Author Buzz | Matthew Brown | Favourites https://authorbuzz.co.uk/members/lordmatt/activity/favorites/ Activity feed of Matthew Brown's favourites. Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:10:16 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 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!!

]]> 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 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 9d5e6a5fea325bfb4395809493623b77 Danny H replied to the topic Login page changes? in the forum Help and Support https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/help-and-support/forum/topic/login-page-changes/#post-5048 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:04:53 +0000 May have been a glitch in my password manager, things seem back to normal now

]]> 0 2995bff2efe3b45dcefa6890d60fa298 Blog: Postcards from my dreamscape from Matrix Dreams in the group Matrix Dreams https://matrixdreams.com/blog/news/postcards-from-my-dreamscape/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 11:39:26 +0100 Postcards from my dreamscape is a new experimental storytelling project I started this week. These stories are short. Like, really short. Short enough to fit on a […]

]]> 0 f69732d17d36fc27a309917956869bf5 Blog: Bananas from Punning in the group Dad Jokes and Funny Memes https://punning.isbrill.com/dad-jokes/bananas/ Fri, 15 Aug 2025 23:00:25 +0100 TIL humans eat more bananas than monkeys. That makes sense to me. I can’t remember the last time I ate a monkey.

]]> 1 50b488ec74384acb1c3d8ab14692be0a Danny H replied to the topic Writing group? in the forum Aspiring Authors https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/aspiring-authors/forum/topic/writing-group/#post-4579 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 09:28:03 +0000 Figured out why I couldn’t reply earlier 🙂

Anyway, Matt (who runs Authorbuzz) runs his own writing group on Thursdays at the Wheatsheaf pub in Margate from 7:30pm. We’re a small, friendly group and we’d love to have you along

]]> 0 cf4978305154272079cadf7085066f3d Danny H joined the group Aspiring Authors https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/15270/ Wed, 19 Mar 2025 09:25:59 +0000 0 faa49fd0847d188a71cfe740f206feb1 Danny H posted an update: @tonimchadden I tried to reply to your post about writing […] https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/15269/ Wed, 19 Mar 2025 09:16:24 +0000 @tonimchadden I tried to reply to your post about writing groups but was not allowed to apparently

Anyway, Matt (who runs Authorbuzz) runs his own writing group on Thursdays at the Wheatsheaf pub in Margate from 7:30pm. We’re a small, friendly group and we’d love to have you along

]]> 0 b3bfcc8ab67cbd5a10d25390137c69ec Jason Latnar edited the blog post World Book Day 2025 in the group Outside News https://news.authorbuzz.co.uk/bookish-news/2025/02/18/world-book-day-2025/ Tue, 18 Feb 2025 16:04:16 +0000 World Book Day 2025 World Book Day is on the 6th of March. World Book Day will mark 30 years of literary fun in 2025. Unesco, which promotes global education, […]

]]> 98f5eb8853151ecf2ba37db61f20fd5e jeffjohns edited the blog post What's your editing process? in the group Shall we talk? https://chat.authorbuzz.co.uk/writing/whats-your-editing-process/ Thu, 10 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0100 What's your editing process? Tell us about your editing process. Where do you start and what do you focus on? Filed under Writing on Open Mentions

]]> 4444e420650acb37f4908ed780feac4b Neil Fix posted an update: In the last few days, I have got on Amazon, and am working on […] https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/12929/ Thu, 21 Mar 2024 21:25:36 +0000 In the last few days, I have got on Amazon, and am working on joining the Goodreads author program. (The book is on Goodreads)

]]> 3 09354e29b6788d66da24240fec039651 Richard Wall joined the group Nerdy Reviews https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/4368/ Wed, 09 Dec 2020 10:39:16 +0000 1 ebd21b6ad53b702cb150ad263dd968dd Richard Wall joined the group Author Buzz HQ https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/4367/ Wed, 09 Dec 2020 10:39:14 +0000 0 00570296d794d1c15b69982265d6d5fd Blog: Men from AB-IN.UK: Author Buzz (in) UK in the group AB-in.UK https://ab-in.uk/images/open-use/men/ Sat, 05 Sep 2020 10:27:57 +0100 A gallery of images clearly featuring men or boys. While some images may contain people that are not male, the subject of this gallery is male and masculine […]

]]> 0 04b94a891c4c65f49dd7c79adc641077 Janet moulder joined the group Writing prompts and insperations https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/3828/ Sun, 30 Aug 2020 10:46:51 +0100 0 e20756ea7ef30d64989756ed6543867f Blog: I Watch Films: The African Queen from Night of the Hats in the group Night of the Hats https://nightofthehats.blogspot.com/2020/08/i-watch-films-african-queen.html Sun, 16 Aug 2020 07:00:00 +0100 The African Queen In German East Africa in 1914, Samuel and Rose Sayer are brother and sister missionaries. Their link to the outside world is via The African […]

]]> 1 02e1d9d1ac00badaf29155c9ac56b397 Bob Bobson joined the group Fans of Katherine DeGilio https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/3206/ Sat, 09 May 2020 19:40:37 +0100 0 5144685cd28177e546495c59e4d798b9 Matthew Brown posted an update in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author): I have created a new group for the Fictional Dictionary of […] https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/3135/ Tue, 05 May 2020 16:18:41 +0100 I have created a new group for the Fictional Dictionary of Bad Langauge. It is called “Inventing swears” and it is a private group. So the only ones to get the news about new editions are group members.

]]> 3 6d768d5c19c3af2b89bf828d853cf640 Jason Latnar started the topic Let's respect Mr Gaiman's privacy in the forum Fans of Neil Gaiman https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/fans-of-neil-gaiman/forum/topic/lets-respect-mr-gaimans-privacy/ Tue, 05 May 2020 12:49:35 +0100 I don’t know who saw it but Niel asked on Twitter that we respect his privacy regarding difficulties in his personal life. That’s exactly what we are going to do. Any posts not keeping to this rule will be removed.

We love Neil and his work; this is the way he wishes to be supported and, as fans, we will do as he has asked.

]]> 0 770f51f39fb4f2da216a6e7da922effb Blog: Traditional Publishers & Marketing from Blog - Katherine DeGilio in the group Fans of Katherine DeGilio https://www.katherinedegilio.com/blog/traditional-publishers-amp-marketing Thu, 30 Apr 2020 18:48:50 +0100 Hello beautiful people,

As some of you may know I am a literary agent intern as well as a querying
author. Because of my querying rendezvous, I am part of a […]

]]> 1 df8574217c67c15520aff4b62dde272d Blog: Cats, books, and cactus from AB-IN.UK: Author Buzz (in) UK in the group AB-in.UK https://ab-in.uk/images/cc/by-nc-sa/cats-books-and-cactus/ Wed, 08 Apr 2020 08:00:00 +0100 These copyrighted photographs were created by Matthew D. Brown. You are free to use these images on the condition that you give proper attribution, do not use them […]

]]> 1 ee736003c134eb20a75888f2d11b8c76 Blog: New Genus of Dinosaur Named After George R.R. Martin’s House Targaryen from For Reading Addicts in the group Book bloggers http://forreadingaddicts.co.uk/news/new-genus-of-dinosaur-named-after-george-r-r-martins-house-targaryen/41611 Wed, 04 Mar 2020 05:25:36 +0000 The post New Genus of Dinosaur Named After George R.R. Martin’s House Targaryen appeared first on For Reading Addicts.

]]> 0 8880c3e6b0946a4a4b8e9a3dba34f55d Danny H replied to the topic Theme request in the forum Help and Support https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/help-and-support/forum/topic/theme-request/#post-2250 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 16:54:08 +0000 I see it’s now available so I’ll be switching to it later.  No support needed 🙂

]]> 0 3b49f2cd03a684feb6806f7f4c0c2ed4 Danny H edited the blog post Ideas and plot twists for The Yesterday House in the group Random Thoughts https://randomthoughts.authorbuzz.co.uk/ideas/ideas-and-plot-twists/ Wed, 16 Oct 2019 19:35:06 +0100 Ideas and plot twists for The Yesterday House I’m just throwing some ideas and plot twists out there for what I hope will become an interesting read. I’ve already posted a brief synopsis of The yesterday house, this post expands on that with backgrounds and possible plot twists. The household Lodger #1 Always wears a Harris tweed suit and…Read more

]]> 149e590c2014a874842f64abe57d4af0 Danny H commented on the post, The yesterday house, on the groupblog Random Thoughts https://randomthoughts.authorbuzz.co.uk/ideas/the-yesterday-house/#comment-5 Wed, 16 Oct 2019 13:12:05 +0100 I’m starting to think (as I expand on ideas) that it’s closer to the 1960’s TV series The Prisoner

]]> 230ee71e1ce2dadc72a92ca580661d16 Danny H edited the blog post The yesterday house in the group Random Thoughts http://randomthoughts.authorbuzz.co.uk/ideas/the-yesterday-house/ Wed, 09 Oct 2019 19:19:12 +0100 Writing would be easier if I knew what to write about. To aid me in this I’ve taken a few cues from The muse of last resort. I hope mixing some of the ideas from there will create a mystery, possibly a […]

]]> 046c05a7f6842a89911944279710511c Matthew Brown edited the blog post 5 tips to beat writer's block in the group The Muse of Last Resort http://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/help-me-write/beating-writers-block/5-tips-to-beat-writers-block/ Mon, 07 Oct 2019 13:00:00 +0100 Writer’s block is that awful state where the muse has left and you feel unable to write.

This happens to all of us at some time.

Fortunately, there are many effective remedies to get you out of a rut and […]

]]> bf892bb5c043c2bc36a5f18fefef724c Kathryn Blade joined the group Author Buzz HQ https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/2025/ Sun, 06 Oct 2019 19:37:54 +0100 0 dbd29333df1ad8c4b245346c45cd3191 Danny H joined the group Author Buzz HQ https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/2024/ Sun, 06 Oct 2019 17:54:14 +0100 0 8bf14e1f66e2b087ad4fabb272de53a5 Ron Bush joined the group Author Buzz HQ https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/1994/ Sun, 06 Oct 2019 12:44:29 +0100 0 cc04dbbd62e5244e2d2d7d846d824f41 Jason Latnar wrote a new blog post How to get stuff done in the group I probably should be writing https://shouldbewriting.authorbuzz.co.uk/life/how-to-get-stuff-done/ Fri, 04 Oct 2019 11:00:00 +0100 If it weren’t for the last minute, nothing would get done.Rita Mae Brown

]]> b4251f3c7b21a25f749a0e7c6aedd1ac Jason Latnar wrote a new blog post Do repressed memories exist or are they just things people have forgotten normally? in the group I probably should be writing https://shouldbewriting.authorbuzz.co.uk/life/do-repressed-memories-exist-or-are-they-just-things-people-have-forgotten-normally/ Fri, 04 Oct 2019 09:00:00 +0100 In this video, TIFO looks at whether Repressed Memories actually exist or if these things are just things people have forgotten like anything else. They also take a look into the fascinating phenomenon of false […]

]]> d340579b0bd64db77513c2976d480965 Richard Wall became a registered member https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/1868/ Thu, 03 Oct 2019 07:23:55 +0100 1 f2ea27e219ec448afdd23d438a47f03d Quote Bot posted an update: Quote Bot got a minor upgrade. https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/1782/ Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:48:41 +0100 Quote Bot got a minor upgrade.

]]> 0 547a793aad397db2b06bde2e4816402d Jason Latnar created the group I probably should be writing https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/1762/ Tue, 24 Sep 2019 23:48:06 +0100 2 980c76ec292954234605f31407fa0f33 Christian Writer replied to the topic Interview Questions for your MC in the forum Aspiring Authors https://authorbuzz.co.uk/forums/topic/interview-questions-for-you-mc/#post-2069 Mon, 15 Jul 2019 23:02:08 +0100 Let me give this a go.

  1. Do you have a faith?
  2. What do you think happens after you die?
  3. Are Gods (or a God) real?
  4. Have you ever prayed?
  5. What is the least explicable thing you have seen?
]]> 0 5fb612342e382bbc655050cb6cd6b626 Jason Latnar started the topic I gave my mum 10 puns trying to make her laugh in the forum Dad Jokes and Funny Memes https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/dad-jokes-and-funny-memes/forum/topic/i-gave-my-mum-10-puns-trying-to-make-her-laugh/ Mon, 15 Jul 2019 22:56:21 +0100 I gave my mum 10 puns trying to make her laugh. Sadly, no pun in ten did.

]]> 0 b38c64ca05e4254b1ecabe9f56b86540 jeffjohns replied to the topic The introduction to Author Platforms in the forum Author Platforms https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/author-platforms/forum/topic/the-introduction-to-author-platforms/#post-2065 Mon, 15 Jul 2019 12:47:36 +0100 It’s a good one. Not as in-depth as that post you did way back when but…

]]> 0 3322f1f5ba624c494987f8ec08eae7c6 jeffjohns started the topic I love my fan base... in the forum Dad Jokes and Funny Memes https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/dad-jokes-and-funny-memes/forum/topic/i-love-my-fan-base/ Mon, 15 Jul 2019 12:44:42 +0100 I love my fan base – without it my fan would fall over.

]]> 0 dd04cc849a248065bd8a0fc0548940e1 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Do you actually value your writing? in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.authorbuzz.co.uk/2019/07/do-you-actually-value-your-writing/ Thu, 11 Jul 2019 14:37:35 +0100 Recently we have been talking about how you value your writing. This discussion has mostly been in our Facebook group but I recently put the question out on twitter too.

Opinions on valuing your […]

]]> c574e83b19c05d4b9de25ff93cb6c3da Matthew Brown edited the blog post 10 Facebook groups for writers in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.authorbuzz.co.uk/2019/06/10-facebook-groups-for-writers/ Mon, 17 Jun 2019 17:00:36 +0100 We have searched the depths of social media to bring you ten great Facebook groups for writers. These ten groups are ones that will likely help you grow as a writer. We’ve got quite a varied seletion so you will […]

]]> ffb47d70550badff5b06b67f2fe5ed34 jeffjohns started the topic I told my girlfriend we would only spend half a minute on her birthday this year in the forum Dad Jokes and Funny Memes https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/dad-jokes-and-funny-memes/forum/topic/i-told-my-girlfriend-we-would-only-spend-half-a-minute-on-her-birthday-this-year/ Tue, 28 May 2019 08:43:11 +0100 I told my girlfriend we would only spend half a minute on her birthday this year. After all, I said, it is her thirty-second birthday.

]]> 0 0e11b4f71a3b6941b8862454a115ffee James commented on the post, Fantasy games vs my writing, on the groupblog Matthew D Brown http://matthewdbrown.authorbuzz.co.uk/lordmatt/reflections-and-thoughts/fantasy-games-vs-my-writing/#comment-111 Tue, 21 May 2019 20:53:04 +0100 Facebook is a massive time thief for me. That and my Xbox. To an extent I am also a bit of a workaholic, I could write in my lunch hours but I tend to work through a lot of them!

]]> 2b71727c0b3e30ee87b4490b90ef37ff Matthew Brown wrote a new post on the site Author Buzz https://authorbuzz.co.uk/?p=1599 Wed, 20 Feb 2019 14:33:21 +0000 Possibly the most important page on an author’s blog is the about page. Yet, this vital about page is too often left out. Today I am going to take a look at the humble about page and why it is so important for […]

]]> 0 4c3bf7d12fa5e55d5f3a9d312c1c36b2 Matthew Brown posted an update: Playing with the changes. https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/1147/ Tue, 25 Sep 2018 14:54:34 +0100 Playing with the changes.

]]> 1 b4af5396bb2b5f93aa2ce5fa69bf8b51 Christian Writer created the group Christian Writings https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/1046/ Tue, 17 Jul 2018 09:22:48 +0100 0 0af4839d190ea5f59b8ff26bdfcd78f1 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Rewarding good RP: Player Karma in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author) http://matthewdbrown.authorbuzz.co.uk/lordmatt/tpk/rewarding-good-rp-player-karma/ Mon, 11 Jun 2018 15:43:25 +0100 I’d like to introduce you to an idea I have been toying with that could, in theory, be used to shape player behaviour in and out of the game – the idea of player karma. “Player karma” is a system that can run on t […]

]]> 8aa44bb56c926d21f448919a06f3536f Blog: Cursed ring of gender change from TPK – Matthew D Brown in the group TPK - Roleplay encounters and advice http://matthewdbrown.authorbuzz.co.uk/lordmatt/tpk/pathfinder/loot/cursed-ring-of-gender-change/ Fri, 18 May 2018 23:36:09 +0100 Sometimes, just for a laugh, an evil GM likes to mess with player’s characters and nothing does that quite like a cursed ring of gender change. Maybe there is a […]

]]> 1 3c3a29e0977ef2f10a7c3698ec5d2a0b Matthew Brown edited the blog post The scene and scene-sequel in the group Thanet Creative: Writers http://thanetcreative.authorbuzz.co.uk/2018/04/the-scene-and-scene-sequel/ Fri, 27 Apr 2018 11:00:04 +0100 Any story can be broken down into scenes and each scene works in the same way. You probably know that way very well – one or more persons want something and they encounter one or more problems stand between the […]

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