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Previously, I recommended authors shift from Twitter to Mastodon. In this post, I am going to give some hints and tips for how to get the most out of Mastodon as a writer. First, some notes Here is a poll of what Mastodon users love most about Mastodon. Here is […]

A Writers’ Guide to Mastodon (with Dark Side tricks)

9th February 2024 in Social Media tagged Author Platform / authors / CammelCaseYourTags / dark side / instances / introduction / LikeThis / Mastodon / SuperbOwl / writers by Matthew Brown

As you might guess from the name, Author Buzz is a project that started in the UK and the focus will always have a UK slant to it. However, our community is open to book enthusiasts from all over the world. We do not discriminate. Whoever you are, you are […]

A Fediverse #Introduction to Author Buzz UK

25th January 2024 in Site News tagged Author Platform / authors / books / introduction / writers by Matthew Brown

group of people reading book sitting on chair — Are you, like me, an aspiring writer, a seasoned author, and/or a book lover? Do you want to connect with others like us? Look no further. I invite you to embark on an exciting journey – come join me in the thriving community of writers and book lovers on Mastodon. […]

Discover the Thriving Book & Writer Communities: Join Us on ...

18th June 2023 in Love Books / Social Media tagged Author Platform / authors / books / Mastodon / readers / social media / writers by Matthew Brown

reading books — Recently, I have seen a few people asking do authors get money from libraries. In this post we will look at authors and our (possitive) relationship with libraries. For those that do not like reading, the short answer is: Yes, some authors get money from libraries. If you want to […]

Do authors get money from libraries?

15th May 2020 in Business tagged authors / earnings / libraries / money / PLR by Matthew Brown

idol-of-pomos — I have a theory that smart authors do not need to do marketing because they start cults to do that for them. Not just one cult, many of them. As many as possible. I recently made the case that authors should start movements. Because screw lists – build relationships. This […]

My #AuthorTheory is that smart writers start cults while the ...

31st July 2019 in Author Theory tagged authors / theory by Matthew Brown

Author Buzz UK is, fundamentally, a social network for authors. British authors in particular but all writers, authors, readers, publishers, and agents are equally welcome. In this post we will take a look at the ways you can use Author Buzz as a social network and where else you might […]

A social network for authors

27th June 2019 in Social Media tagged Author Platform / authors / blogs / directory / Facebook / Good Reads / groups / Reddit / Social Network / Stack Exchange / Tumblr / Twitter by Matthew Brown

Old Printing Press — In discussions and forums, I have noticed that many people carry a low opinion of self-publishing authors. Why is that? I am not suggesting that there are not some terrible self-published books out there. There are many very poor attempts that would have benefited from a professional editor. There are […]

Why the low opinion of self-publishing authors?

29th May 2019 in Opinion tagged authors / progress / publishing / ramble / self-publishing by Matthew Brown

support — Supporting an author is one of the best things you can do for both readers and authors. I have seen a lot of short lists with a few ideas on how to support authors. What I have tried to do here is compile the most comprehensive list of ways to […]

Supporting an author: Free and non-free ways.

30th April 2019 in Advice tagged authors / books / lists / new authors / readers / support by Matthew Brown

mistake — Few authors are able to write full time and most of us consider our career a failure. Why is that and what can we do about it? I wrote in my personal blog that I was going to spend this year looking at what authors and writers do that fail. […]

Why authors fail (I think)

14th January 2019 in Becoming an author tagged Andy Weir / authors / failure / research / success by Matthew Brown