Author Buzz | John Wooster-Brown | Group Activity https://authorbuzz.co.uk/members/woosterbrown/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which John Wooster-Brown is a member. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:02:14 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 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 […]

]]> 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 […]

]]> 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 […]

]]> ae741701b6c07b4a79da78fd853f3f36 Matthew Brown edited the blog post A conceptual gold star for some amazing people in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2025/07/a-conceptual-gold-star-for-some-amazing-people/ Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:52:20 +0100 A conceptual gold star for some amazing people Yesterday at our writers’ night, a bit of an emergency developed. I want to thank everyone whose response no doubt made a big difference in the […]

]]> df90b982b362099c4fa0654c1cefd087 Matthew Brown commented on the post, Word gangs, clones, and pacing, on the groupblog Thanet Creative https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2025/06/word-gangs-clones-and-pacing/comment-page-1/#comment-341 Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:27:48 +0100 The pain is real

]]> 1fc47a0287a389f1e13fdb9012dc75fc Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Word gangs, clones, and pacing in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2025/06/word-gangs-clones-and-pacing/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 08:00:00 +0100 Word gangs, clones, and pacing Editing. A thing very much unlike writing as much as it is the same thing. I have found editing my work a paradox of both being like writing and […]

]]> 4887b6732d1417a701ac3ce56a6f9285 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Chaotic Creators Magazine's Writing Competition in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2025/05/chaotic-creators-magazines-writing-competition/ Sat, 03 May 2025 10:33:50 +0100 Chaotic Creators Magazine's Writing Competition Chaotic Creators Magazine is running a writing competition. Entry is £10 but there are free slots open for low-income participants. The prize is […]

]]> f908711c14915da9935bfb74610c3e9b Matthew Brown commented on the post, Reminder: Our writers' night is every Thursday at the Wheatsheaf in Margate, on the groupblog Thanet Creative https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2024/10/reminder-our-writers-night-is-every-thursday-at-the-wheatsheaf-in-margate/comment-page-1/#comment-339 Sat, 03 May 2025 09:43:33 +0100 Hi Kyla. Yes, Every Thursday at the Wheatsheaf 7:30pm. The staff all know us and can point us out to you.

]]> 35e8164da9d9c23b4ea8f731056635ee Matthew Brown edited the blog post Semicolons in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2025/03/semicolons/ Fri, 28 Mar 2025 14:14:13 +0000 Semicolons I stumbled upon The Word Man talking about semicolons and had to share it.

]]> ddea1d98346abbef76f62521890d3635 Jason Latnar joined the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/15186/ Wed, 12 Mar 2025 18:10:40 +0000 0 164b5b1d5b1118ab65fd1963fc4b249a Matthew Brown edited the blog post Writing Lessons They Wished They'd Known Earlier in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2025/03/writing-lessons-they-wished-theyd-known-earlier/ Sun, 09 Mar 2025 11:38:05 +0000 Writing Lessons They Wished They'd Known Earlier What are the writing tips people wished they’d known sooner? I sent a request for comments to a wide variety of experts in various fields and asked […]

]]> 5ab479349095ba96b228acec1f85f24b Sam Smith joined the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/14584/ Sat, 25 Jan 2025 22:01:29 +0000 0 b49f686e6fd6964d1cf3e1d29347fe6f Matthew Brown edited the blog post Tips by Experts for Giving Feedback to Aspiring Writers in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2025/01/tips-by-experts-for-giving-feedback-to-aspiring-writers/ Thu, 23 Jan 2025 13:20:04 +0000 Tips by Experts for Giving Feedback to Aspiring Writers I asked a panel of experts for their most helpful tips for giving great feedback to aspiring writers. I was not disappointed with the […]

]]> 2f3d53bc691e29069c011fb2121f0baa Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Thanet Creative wishes you all an inspired and fulfilling new year in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2024/12/thanet-creative-wishes-you-all-an-inspired-and-fulfilling-new-year/ Tue, 31 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000 Thanet Creative wishes you all an inspired and fulfilling new year Now 2024 is all but over, I’d like to take a moment to thank all of our writers, charity trustees, and other supporters who made 2024 a creative and […]

]]> f0dc7c7ec9eac45d64f55a4636bab0c8 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post How Arms Trafficking Actually Works in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2024/12/how-arms-trafficking-actually-works/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 13:20:00 +0000 How Arms Trafficking Actually Works David Packouz is a former arms trader. In this video for Business Insider, he talks about the international arms trade. His story was the subject of the 2016 movie “War Dogs” and Guy Lawson’s book “Arms and the Dudes.”

]]> 5876aa4690a20f9accad3735a68adac6 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Writers' research: Profiling serial killers and stalkers for New Scotland Yard in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2024/12/writers-research-profiling-serial-killers-and-stalkers-for-new-scotland-yard/ Thu, 05 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0000 Writers' research: Profiling serial killers and stalkers for New Scotland Yard Here’s a great research video for writers who want to write about murder, police investigations, and all that sort of thing. The video is care of […]

]]> ecf4289f8bc533ac8779ea5838e4abd9 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Where imposter syndrome hits me hardest in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2024/11/where-imposter-syndrome-hits-me-hardest/ Sat, 02 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000 Where imposter syndrome hits me hardest As a writer, have you ever felt like an imposter? I know I have. Imposter syndrome can be no laughing matter. There are days when I ask myself, […]

]]> 78daf802b02dd91d0ad9d74e68fee4c6 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Thanet Creative's last writers' night of 2024 is the 5th of December in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2024/10/thanet-creatives-last-writers-night-of-2024-is-the-5th-of-december/ Thu, 31 Oct 2024 14:31:39 +0000 Thanet Creative's last writers' night of 2024 is the 5th of December Our last writers’ night this year (2024) will be Thursday the 5th of December. We will begin meeting again in the new year (the exact day to be […]

]]> d097045c6d150d46d008d664f32babe3 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Oops. Words Counted is now working again in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2024/10/oops-words-counted-is-now-working-again/ Mon, 14 Oct 2024 18:03:13 +0100 Oops. Words Counted is now working again When I updated the look for the Thanet Creative blog, I accidentally left the Words Counted tool out of the update. Words Counted lets you stick in […]

]]> 509f86ddf10f65468197d96e373c6d59 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Reminder: Our writers' night is every Thursday at the Wheatsheaf in Margate in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2024/10/reminder-our-writers-night-is-every-thursday-at-the-wheatsheaf-in-margate/ Fri, 11 Oct 2024 14:50:30 +0100 Reminder: Our writers' night is every Thursday at the Wheatsheaf in Margate Thanet Creative run a writers’ night (almost) every Thursday at 7:30pm in The Wheatsheaf Margate. The writers’ night is open to anyone. We discuss […]

]]> ec5f2acd354de963ae8a841fb8b62256 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post The only failure in writing is giving up in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2024/10/the-only-failure-in-writing-is-giving-up/ Wed, 09 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +0100 The only failure in writing is giving up Whether it was a rejection submission, a story no one liked, or a competition you did not win, the only failure in writing is giving up. Just […]

]]> d00a28f503517546ce4c7fae60b214c7 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Thanet Creative's website gets a fresh new look in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2024/10/thanet-creatives-website-gets-a-fresh-new-look/ Thu, 03 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0100 Thanet Creative's website gets a fresh new look Late last night, I gave the website a nice fresh new look. My aim was to simplify things which I hope you might agree, I did. Hopefully, […]

]]> c0fbb15b400b19293724d50b4c531c49 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Writers, have you ever felt like an imposter? in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2024/06/writers-have-you-ever-felt-like-an-imposter/ Sun, 16 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +0100 Writers, have you ever felt like an imposter? I’d like to ask writers, authors, and creatives in general – have you ever felt like an imposter – a fake who does not belong? It was all the way […]

]]> f9096b734c2e34c59956ed0fbe6ac2d5 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Questions for writers in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2024/03/questions-for-writers/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:40:12 +0000 Questions for writers Last week, at Thanet Creative’s Writers’ session, we brainstormed prompts for writers. The idea of these prompts was to inspire fresh reflection on […]

]]> 92a79ed8e0410108548efe4cca0ceb25 Guest Writer edited the blog post The easiest way to fix a broken story according to Jed Herne in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2024/02/the-easiest-way-to-fix-a-broken-story-according-to-jed-herne/ Fri, 02 Feb 2024 15:44:35 +0000 The easiest way to fix a broken story according to Jed Herne Jed Herne breaks his solution down into three stages: Character arc The three Ps Theme Character Arc There are five aspects to a […]

]]> 7e9bf6c40ec499adff80566a14d31745 Matthew Brown edited the blog post First Writers' Meet and Critique Evening of 2024 in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2024/01/first-writers-meet-and-critique-evening-of-2024/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 20:31:31 +0000 First Writers' Meet and Critique Evening of 2024 This Thursday, come along to meet local writers, have your work critiqued or enjoy a drink at a lovely pub with great food. Large car park and buses […]

]]> 4d89e6a0243db36eae41eb4e96aa114c Chris Simpson joined the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/12294/ Wed, 25 Oct 2023 18:35:51 +0100 0 174250449165116c2c5d2da9439f8114 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Neil Gaiman on the antidote to rejection in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2023/10/neil-gaiman-on-the-antidote-to-rejection/ Wed, 11 Oct 2023 08:00:00 +0100 Neil Gaiman on the antidote to rejection In this video, best-selling author Neil Gaiman talks about rejection and how to handle it.

]]> b5b7bec784a2b24a7f2e8f17949df614 Blog: My problem with “was” from Thanet Creative Writers in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreativewriters.tumblr.com/post/725921254713982976 Thu, 17 Aug 2023 17:14:16 +0100 The word “was” is an easy fit when writing in the past tense. Along with “had” it is easy to use the word so hard and often that it becomes a distrac […]

]]> 0 da72a22381d6f34e8fd8e77fc852aa4b Matthew Brown edited the blog post My problem with "was" in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2023/08/my-problem-with-was/ Thu, 17 Aug 2023 17:13:55 +0100 My problem with "was" The word “was” is an easy fit when writing in the past tense. Along with “had” it is easy to use the word so hard and often that it becomes a […]

]]> c9a95455d6bec3753159225105039592 Blog: 5 hard-won editing tips from Thanet Creative Writers in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreativewriters.tumblr.com/post/722744908593627136 Thu, 13 Jul 2023 15:47:36 +0100 Editing your writing can be a hard process. At least, it is for me. Here are five tips that I think might help your editing and have certainly helped mine.1. […]

]]> 0 62729f6879db0ae60cd64b78047a08f0 Matthew Brown edited the blog post 5 hard-won editing tips in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2023/07/5-hard-won-editing-tips/ Thu, 13 Jul 2023 15:47:21 +0100 5 hard-won editing tips Editing your writing can be a hard process. At least, it is for me. Here are five tips that I think might help your editing and have certainly […]

]]> bc6a3330fe1a32e8dde62b91fe48802a Matthew Brown posted an update in the group Thanet Creative: Writers: Today we are in The Mulberry Tree. Next week we are in the […] https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/10780/ Thu, 04 May 2023 12:15:36 +0100 Today we are in The Mulberry Tree. Next week we are in the Wheatshief Hungry Horse.

]]> 0 523f7f9294371b21c4758ee192461a74 Blog: A conversation with a journaling coach from Thanet Creative Writers in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreativewriters.tumblr.com/post/716314236250423296 Wed, 03 May 2023 16:14:49 +0100 Recently I had a web-based conversation with a journaling coach. I was able to ask questions about journaling and learn more about the art.This is that […]

]]> 0 ffc87c49d5d1eb0ce809bb72cd36eb61 Matthew Brown edited the blog post A conversation with a journaling coach in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2023/05/a-conversation-with-a-journaling-coach/ Wed, 03 May 2023 16:14:28 +0100 A conversation with a journaling coach Recently I had a web-based conversation with a journaling coach. I was able to ask questions about journaling and learn more about the art. This […]

]]> decf73a40f279d10b38dd9052fd20fbc Blog: 25 words most writers should avoid from Thanet Creative Writers in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreativewriters.tumblr.com/post/715651785243705344 Wed, 26 Apr 2023 08:45:27 +0100 In the game of writing, not all words were created equal. Here are twenty-five weak words writers should avoid. I have included stronger alternatives.“Good“: Thi […]

]]> 0 9961dba2442b72bf54889bc2434e38df Jason Latnar edited the blog post 25 words most writers should avoid in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2023/04/25-words-most-writers-should-avoid/ Wed, 26 Apr 2023 08:45:04 +0100 25 words most writers should avoid In the game of writing, not all words were created equal. Here are twenty-five weak words writers should avoid. I have included stronger […]

]]> 4be50017ebbb1fa93684dd5940d9d5c1 Blog: MixMatched Margate: A Spoken Word Night from Thanet Creative Writers in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreativewriters.tumblr.com/post/712680948537409537 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 13:45:16 +0000 MixMatched: Margate is an inclusive spoken word and performance night taking place this Saturday in Sundowners Bar Margate.They encourage all performers. Any topic […]

]]> 0 baaa50d0e4ad59bda91f5c6cb8be30af Matthew Brown edited the blog post MixMatched Margate: A Spoken Word Night in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2023/03/mixmatched-margate-a-spoken-word-night/ Fri, 24 Mar 2023 13:44:57 +0000 MixMatched Margate: A Spoken Word Night MixMatched: Margate is an inclusive spoken word and performance night taking place this Saturday in Sundowners Bar Margate. They encourage all […]

]]> 71c08f15c359db8fcac4df4591b61c10 Blog: Word of the Week: Eldritch from Thanet Creative Writers in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreativewriters.tumblr.com/post/703607310797422592 Wed, 14 Dec 2022 10:03:41 +0000 Word of the Week: EldritchEldritch is a word meaning something otherworldly, weird, ghostly, or uncanny.Although a fairly old word, Eldritch has had something of […]

]]> 0 8bd0e57dd1b2a06d463378b066bb096f Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Word of the Week: Eldritch in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2022/12/word-of-the-week-eldritch/ Wed, 14 Dec 2022 10:00:00 +0000 Eldritch is a word meaning something otherworldly, weird, ghostly, or uncanny.

Although a fairly old word, Eldritch has had something of a revival being strongly associated with Lovecraftian Horror, Dungeons […]

]]> 5851fb90b1d0ea007bb19e01c0b5075f Blog: Word of the Week: Flabbergast from Thanet Creative Writers in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreativewriters.tumblr.com/post/702984353380204544 Wed, 07 Dec 2022 13:02:02 +0000 Word of the Week: FlabbergastFlabbergast is an informal verb meaning to surprise someone greatly – to astonish them.Example use: I was flabbergasted when he of […]

]]> 0 7add48c655031c934f450dd2a0915c0a Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Word of the Week: Flabbergast in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2022/12/word-of-the-week-flabbergast/ Wed, 07 Dec 2022 13:00:00 +0000 Flabbergast is an informal verb meaning to surprise someone greatly – to astonish them.

Example use: I was flabbergasted when he offered to forgive my entire debt.

]]> d6a62380931e8ef9444b3091004df542 Blog: Word of the Week: Myriad from Thanet Creative Writers in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreativewriters.tumblr.com/post/702350116573560832 Wed, 30 Nov 2022 13:01:07 +0000 Word of the Week: MyriadA myriad is a lot of something. Usually, myriad means more than you can count. Literally it means in measures of ten thousand. One myriad […]

]]> 0 feaa060adf4c854e01718a7bf941c067 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Word of the Week: Myriad in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2022/11/word-of-the-week-myriad/ Wed, 30 Nov 2022 13:00:00 +0000 A myriad is a lot of something. Usually, myriad means more than you can count. Literally it means in measures of ten thousand. One myriad was what 10,000 was once called.

For example, there is a myriad of […]

]]> eea44f4721c6c038f4851bb12a0273a4 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Word of the Week: Anthropomorphize in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2022/11/word-of-the-week-anthropomorphize/ Wed, 23 Nov 2022 13:00:00 +0000 When you anthropomorphize a thing you attribute human characteristics to it. Anthropomorphize is the word you would use when describing what Pixar did to get talking cars, talking toys, and playful lamps.

This […]

]]> 6aa809d86556b33bbd74fe7423b940ef Blog: Word of the Week: Interlocutor from Thanet Creative Writers in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreativewriters.tumblr.com/post/701081826680324096 Wed, 16 Nov 2022 13:02:11 +0000 Word of the Week: InterlocutorAn Interlocutor is a person taking part in a conversation. If you are in a debate with other people you are debating your […]

]]> 0 b55f881ef2fc5c38ec9d2674018d732c Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Word of the Week: Interlocutor in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2022/11/word-of-the-week-interlocutor/ Wed, 16 Nov 2022 13:00:00 +0000 An Interlocutor is a person taking part in a conversation. If you are in a debate with other people you are debating your Interlocutors.

See if you can find a way to naturally use “Interlocutor” in your writing.

]]> 7512e3d2c2e6bbd1581a25cdb968d54d Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Writing Challenge: Describe a villain using only praise in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2022/11/writing-challenge-describe-a-villain-using-only-praise/ Sat, 12 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0000 This week’s challenge is to describe a villain using only positive language and praise.

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