49b1defaa568fdaa Jane Smith started the topic How to edit your first draft in the forum Aspiring Authors https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/aspiring-authors/forum/topic/how-to-edit-your-first-draft/ Fri, 07 Mar 2025 20:34:26 +0000 I found this super helpful

]]> 0 606d14c134d653d7e0e1253ac05c8cb1 Jane Smith posted an update: Today is a good day to read https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/15045/ Tue, 25 Feb 2025 13:54:51 +0000 Today is a good day to read

]]> 0 b3ccd3f9c24c950b99de074477beb84c Jane Smith posted a new activity comment https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/14986/#acomment-14991 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:42:33 +0000 It is working now. Thanks.

In reply to - Jane Smith posted an update @lordmatt I’ve made a group; am having trouble adding images. Help! ]]> 4d4388026cc85bf9f84b7a85c476c1d0 Jane Smith started the topic Beating burnout in the forum Self care and motivation https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/self-care-and-motivation/forum/topic/beating-burnout/ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:41:35 +0000

]]> 0 b739ec60985ddbfa011ff140475d4615 Jane Smith started the topic This is for anything helpful in the forum Self care and motivation https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/self-care-and-motivation/forum/topic/this-is-for-anything-helpful/ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:40:54 +0000 Group/forum is for anything helpful.

Normal site rules apply.

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]]> 0 e9d3660d0eba3caa5674a104d9247261 Jane Smith replied to the topic Say hello to everyone in the forum General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/forums/topic/say-hello-to-everyone/#post-4345 Sun, 01 Sep 2024 00:22:43 +0100 Hello. I like reading.

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