Author Buzz | jeffjohns | Group Activity https://authorbuzz.co.uk/members/jeffjohns/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which jeffjohns is a member. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:14:00 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 b5e2b529c9bf3bf8e5e77a9c5aa38269 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post She fell in love with the man who had murdered her in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/she-fell-in-love-with-the-man-who-had-murdered-her/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0100 ba23db81a6577ea91d585d3a7422193a Jason Latnar commented on the post, The old man's parrot, on the groupblog The Muse of Last Resort https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/the-old-mans-parrot/#comment-1307 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:07:04 +0100 Oh man, I have to do this when I get old!!

]]> 45384e2609bbf88e475e8d8caf829d8d Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post The old man's parrot in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/the-old-mans-parrot/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100 The old man's parrot Ever the prankster, just before he died, the man trained his parrot to say phrases like, “help me, I’ve turned into a parrot” and “don’t tell anyone about the gold”. What happened next?

]]> 0666279a5d2cc228a89f1aaa7742ac1f Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Try these restrictions to challenge your writing in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/try-these-restrictions-to-challenge-your-writing/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100 Try these restrictions to challenge your writing When you describe the colour of things, never name the colour directly. The narrator is a total liar; the reader should be able to tell. The […]

]]> 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 […]

]]> 58ec8c8728e1072fb744c43b85f7b86e Blog: Look Who It Is by Alan Carr from Dogwood Tales in the group Book Reviews by Dogwood Tales feed https://dogwoodtales.blogspot.com/2026/03/look-who-it-is-by-alan-carr.html Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:02:00 +0000 Alan Carr is now well on the way to the rarefied status of a national treasure, but this autobiography goes back to his roots as an awkward teenager and fledgling […]

]]> 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 144d2eb8927527cad6afd20ec18bc5ca Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post We wanted dragons so we genetically engineered them. in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/we-wanted-dragons-so-we-genetically-engineered-them/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 We wanted dragons so we genetically engineered them. Well, there goes that entire planet. Best set a warning beacon as we evacuate.

]]> 569ebfb393d8d71cfd4404aa2d623874 Matthew Brown edited the blog post How did Easter get it's name? in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/interesting-or-controversial/how-did-easter-get-its-name/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:59:39 +0000 How did Easter get it's name?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KaH78_cEieI

]]> 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 0abbbb216b01ff8ecc5dd42e96f15a2a Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post The village vicar struggles to stop his parishioners worshipping the bunny god who lives in the forest in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/the-village-vicar-struggles-to-stop-his-parishioners-worshipping-the-bunny-god-who-lives-in-the-forest/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 23:00:00 +0000 48dcb0944d77d7a7f011299294cc1631 Arves Corral wrote a new blog post Here are some links to Easter-inspired writing prompts in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/here-are-some-links-to-easter-inspired-writing-prompts/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Here are some links to Easter-inspired writing prompts 25+ Easter Writing Prompts from fictionary.co Journal Writing Prompts for Easter from ThoughtCo. 27 If I Were the Easter Bunny Writing Ideas

]]> b1c32e1c562e99588584c6a6f108587d Guest Writer wrote a new blog post You find an egg with a map inside in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/you-find-an-egg-with-a-map-inside/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 You find an egg with a map insideWhere does the map lead? Who put it in the egg? What happens when you follow the map?

]]> b107434099b058c83ba6508e23ce801b Blog: Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons from Dogwood Tales in the group Book Reviews by Dogwood Tales feed https://dogwoodtales.blogspot.com/2026/03/cold-comfort-farm-by-stella-gibbons.html Sun, 22 Mar 2026 12:54:00 +0000 Stella Gibbons began her writing career as a journalist in the late 1920s with spells at the Evening Standard and The Lady, reviewing books for the latter and […]

]]> 0 70d3715b3ec5c769f5341cbaf404e955 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post The ancient dragon believed to guard your village has awoken thinking that the colorful eggs you hide every Easter are sacred artifacts stolen from its lair. in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/the-ancient-dragon-believed-to-guard-your-village-has-awoken-thinking-that-the-colorful-eggs-you-hide-every-easter-are-sacred-artifacts-stolen-from-its-lair/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000 The ancient dragon believed to guard your village has awoken thinking that the colorful eggs you hide every Easter are sacred artifacts stolen from its lair. If the eggs are not returned, there will be fire and anger from the huge mythical beast. You have taken it upon yourself to try to help. What do you do first?

]]> 9e9333c2d176e5aeaca0ad014b75a891 Matthew Brown edited the blog post A timid Easter bunny is captured by an evil scientist in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/a-timid-easter-bunny-is-captured-by-an-evil-scientist/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 13:28:32 +0000 e06407e8927dcd45fbafb526f57af0e1 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post My writers' group challenged itself to write easter themed stories in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author) https://matthewdbrown.authorbuzz.co.uk/lordmatt/news-and-updates/other-blogging/my-writers-group-challenged-itself-to-write-easter-themed-stories/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 My writers' group challenged itself to write easter themed stories I started brainstorming ideas right there and then. Which is partly why there are so many Easter-themed writing prompts on The Muse of Last Resort.

]]> 277974a93f616b07b14cb87dd67885fe Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Your OC is sent back in time to the very first Easter day in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/your-oc-is-sent-back-in-time-to-the-very-first-easter-day/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 01:00:00 +0000 93e40d475e3a73014bd95019646ec435 Burty Burtman joined the group General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17925/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:50:45 +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 aa3c28810401b18a6cb50cd67939c566 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Whatever is going on in this picture is your story idea for today in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/whatever-is-going-on-in-this-picture-is-your-story-idea-for-today/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Whatever is going on in this picture is your story idea for today

]]> c124894be058962249b6b4b678caf216 Matthew Brown commented on the post, Mermaid's purse, what is that?, on the groupblog Matthew D Brown https://matthewdbrown.authorbuzz.co.uk/lordmatt/background-reading/legend/mermaids-purse/#comment-319 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 04:50:56 +0000 True. Traditionally American’s spell it with a Z but we Brits tend to use an S.

]]> d95eb84ff4107965c7f79634e4696212 Matthew Brown edited the blog post A talking cat challenges the Easter bunny for control of the holiday in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/a-talking-cat-challenges-the-easter-bunny-for-control-of-the-holiday/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:37:19 +0000 a261921da28d0aecd79c6c680dda0516 Jason Latnar edited the blog post Some Easter related images to inspire your writing in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/some-easter-related-images-to-inspire-your-writing/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:34:35 +0000 Some Easter related images to inspire your writing

]]> 7af7d833daa8b0622ba38d2144fb9754 Matthew Brown edited the blog post For one day each year, at dawn on Easter Sunday, gateways in our world appear leading to an enchanted forest in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/for-one-day-each-year-at-dawn-on-easter-sunday-gateways-in-our-world-appear-leading-to-an-enchanted-forest/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:28:13 +0000 For one day each year, at dawn on Easter Sunday, gateways in our world appear leading to an enchanted forest One time, you found your way inside the forest and found secret portals, ancient beings, magical beasts, giant talking rabbits, and a mystical kingdom on the brink of civil war.

]]> db69e3285bc647a2c9c12e669c28ca0e Arves Corral joined the group General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17915/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:48:52 +0000 0 b15d54cc47412aaa7233f395b8080413 Christian Writer joined the group Brandon Sanderson Fans https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17911/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:30:57 +0000 0 5060b410fb7dfb894a9aac62c288dd1b Bob Bobson joined the group General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17909/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:03:14 +0000 0 654a671ccc0bb985fb4b387705e4b339 jeffjohns wrote a new blog post It turns out that there are only twelve people in the world. Everyone else is imaginary. in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/it-turns-out-that-there-are-only-twelve-people-in-the-world-everyone-else-is-imaginary/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:01:21 +0000 It turns out that there are only twelve people in the world. Everyone else is imaginary.Are you imaginary or real? Are your friends and family real? Why is the world like this?

]]> 142d56903b5b4fbe66accfcc77236280 jeffjohns joined the group The Virtual Book Channel https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17907/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:59:36 +0000 0 469c50ead424e524e4a9407d344ca607 jeffjohns 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-5203 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:51:56 +0000 I like it!!

]]> 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 954f1a20263e5accd8178ef5009b827a Blog: The Barbecue at No 9 by Jennie Godfrey audiobook review – secrets and lies in suburbia from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/20/the-barbecue-at-no-9-by-jennie-godfrey-audiobook-review-secrets-and-lies-in-suburbia Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:00:52 +0000 Gemma Whelan and Stephen Mangan are among the cast in this multi-voiced tale of family tensions and trauma, set during the 1985 Live Aid charity concert It is July […]

]]> 0 63368d2a80cfa021ea33b20b9b0d4ada Blog: A Queer Inheritance by Michael Hall review – the National Trust’s LGBTQ history revealed from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/19/a-queer-inheritance-by-michael-hall-review-the-national-trusts-lgbtq-history-revealed Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:00:03 +0000 It’s recently been accused of turning ‘woke’ – but the institution has been gay since the beginning, argues this deeply researched bookWhen it emerged that the Nat […]

]]> 0 798e8f6103a729203fcfa95a65936eb8 Blog: Mare by Emily Haworth-Booth review – profound story of a woman’s love for a horse from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/19/mare-by-emily-haworth-booth-review-profound-story-of-a-womans-love-for-a-horse Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:00:01 +0000 Where does it come from, this passion for an animal that isn’t even hers? An astonishing debut delves into deep truths about love, motherhood and careMare, Emily H […]

]]> 0 a6bc239eeec6178590346c7ccdc009ca Blog: Derek Owusu and Seán Hewitt shortlisted for Dylan Thomas prize from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/19/shortlist-writers-announced-2026-swansea-university-dylan-thomas-prize Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:53 +0000 Six writers are now finalists for the prestigious annual prize, which awards £20,000 to a writer aged 39 or underDerek Owusu and Seán Hewitt are among the writers s […]

]]> 0 16b783e7133b76861cbf62fcae901414 Blog: Almost Life by Kiran Millwood Hargrave review – a will-they-won’t-they queer romance from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/18/almost-life-by-kiran-millwood-hargrave-review-a-will-they-wont-they-queer-romance Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:00:28 +0000 Two women fall into and out of each other’s lives over decades, in a moving examination of love and choicesGiven that novels are routinely touted as the new v […]

]]> 0 84019befa337c022a32325f303e08a92 Blog: This month’s best paperbacks: David Szalay, Han Kang and more from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/mar/18/this-months-best-paperbacks-david-szalay-han-kang-and-more Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:00:27 +0000 Looking for a new reading recommendation? Here are some wonderful new paperbacks, from a Booker-winning tale of one man’s life to a gossipy account of the golden a […]

]]> 0 7a58e64420d4d0e91cd9a9e83353c4e7 Blog: When the Forest Breathes by Suzanne Simard review – the Indiana Jones of trees returns from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/18/when-the-forest-breathes-by-suzanne-simard-review-the-indiana-jones-of-trees-returns Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:00:26 +0000 The author of Finding the Mother Tree is back with an inspiring call to the next generation of ecologistsIt’s 2021, and Suzanne Simard is in a police vehicle, b […]

]]> 0 b859bf5727776ae629195807423b917c Blog: Maggie Harris longlisted for the Jhalak Poetry Prize 2026 from Seren in the group Seren Books https://www.serenbooks.com/2026/03/maggie-harris-longlisted-for-the-jhalak-poetry-prize-2026/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:15:41 +0000 We’re excited to share that Maggie Harris’ latest poetry collection I Sing to the Greenhearts is longlisted for the Jhalak Poetry Prize 2026. Haunted by ghosts of […]

]]> 0 25b1b66eef0d3498e131f2bca08e338f Blog: Howl by Howard Jacobson review – a tragicomic portrait of a Jewish man’s despair from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/16/howl-by-howard-jacobson-review-a-tragicomic-portrait-of-a-jewish-mans-despair Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:00:12 +0000 A suburban headteacher navigates antisemitism in Gaza-outraged London in Jacobson’s latest novelHoward Jacobson writes characters at their wits’ end; those cha […]

]]> 0 2304f6ca2a8ea5a8e3cfcb5d9027052c Blog: The Infinity Machine by Sebastian Mallaby review – the story of the man who changed the world from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/16/the-infinity-machine-by-sebastian-mallaby-review-the-story-of-the-man-who-changed-the-world Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:00:10 +0000 A journalist charts the progress of AI pioneer Demis Hassabis from child chess prodigy to Nobel prize winnerIt was March 2016, and at the Four Seasons Hotel in […]

]]> 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.

]]> ed257882ad80f40397fe2dcf180e2cbc Jason Latnar edited the blog post What we leave behind in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/what-we-leave-behind/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:43:37 +0000 What we leave behind Several of your friends have vanished. No one has heard from them or seen them in weeks. Your only clue is a box that was left outside your door with a weird assortment of items in it.

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