Author Buzz | Neil Willcox | Group Activity https://authorbuzz.co.uk/members/neilwill/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Neil Willcox is a member. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:14:48 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 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 […]

]]> 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.

]]> 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.

]]> 9351319d412ad1c754c20a2e6cf4e52c Jason Latnar commented on the post, Changes and updates, on the groupblog Author Buzz Developer Blog https://dev.authorbuzz.co.uk/2026/03/15/changes-and-updates/#comment-13702 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:19:09 +0000 Ace!

]]> 61f42eb6e59b80a114a228fd982f8657 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Changes and updates in the group Help and Support https://dev.authorbuzz.co.uk/2026/03/15/changes-and-updates/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:17:14 +0000 Changes and updates Some of you have noticed some changes being made in Author Buzz UK. Under the hood, this is not a big change, but I hope it will go some way to making […]

]]> cf8bdd668ffc7d0d952747c8d506a807 Blog: March Stories Update 2 from Night of the Hats in the group Night of the Hats https://nightofthehats.blogspot.com/2026/03/march-stories-update-2.html Sun, 15 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Five stories I read in 2025.****1. My Ghost by Hugh Behm-Steinberg in Roi Fainéant

At the corner store the ghost wants cigarettes but can’t pay
because he only ha […]

]]> 0 930585c31fcb15064849fd86b1522bfb Matthew Brown commented on the post, Time for a fresh coat of paint?, on the groupblog Author Buzz Developer Blog https://dev.authorbuzz.co.uk/2026/03/09/time-for-a-fresh-coat-of-paint/#comment-13697 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:27:32 +0000 Mostly just forums, groups, and blogs. Groups having a blog and a forum to group them. That is something else I could look into making clearer.

]]> 720e7115913de17a04104134e7d551bb Danny H commented on the post, Time for a fresh coat of paint?, on the groupblog Author Buzz Developer Blog https://dev.authorbuzz.co.uk/2026/03/09/time-for-a-fresh-coat-of-paint/#comment-13696 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:08:45 +0000 I think I’ve said this before, but there’s so much going on here I sometimes get confused as to how I’m supposed to do something. You’ve got forums, groups and blogs, and I don’t know what else you might have […]

]]> 9bce99d614fefc51c383f994aa9a1129 Blog: Monster Of The Week 312: BigWorld from Night of the Hats in the group Night of the Hats https://nightofthehats.blogspot.com/2026/03/monster-of-week-312-bigworld.html Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:29:00 +0000  Monster Of The Week 312 is Bigworld, in awe at the site of this lad, absolute unit, does the world dream itself into being, what then of our petty squabbles, our […]

]]> 0 afc83cac7979d0e2987642c6337148e8 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Time for a fresh coat of paint? in the group Help and Support https://dev.authorbuzz.co.uk/2026/03/09/time-for-a-fresh-coat-of-paint/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:34:10 +0000 Time for a fresh coat of paint? I am seriously considering redesigning the Author Buzz UK site with a fresh new theme built from scratch. The site has a few broken bits that no […]

]]> eb4c8021d4c573098b822bb7c10bf89a Blog: March Stories Update from Night of the Hats in the group Night of the Hats https://nightofthehats.blogspot.com/2026/03/march-stories-update.html Mon, 09 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000 10 stories I read in 2025****1. The Widow Parkhurst by Hugh J O’Donnell in Factor Four

The widow Parkhurst lives alone on her farm, despite the
gossip of the t […]

]]> 0 ab700e940dd42078dd415a72cff279ed Blog: March Film Update 3 from Night of the Hats in the group Night of the Hats https://nightofthehats.blogspot.com/2026/03/march-film-update-3.html Sun, 08 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000 10 more films from 2025. Are we done yet? No, not even close, sorry!****1. One Million AC/DC

Stone age people bring grapes back to their cave. This will
make wine […]

]]> 0 ce64df656e1f106ba7f69947cbd73364 Blog: Chicken Thigh Casserole from Night of the Hats in the group Night of the Hats https://nightofthehats.blogspot.com/2026/03/chicken-thigh-casserole.html Sat, 07 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000  We’re back here again, variations on a theme. This is what my Mum calls a “one pot wonder,” an entire course cooked in one pot (pictured).Three chicken thighsBacon […]

]]> 0 b1e63fe78c8893670a78b96c9c301f3d Blog: March Films Update 2 from Night of the Hats in the group Night of the Hats https://nightofthehats.blogspot.com/2026/03/march-films-update-2.html Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:11:00 +0000 Ten more films from my 2025 watching**** 1. Dog Man (2025)

Petey, a supervillain cat, terrorises Ohkay City. Police
Officer Knight and his dog Greg pursue him. […]

]]> 0 f6bf1d217270f628852b5e77becdc46f Matthew Brown commented on the post, This is why the forums don't syndicate to Mastodon, on the groupblog Author Buzz Developer Blog https://dev.authorbuzz.co.uk/2025/12/16/this-is-why-the-forums-dont-syndicate-to-mastodon/#comment-13581 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 20:36:23 +0000 Slowly improving is still improving

]]> 63d041bacfb9e531c19c77334c4b4294 Matthew Brown commented on the post, This is why the forums don't syndicate to Mastodon, on the groupblog Author Buzz Developer Blog https://dev.authorbuzz.co.uk/2025/12/16/this-is-why-the-forums-dont-syndicate-to-mastodon/#comment-13580 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 20:33:26 +0000 Opt in and potentially moderated.

]]> 602ab9bd4a66d515f2c51a83bc2193a3 Danny H commented on the post, This is why the forums don't syndicate to Mastodon, on the groupblog Author Buzz Developer Blog https://dev.authorbuzz.co.uk/2025/12/16/this-is-why-the-forums-dont-syndicate-to-mastodon/#comment-13577 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 10:34:36 +0000 Don’t have a solution to your problem, but I think in all cases federation should be opt-in

]]> 2e8d6d3490f1db6a627321554ef79442 Matthew Brown edited the blog post This is why the forums don't syndicate to Mastodon in the group Help and Support https://dev.authorbuzz.co.uk/2025/12/16/this-is-why-the-forums-dont-syndicate-to-mastodon/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 07:34:53 +0000 This is why the forums don't syndicate to Mastodon Twice, in the past, I have thought it would be nice if everyone’s stuff made it out onto social media. Both times, I have enabled syndicating forum […]

]]> de8f362c74fddaad64ab302b77c14275 Matthew Brown replied to the topic Display bug: Front page in the forum Help and Support https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/help-and-support/forum/topic/display-bug-front-page/#post-5056 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:25:20 +0000 Thanks for checking, Danny. I think that means I can relax again.

]]> 0 01d753b1e7aff6fc4f851dd73455874f Danny H replied to the topic Display bug: Front page in the forum Help and Support https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/help-and-support/forum/topic/display-bug-front-page/#post-5055 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:23:00 +0000 Looks normal now, thanks Matt

]]> 0 582f6e430ede52214174ba49e256032c Matthew Brown replied to the topic Display bug: Front page in the forum Help and Support https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/help-and-support/forum/topic/display-bug-front-page/#post-5053 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:19:09 +0000 It was some CSS jank from an update. Should all be working now.

Let me know if you see any other layout bugs.

]]> 0 2bb260d97892ea51b0cc32ff75e1825e Matthew Brown started the topic Display bug: Front page in the forum Help and Support https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/help-and-support/forum/topic/display-bug-front-page/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:53:39 +0000 Some users are experiencing an issue when viewing the front page. Although it is purely cosmetic, I am actively looking into it.

]]> 0 96d9ab3b85c4356abc7d6ccbe7a33fe6 Matthew Brown 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-5049 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:52:09 +0000 Great news

]]> 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 4007aea067ca7ef490f332fc24ced2fe Danny H started the topic Home page changes? in the forum Help and Support https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/help-and-support/forum/topic/home-page-changes/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:03:22 +0000 Is it my imagination or has the layout of the home page changed?

]]> 0 7fd61d642b4b7c557735d9dea43b78aa Matthew Brown 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-5014 Sun, 02 Nov 2025 11:02:21 +0000 That is slightly odd. The subscribe box is clearly marked up for an email address instead of a username and password for the login box.

Which password manager are you using? Perhaps we can file a ticket with them for a bug fix?

]]> 0 4ff754c77be4790e8bd16df2117fb1a5 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-5012 Sun, 02 Nov 2025 10:28:47 +0000 Well I figured it out, my password manager is putting the username in the ‘Subscribe today’ box, though I’ve no idea why

]]> 0 b7bd796c01257922208dd41110e88cc0 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Writer Talk Carnival: Your writing strengths in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2025/10/writer-talk-carnival-your-writing-strengths/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 19:46:30 +0000 Writer Talk Carnival: Your writing strengths Our fourth writers’ blog carnival (November 2025) is open for submissions. The theme for this month is “your writing strengths”. Last month’s (but […]

]]> 66b6ebf127d7f8379e893dc2a5d61359 Matthew Brown replied to the topic Status update is bugged in the forum Help and Support https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/help-and-support/forum/topic/status-update-is-bugged/#post-5010 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:17:53 +0000 It looks like the system flaged the updates as spamn for some reason.

I’ve unspammed them and am looking into it.

]]> 0 477a174a28834cc6ae8e78e042283552 Sam Smith replied to the topic Status update is bugged in the forum Help and Support https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/help-and-support/forum/topic/status-update-is-bugged/#post-5009 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:12:22 +0000 me too

]]> 0 994aac322c0156aca7ac572a1ff509f8 Sam Smith joined the group Help and Support https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17115/ Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:12:10 +0000 0 68ece7f8835a7f9c63cf25a642af4a79 Matthew Brown replied to the topic Status update is bugged in the forum Help and Support https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/help-and-support/forum/topic/status-update-is-bugged/#post-5008 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:03:24 +0000 It’s working for ne.

I will look into it. Hang tight.

]]> 0 5a03932f5e3d73658a7aaa9c11b607b4 Acorn Boi started the topic Status update is bugged in the forum Help and Support https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/help-and-support/forum/topic/status-update-is-bugged/ Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:02:24 +0000 I can post it but then it vanishes

]]> 0 95cb55784c1548bce14541175100609a Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post How many words should a novel have? in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2025/10/how-many-words-should-a-novel-have/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0100 How many words should a novel have? This post was first published on Author Buzz UK in 2024. How many words should a novel have? That’s a question I’ve seen many times. Just […]

]]> c77733ef0293a6ba0bf93484d2e24dd3 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Is it Wether or Weather or Whether? in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2025/10/is-it-wether-or-weather-or-whether/ Sat, 18 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0100 Is it Wether or Weather or Whether? I had a dyslexic moment and could not remember which weather I wanted. So I looked it up. Following the advice to “blog your homework”. Here’s the […]

]]> ab8d5a42b4caa8192355f2f51c5f9886 Adam Bassman 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-4970 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 20:06:41 +0100 I’ve not noticed anything.

]]> 0 eb4a9afd03f9b5c8cefdfd22a1ff8264 Matthew Brown 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-4967 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 18:14:20 +0100 There are no changes that I’ve made. It should still be as vanilla as it gets.

Mine works fine, which is no help at all for you.

]]> 0 48dec9828066965d5b89ca5c97272ca8 Danny H started the topic Login page changes? in the forum Help and Support https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/help-and-support/forum/topic/login-page-changes/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 09:45:50 +0100 Have you been tinkering with the login mechanism?  My password manager used to fill in both username & password, but now I have to add the username separately

]]> 0 b0dee8860a405c1c079889214c2036e4 Matthew Brown edited the blog post World Boxed: A story of sorts in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author) https://matthewdbrown.authorbuzz.co.uk/lordmatt/news-and-updates/world-boxed-a-story-of-sorts/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:33:27 +0100 World Boxed: A story of sorts The first five chapters of World Boxed is available to read on my website, now. World boxed charts the narrative in my head as I play World Box.

]]> 7f723f82eff0cbbced71e079b90417da Blog: I asked ChatGPT to craft the most horrible and unfair normal-looking homebrew D&D monsters from TPK Archives • Matthew D Brown in the group TPK - Roleplay encounters and advice https://matthewdbrown.authorbuzz.co.uk/lordmatt/tpk/dungeons-and-dragons/i-asked-chatgpt-to-craft-the-most-horrible-and-unfair-normal-looking-homebrew-dd-monsters/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 14:42:00 +0100 It has been a while since I added to my Evil GM’s Guide. So I asked ChatGPT to craft the most horrible and unfair but normal-looking homebrew D&D monsters. Hello […]

]]> 0 eddf2916ced2c1e58a8e9f868b4f5451 Matthew Brown edited the blog post I asked ChatGPT to craft the most horrible and unfair normal-looking homebrew D&D monsters in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author) https://matthewdbrown.authorbuzz.co.uk/lordmatt/tpk/dungeons-and-dragons/i-asked-chatgpt-to-craft-the-most-horrible-and-unfair-normal-looking-homebrew-dd-monsters/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 14:42:00 +0100 I asked ChatGPT to craft the most horrible and unfair normal-looking homebrew D&D monsters It has been a while since I added to my Evil GM’s Guide. So I asked ChatGPT to craft the most horrible and unfair but normal-looking homebrew D&D monsters. Hello chat. I’d like your help making something purely for demonstration purposes. The most…Read more

]]> cf57627162a3adea0d807a7730a1f641 Matthew Brown edited the blog post 3 Postcards from the dream lands in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author) https://matthewdbrown.authorbuzz.co.uk/lordmatt/media/telling-stories/3-postcards-from-the-dream-lands/ Thu, 21 Aug 2025 13:25:28 +0100 3 Postcards from the dream landsI have three more vignettes of imagination for you. Fear of spiders Welcome to the dreaming Fairy rings have changed

]]> 843d50607b99caea312896291cb29faf Matthew Brown edited the blog post New postcard from my dreamscape in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author) https://matthewdbrown.authorbuzz.co.uk/lordmatt/media/telling-stories/new-postcard-from-my-dreamscape/ Sun, 17 Aug 2025 17:16:51 +0100 New postcard from my dreamscapeMy first dreamscape postcard microfiction is up.

]]> 46b2b67c6835b31e367d4afd802d9f25 Jason Latnar commented on the post, Postcards from my dream realms, on the groupblog Matthew D Brown https://matthewdbrown.authorbuzz.co.uk/lordmatt/reflections-and-thoughts/postcards-from-my-dream-realms/#comment-268 Sat, 16 Aug 2025 18:37:54 +0100 You have my attention. Do it!!!!!

]]> 46c7ac1ab6b6dad591a01cffbd16431e Matthew Brown edited the blog post Postcards from my dream realms in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author) https://matthewdbrown.authorbuzz.co.uk/lordmatt/reflections-and-thoughts/postcards-from-my-dream-realms/ Sat, 16 Aug 2025 18:10:54 +0100 Postcards from my dream realms I’ve been playing with the idea of dream postcards – fragments of my realm of dreams and imagination shared as glimpses into the rich and often complex inner world that is me. I’m still working on the name – I feel it has to be just right to work. I love the concept of this idea, although I have yet to figure out…Read more

]]> 2b6601ade05fbeb2a442372928d237c3 Matthew Brown edited the blog post You subscriptions page bug fixed in the group Help and Support https://dev.authorbuzz.co.uk/2025/08/16/you-subscriptions-page-bug-fixed/ Sat, 16 Aug 2025 14:41:20 +0100 You subscriptions page bug fixed As you might know, you can see all the things you have subscribed to on https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/ – I found a “fatal error” bug there today. […]

]]> 96acebbd96fb2d985961ecf0bcdb23fb Matthew Brown edited the blog post Writer Talk Carnival: Writing Tools & Style in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2025/08/writer-talk-carnival-writing-tools-style/ Fri, 08 Aug 2025 08:33:10 +0100 Writer Talk Carnival: Writing Tools & Style Our first writers’ blog carnival is open for submissions. The theme for this month is “writing tools”. Tools of the writing trade This theme is […]

]]> 504fd785c403625f28b725f06ce9723a Matthew Brown commented on the post, Policy update: Google's gmail is now banned due to spam, on the groupblog Author Buzz Developer Blog https://dev.authorbuzz.co.uk/2025/08/05/policy-update-googles-gmail-is-now-banned-due-to-spam/#comment-12487 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 10:47:37 +0100 It has been at least a year since a genuine signup with Gmail.

]]> d56101dc35530b7be4984d6cb5133cf0 Matthew Brown commented on the post, Policy update: Google's gmail is now banned due to spam, on the groupblog Author Buzz Developer Blog https://dev.authorbuzz.co.uk/2025/08/05/policy-update-googles-gmail-is-now-banned-due-to-spam/#comment-12486 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 10:46:54 +0100 Existing accounts using Gmail will be safe, but new accounts will be rejected. I’d be open to adding an exception for someone if they message me on Mastodon.

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