Author Buzz | Matthew Brown | Activity https://authorbuzz.co.uk/members/lordmatt/activity/ Activity feed for Matthew Brown. Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:35:08 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 eae30d1aab8eefed8553f3124bceda87 Matthew Brown posted a new activity comment https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/18729/#acomment-18730 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:39:54 +0100 Criminal.

In reply to - Jane Smith posted an update Disaster. End of the world. Panic!! I’ve run out of unread books! ]]> 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 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 […]

]]> fece87b3667de179b83f10ed4489cfa2 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Journaling prompt: The lie and the truth in the group Writing prompts and inspirations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/non-fiction/journaling/journaling-prompt-the-lie-and-the-truth/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:31:46 +0100 Journaling prompt: The lie and the truthIdentify a lie you believe and the truth that must replace it. For example: “I’m an imposter” must be replaced with “My work is valid and I […]

]]> 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 3592cd78a14e0e0419bcac8fff01414b Matthew Brown started the topic You probably want THIS bit in the forum Writing prompts and inspirations https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/the-muse-of-last-resort/forum/topic/you-probably-wnt-this-bit/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:34:11 +0100 The forum here doesn’t get used all that often, you might want the prompts feed:

https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/the-muse-of-last-resort/home/

]]> 0 eee5d887e146a85765bd415f595b6057 Matthew Brown started the topic How's the weather where you are? in the forum General Chat https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/general-chat/forum/topic/hows-the-weather-where-you-are/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:31:59 +0100 I’m too hot.

How are you all doing?

]]> 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 898bcdd29b218e05bcb13a02d079da18 Matthew Brown posted an update: I take a few days off and come back to a shedload of spam. It […] https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/18569/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 10:13:18 +0100 I take a few days off and come back to a shedload of spam. It is all gone now, though.

]]> 0 4dd5fabe9e6b8e312e10a21c04a14f45 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Queen of the world in the group Writing prompts and inspirations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/queen-of-the-world/ Sat, 25 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0100 Queen of the world The story of Eden told from Eve’s point of view as a high fantasy epic that is told over the 930 years of Eve’s life. Feel free to expand or use […]

]]> 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 […]

]]> 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 […]

]]> 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. […]

]]> 10791aa08d13e4ac36e6773580b3e870 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Good books you can read in one sitting in the group Random Occasional Book Reviews https://bookish.authorbuzz.co.uk/2026/06/24/good-books-you-can-read-in-one-sitting/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:41:49 +0100 Good books you can read in one sittingToday, I stumbled on this short video listing some good books that are short reads and had to share it.

]]> 17ca0c9c04d48846cd8bbd71f11d7384 Matthew Brown created the group The Royal Society of Literature (RSL) https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/18294/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:55:34 +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.

]]> cceb651a8242e085708337ae3dca2cd7 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post The humans were not intimidated in the group Writing prompts and inspirations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/opening-lines/the-humans-were-not-intimidated/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0100 The humans were not intimidatedTo: Admiral Zazizch;By: Encrypted Proxy 92a-256;Re: Your plan failedThe humans were not intimidated at all. Send reinforcements. Encounter log attached. (first blogged here)

]]> 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)

]]> 4a389fa266482ce04d2e06d57b839d3e Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Please, dear HFY writers, no more stories starting with "Bob sat on the bridge of the Earth Ship Big Birtha" in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek https://lordmatt.co.uk/reflections/writing-and-storytelling/please-dear-hfy-writers-no-more-stories-starting-with-bob-sat-on-the-bridge-of-the-earth-ship-big-birtha/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0100 Please, dear HFY writers, no more stories starting with "Bob sat on the bridge of the Earth Ship Big Birtha" Why do so many HFY stories start with the OC standing somewhere waiting for the opening thing to happen? I’ve lost track of the stories I’ve listened to or […]

]]> 71df858b7cf77a0db2d6716f369184cc Matthew Brown posted a new activity comment https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/18270/#acomment-18271 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:06:45 +0100 Tell me about it.

In reply to - Acorn Boi posted an update Boo! Rain! ]]> 6742b5494c004504a1d1047fca042543 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Fixing my ActivityPub and WebMention comments to make them play nicely. in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek https://lordmatt.co.uk/technology/coding-and-development/fixing-my-activitypub-and-webmention-comments-to-make-them-play-nicely/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 18:39:32 +0100 Fixing my ActivityPub and WebMention comments to make them play nicely. I was struggling to get both comments and replies to post while only showing “facepile” for likes and boosts. I had no one to blame but myself as I coded […]

]]> 77068723bb8eb4c87c75a48e7675bd22 Matthew Brown edited the blog post The email, social media, and IndieWeb Node I need (that will probably never exist), that I think authors would love in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek 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/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:40:30 +0100 The email, social media, and IndieWeb Node I need (that will probably never exist), that I think authors would love I need a special blend of stuff that might never exist. This is my attempt to dream out loud in the hope that this is the idea someone steals and runs […]

]]> d1ebc5b28a7d00ab55aa314255ea1616 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Jukka's blog and email list journey in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek https://lordmatt.co.uk/technology/the-internet/blogs-and-blogging/focus-on-others/jukkas-blog-and-email-list-journey/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:36:40 +0100 Jukka's blog and email list journey Every now and then, I like to share the love by focusing on a blog I have found and enjoyed. Today I’d like to share Jukka’s blog. Jukka is a business […]

]]> 9f9c262f0c60a8c81bf88227024b6c3e Matthew Brown commented on the post, Writers, tell me about your WIP, on the groupblog Shall we talk? https://chat.authorbuzz.co.uk/writing/writers-tell-me-about-your-wip/#comment-836 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:12:50 +0100 If I can spot the trope and predict the ending too soon, I get bored or disappointed. I long for the excitement of not knowing what will happen next that I had watching and reading when I was young. In other […]

]]> 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 6c0b4777cc50ae326f8e384027aa5bb3 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post What are you reading? in the group Shall we talk? https://chat.authorbuzz.co.uk/books/what-are-you-reading-2/ Sat, 30 May 2026 17:00:00 +0100 What are you reading? Tell me about your currently open book(s). Would you recommend it/them?

]]> 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 0dd61e40fe15623af582aa02c8eb0332 Matthew Brown commented on the post, Writers, tell me about your WIP, on the groupblog Shall we talk? https://chat.authorbuzz.co.uk/writing/writers-tell-me-about-your-wip/#comment-832 Sat, 23 May 2026 13:41:23 +0100 I do enjoy a story that goes somewhere I was not expecting.

]]> 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.

]]> 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.

]]> 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 fc66a9e894263ed56b60cdbecd22d9ef Matthew Brown edited the blog post 7 fun posts to reply to (espeically if you use WebMention) in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek https://lordmatt.co.uk/uncategorised/7-fun-posts-to-reply-to-espeically-if-you-use-webmention/ Sat, 16 May 2026 22:11:06 +0100 7 fun posts to reply to (espeically if you use WebMention) Sometimes you want to write a blog or a social media update, but draw a blank on what to say. Other times, you may crave interaction and a good chat. In […]

]]> 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 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 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.

]]> c59792e62e2cfe59c753aeca19fca944 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Survival acid indicator in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author) https://matthewdbrown.authorbuzz.co.uk/lordmatt/background-reading/research/survival-acid-indicator/ Thu, 07 May 2026 21:37:55 +0100 Survival acid indicator I needed to have a character test the acidity of the water without any access to modern technology. Fortunately, there are some fairly common foods that can be used. Red cabbage is the best indicator, but cherry, rose petals, and beets alsoContinue reading“Survival acid indicator”

]]> 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 […]

]]> 12e1a8a6099c3051b76f7e51503787cb Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Mick Herron for Clown Town in the group Author appearances and events https://appearances.authorbuzz.co.uk/appearances/mick-herron-for-clown-town/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0100 Mick Herron for Clown Town When: Tuesday 21st April @ 7 pm Where: Bathwick St Mary’s Church, Darlington St, Bathwick, Bath BA2 4EB Ticket (includes book) […]

]]> 9a28d1494162099a85bf02c2fd44ad02 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Kid’s Author-Illustrator Event: Fiona Lumbers 'Mo's Stick' (For ages 2+) in the group Author appearances and events https://appearances.authorbuzz.co.uk/appearances/other/kids-author-illustrator-event-fiona-lumbers-mos-stick-for-ages-2/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0100 Kid’s Author-Illustrator Event: Fiona Lumbers 'Mo's Stick' (For ages 2+) Fiona Lumbers is an acclaimed author and illustrator whose much-loved picture books include Clem and Crab and Grandpa’s Gift. She is also the […]

]]> 7030a2e34fdf68d25c86b4257863ffee Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Milly Johnson in the group Author appearances and events https://appearances.authorbuzz.co.uk/appearances/milly-johnson/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0100 Milly Johnson Deepings Literary Festival 2026 Venue: Lilli’s Tearoom, 3 Market Gate, Market Deeping PE6 8DL Saturday 2 May 2026 @ 3 pm Saturday 2 M […]

]]> 12c352343e3a24376f077bc6b14626d1 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Stuart Murdoch to be awarded an honorary degree in the group Outside News https://news.authorbuzz.co.uk/bookish-news/author-news/2026/04/14/stuart-murdoch-to-be-awarded-an-honorary-degree/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:35:17 +0100 Stuart Murdoch to be awarded an honorary degreeMusician, author and filmmaker Stuart Murdoch is to be awarded an honorary degree by The University of Glasgow on the Commemoration Day of 17th June this year (2026). Read the announcement here.

]]> 93f54369ed99f2d59c361423db7704b3 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post An Evening With Prue Leith in the group Author appearances and events https://appearances.authorbuzz.co.uk/appearances/fund-raisers-appearances/an-evening-with-prue-leith/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0100 An Evening With Prue Leith Taking place in Cirencester’s Bingham Hall, Dame Prue will be sharing stories from her remarkable six-decade-long career. The talk will be […]

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