Author Buzz | Kent Index | Group Activity https://authorbuzz.co.uk/members/kentindex/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Kent Index is a member. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:18:31 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 43b583e1fa23db77a5d00b69c20ab83f Matthew Brown replied to the topic My status is vanishing in the forum Help and Support https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/help-and-support/forum/topic/my-status-is-vanishing/#post-5273 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:11:27 +0100 Something flagged it as spam. I’ve unspammed it.

]]> 0 186b70d6db78043b74ad995c009e19a8 Matthew Brown replied to the topic My status is vanishing in the forum Help and Support https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/help-and-support/forum/topic/my-status-is-vanishing/#post-5272 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:04:56 +0100 It shouldn’t do that.

Leave it with me, I’ll try to figure out what went wrong.

]]> 0 cacea5ae25b42c364716770e37c39590 Sam Smith started the topic My status is vanishing in the forum Help and Support https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/help-and-support/forum/topic/my-status-is-vanishing/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:03:38 +0100 I’ve posted about my new book twice, and it is gone. Twice. Help!!

]]> 0 27eb8e4e1b17d4926b1e657e0cc65efe Matthew Brown edited the blog post Is my idea good enough? in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2026/08/is-my-idea-good-enough/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:58:11 +0100 Is my idea good enough? As you sit down to write that story that’s been burning in your mind, it is not unusual to ask, “Is this idea any good?” As questions go, few others […]

]]> 00bc5246e8d62efe2dd29879ed89d743 Matthew Brown posted an update in the group Author Buzz HQ: We've got a lot of forum groups with very little activity. I […] https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/18708/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:36:57 +0100 We’ve got a lot of forum groups with very little activity. I was thinking that I should maybe fold some forums into general chat for now. Thoughts?

]]> 0 d4857e84d7e4387798cc17bf9b194e59 Matthew Brown posted an update in the group Author Buzz HQ: So, I streamlined the front page because it looked nasty on mobile. https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/18675/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:17:25 +0100 So, I streamlined the front page because it looked nasty on mobile.

]]> 0 50e9914351f1cf28c96d8d679d46fdd7 Blog: 58. Every Time a Bell Rings from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/58-every-time-bell-rings.html Sun, 09 Aug 2026 22:39:39 +0100 58. Every Time a Bell Rings: The Legacy of It’s a Wonderful Life, America’s Most Beloved Holiday Film. Emily St. James and Lauren Theisen. 2026. 304 pages. [Source: […]

]]> 0 6bde132023511c76e20bd69ce0e46408 Blog: Week in Review #33 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/week-in-review-33.html Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:15:05 +0100 This week I read eleven books! 50. The Knife of Never Letting Go. (Chaos Walking #1) Patrick Ness. 2008. 512 pages. [Source: Library]51. Rash. Pete Hautman. 2006. […]

]]> 0 d7641f9ff4469e135d85d385d063adf8 Blog: 57. This is Christmas from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/57-this-is-christmas.html Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0100 57. This is Christmas: Song by Song: The Stories Behind 100 Holiday Hits. 2023. 224 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars, Christmas, music appreciation]First sentence: […]

]]> 0 ce65446cdc740678e0ba6a5961708f71 Blog: 56. Paperboy from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/56-paperboy.html Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:41:00 +0100 56. Paperboy. Vince Vawter. 2013. Random House. 240 pages. [Source: Library] [5 stars, MG fiction, coming of age, MG historical, based on true story]First sentence: […]

]]> 0 290d37706a62af3c81dc55540ba01dfc Blog: 55. The Future of Us from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/55-future-of-us.html Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:26:00 +0100 55. The Future of Us. Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler. 2011. 356 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars, YA fiction, YA science fiction, coming of age]First sentence: I […]

]]> 0 9a5cc38cbd56172a64fa105a4ee4b63d Blog: 54. The Good Fortune of Miss Robbins from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/54-good-fortune-of-miss-robbins.html Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:08:00 +0100 54. The Good Fortune of Miss Robbins. Melanie Dickerson. 320 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars, clean romance, historical romance, Jane Eyre wannabe]First sentence: […]

]]> 0 b2aa435d6311c968314a85983794bb4a Blog: 53. The Best Bear in All the World from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/53-best-bear-in-all-world.html Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:37:00 +0100 53. The Best Bear in All the World. Paul Bright, Brian Sibley, Jeanne Willis, Kate Saunders. 2016. 115 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars, audio book, Winnie the […]

]]> 0 4abaf744c29b0fcebedc696bd49b0ebf Blog: 52. Prey from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/52-prey.html Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0100 52. Prey. Michael Crichton. 2002. 507 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: Things never turn out the way you think they will. Premise/plot: Jack Forman, our […]

]]> 0 cbf6c1419dd60b991ed314be8e8cab8e Blog: 51. Rash from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/51-rash.html Sun, 02 Aug 2026 22:35:00 +0100 51. Rash. Pete Hautman. 2006. 256 pages. [Source: Bought] [5 stars, YA dystopia, YA fiction, YA futuristic; YA Sports]First sentence: Gramps, who was born in 1990, […]

]]> 0 2136c809a0793c602be9120a533e3480 Blog: A 20-second movie about time travel from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/a-20-second-movie-about-time-travel/ Sun, 02 Aug 2026 11:35:00 +0100 0 71545f06727c0a91f0ecd8e73db31059 Blog: 50. Knife of Never Letting Go from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/50-knife-of-never-letting-go.html Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:38:00 +0100 50. The Knife of Never Letting Go. (Chaos Walking #1) Patrick Ness. 2008. 512 pages. [Source: Library]First
sentence: The first thing you find out when yer dog […]

]]> 0 2a749fc47642c7f8482245611bc4ad07 Blog: The Booker Prize 2026 Longlist from A Little Blog of Books in the group Book bloggers https://alittleblogofbooks.com/2026/07/30/the-booker-prize-2026-longlist/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:45:18 +0100 The longlist for this year’s Booker Prize was announced on Tuesday. The 13 books are: The Shadow of the Object by Chloe Aridjis Switzy by Emma Cline Helen of N […]

]]> 0 53c7e7acc969a05369caa7194989b993 Blog: The Booker Prize 2026: Predictions, Preferences and Possibilities from A Little Blog of Books in the group Book bloggers https://alittleblogofbooks.com/2026/07/26/the-booker-prize-2026-predictions-preferences-and-possibilities/ Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:30:18 +0100 My Booker Prize predictions list is an annual tradition, although based on my track record for predictions in recent years, I have probably scuppered the chances of […]

]]> 0 65d4ef586b96d49dc2fd438d6b4e1a3f Matthew Brown commented on the post, July 2026 Divestment, on the groupblog The Fantastic Site of Lord Matt https://lordmatt.co.uk/matts-stuff/projects-and-ideas/july-2026-divestment/#comment-22123 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:35:29 +0100 I’m surprisingly lacking in the proper diagnosis front. Formally, I have dyslexia. I have been told by an authoritative doctor who “was not allowed to say so officially” that I am dyspaxic (that too runs in the […]

]]> 95bc57a0cb0f633359f582ba73a42fd1 Blog: Books I Read in June 2026 from A Little Blog of Books in the group Book bloggers https://alittleblogofbooks.com/2026/07/21/books-i-read-in-june-2026/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:10:57 +0100 Death of an Ordinary Man by Sarah Perry is an account of the final days of the author’s father-in-law, David, who died just nine days after receiving a cancer d […]

]]> 0 9c2c47f0f54fc181150a402bf819ae66 Blog: FLASH! Time Travel Short Film from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/flash-time-travel-short-film/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:16:23 +0100 0 9d8b03adae2b47751197cbb5eb69a0f5 Blog: My Only Friend is a Robot Named Beans from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/my-only-friend-is-a-robot-named-beans/ Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:59:39 +0100 I loved this short sci-fi. It was written by Anika Kan Grevstad and features fantastic visuals along with a compelling story, with an actual character arc, and a […]

]]> 0 8693db9c6f83debb43d36a51759fc7cd Matthew Brown edited the blog post July 2026 Divestment in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek https://lordmatt.co.uk/matts-stuff/projects-and-ideas/july-2026-divestment/ Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:40:36 +0100 July 2026 Divestment From time to time, I have to admit that I just have too many tabs open. Which means I am not likely to get back to them any time soon. When that happens, I […]

]]> 76cfb43b140590fbf17dc35796b1e43e Matthew Brown commented on the post, The email, social media, and IndieWeb Node I need (that will probably never exist), that I think authors would love, on the groupblog The Fantastic Site of Lord Matt https://lordmatt.co.uk/technology/the-email-social-media-and-indieweb-node-i-need-that-will-probably-never-exist-that-i-think-authors-would-love/#comment-21880 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:17:52 +0100 I’ve started work on this. It may take a very long time.

]]> 0123b3885dccef435cd3d0e23b120516 Matthew Brown edited the blog post You web writers have taught AI some truly terrible writing habits in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek https://lordmatt.co.uk/reflections/writing-and-storytelling/you-web-writers-have-taught-ai-some-truly-terrible-writing-habits/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:50:38 +0100 You web writers have taught AI some truly terrible writing habits Web writers, the AI has been trained on your public work, and it shows. You all have taught AI some truly terrible writing habits HFY writers have […]

]]> ebfd00429ceef61f3e53ee1d85b3f553 Blog: Galactic Empire Declares War, Humanity’s Envoy Just Shrugged And Pulled Out a Newspaper from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/narration/2026/galactic-empire-declares-war-humanitys-envoy-just-shrugged-and-pulled-out-a-newspaper/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:54:34 +0100 0 19d659c854c0b9255474e2ddcda6b2c9 Matthew Brown edited the blog post How to add a no-fuss "thoughts" custom paragraph style to LibreOffice in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek https://lordmatt.co.uk/tutorials/how-to-add-a-no-fuss-thoughts-custom-paragraph-style-to-libreoffice/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 16:08:34 +0100 How to add a no-fuss "thoughts" custom paragraph style to LibreOffice This quick and easy guide is mostly for my fellow writers and anyone else who occasionally needs special paragraphs in their document. Imagine this. […]

]]> b26670bf7fed65d5083bcabc64a0b363 Blog: Are you ready for some fun but silly B-movie schlock? from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/are-you-ready-for-some-fun-but-silly-b-movie-schlock/ Sat, 27 Jun 2026 02:48:20 +0100 0 df288ee9c94977afbdc3f9b2ac20a607 Blog: We Sent 50 Ships to Human Territory, Only One Came Back, Marked With a Single Word from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/narration/2026/we-sent-50-ships-to-human-territory-only-one-came-back-marked-with-a-single-word/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:08:00 +0100 0 c25304ab7e140cd663aecf43aa24d38f Blog: The last one from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/the-last-one/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0100 0 543a8ddf426fd695e19e48fd6fa73eb6 Blog: Everyone Feared The Hydro Weapons, Until Humans Drank Them! from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/narration/2026/everyone-feared-the-hydro-weapons-until-humans-drank-them/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0100 0 844247a2a4fb71ebcf77d73dff95cd4d Blog: Garden Phantoms from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/garden-phantoms/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:22:40 +0100 I almost didn’t watch this because of the AI-looking content, but I am glad I did. This is some fine short-form storytelling.

]]> 0 fff63b945980f90d82f648f84c8b0a29 Blog: TEMPUS from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/tempus/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0100 0 a70fbde8f3b1e930026001ced33921ee Blog: Our Crew Reached a 2-Billion-Year-Old Dyson Sphere. It Asked a Question from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/narration/2026/our-crew-reached-a-2-billion-year-old-dyson-sphere-it-asked-a-question/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0100 I rarely say this, but I must: This is an amazingly constructed story; if you listen to no other tale this year, make it this one.

]]> 0 ca98cec34428ff5d15ae644d981d051f Blog: Books I Read in May 2026 from A Little Blog of Books in the group Book bloggers https://alittleblogofbooks.com/2026/06/21/books-i-read-in-may-2026/ Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:37:34 +0100 The Correspondent by Virginia Evans became a word-of-mouth bestseller last year and recently won the Women’s Prize for Fiction. It is an epistolary novel told e […]

]]> 0 05d5937f7850da2873f921d734fcc743 Blog: 8 Completely Forgotten 90s Sci-Fi Shows That Were Decades Ahead of Their Time from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/review/retrospective/2026/8-completely-forgotten-90s-sci-fi-shows-that-were-decades-ahead-of-their-time/ Sun, 21 Jun 2026 08:23:55 +0100 0 93a2a59fd183c6effb785bb185537227 Blog: Galactic Archaeologists Found a Corpse Older Than the Stars… It Was Human from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/narration/2026/galactic-archaeologists-found-a-corpse-older-than-the-stars-it-was-human/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0100 Crappy AI illustrations aside, this is a well-read story that was written quite well. More than that, it was fun.

]]> 0 38ee9e840df5ab3e73c123ede399a22b Blog: Week in Review #25 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/06/week-in-review-25.html Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:14:10 +0100 This week I read nine books!!!!44. Jurassic Park. Michael Crichton. 1990. 466 pages. [Source: Library]
[5 stars, adult science fiction, dinosaurs, […]

]]> 0 e674c1cfbac004d9031a25b1706d1542 Blog: 44. Jurassic Park from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/06/44-jurassic-park.html Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:18:02 +0100 44. Jurassic Park. Michael Crichton. 1990. 466 pages. [Source: Library] [5 stars, adult science fiction, dinosaurs, action/thriller]First sentence: The tropical […]

]]> 0 0af7adab375dc72b3afcdb442f5ee994 Blog: Unearthed from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/unearthed/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0100 0 542c6dca158d0592167110a687b8bf62 Blog: Stealing Time from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/stealing-time/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0100 0 9089c4c8b627fc81ad5265bf78ad8376 Blog: They Said Humans Knew Nothing of Physics… Until the Human Corrected the Teacher’s Equation from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/narration/2026/they-said-humans-knew-nothing-of-physics-until-the-human-corrected-the-teachers-equation/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0100 If you forgive the AI illustrations, what you have here is a well-written and nicely narrated story worth the time it takes to listen. The narrator’s voice is so good.

]]> 0 511e94a2cff79789a13c0ff5610f1219 Blog: 5 Questions To Ask Before You Time Travel from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/5-questions-to-ask-before-you-time-travel/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0100 0 5e93e684e05da9416b494bc9289fcdc4 Blog: The Tent from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/the-tent/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0100 0 03b195d925d31a52f8a05c3a2a641d0d Matthew Brown edited the blog post Let's invent words: Glimfleeble in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author) https://matthewdbrown.authorbuzz.co.uk/lordmatt/reflections-and-thoughts/inventing-words/lets-invent-words-glimfleeble/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:34:33 +0100 Let's invent words: Glimfleeble Glimfleeble is now a word, I decided. Glimfleeble adj. Something that looks or sounds impressive and/or important because you have no idea what it is or how it works.

]]> f87fb62059499705225f7d660d52f2bc Blog: Week in Review #24 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/06/week-in-review-24.html Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:30:00 +0100 This week I read five books!42. The Midnight Library. Matt Haig. 2020. 288 pages. [Source: Library] [adult fiction, adult science fiction, fantasy]43. The Midnight […]

]]> 0 8c6603a2d852cb60415184cf4276907a Blog: Why Humans are the Only Species Allowed to Skip Safety Briefings from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/narration/2026/why-humans-are-the-only-species-allowed-to-skip-safety-briefings/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0100 0 fe92dadb224431f4644b11dab7b0f17a Blog: Paradox from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/paradox/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 01:21:39 +0100 0 11c18b560b555d740cbc179b70decc60 Blog: Instructor Displayed Ancient Blades — The Human Asked, “Why Are They Balanced Wrong?” from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/narration/2026/instructor-displayed-ancient-blades-the-human-asked-why-are-they-balanced-wrong/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0100 0