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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

Author of four novels, Louise Moss, has started a campaign to bring uplifting stories to people during the COVID-19 crisis. She calls it “Writers Against COVID-19“. Releasing one new story each day, Louise Moss hopes to make passing the time in lonely confinement just a bit more pleasant. This collection […]

Writers against COVID-19 with Louise Moss

1st May 2020 in Writer News tagged COVID-19 / Louise Moss / short stories / website / writers by Matthew Brown

At what point can you say that you are not just a writer but an author – in other words, makes you an author? The cut-off point for a writer is easy. If you write then you are a writer. Yet we could hardly say if you “auth” then you […]

What makes you an author?

12th November 2017 in Advice tagged Author / questions / words / writers by Matthew Brown

author typing — In one of the many online groups that I am in someone started a discussion about blogs. Before you could say “I blog too” there was a huge list of blogs being shared. If ever there was a hint from above and beyond that now was a good time to […]

10 Author Blogs you’ve probably never seen

22nd October 2017 in Blogs and blogging tagged blogs / list / writers by Matthew Brown

author typing — Have you ever heard of this thing called an author platform? It is supposed to sell books, right. The dream of being an author is highly compelling for us writers. We spend hours and weeks and years writing our book. Finally, it is ready to go. There is just one […]

A comprehensive introduction to author platforms

28th June 2017 in Advice tagged Author / Author Platform / books / email list / fans / guide / list / writers by Matthew Brown

British Pounds — Only 11.5% of Authors earn their income through writing alone. It is not easy to be a professional writer. With the pay gap in author earnings growing between the best sellers and the rest of us, being a professional writer is getting harder all the time. You should not believe everything […]

The shocking truth about author earnings

2nd June 2017 in Business tagged Author / earnings / income / money / writers by Matthew Brown

books — One of the questions I get asked a lot is, what is Author Buzz? When people ask me that what they are really asking is why should I use Author Buzz? Today I want to talk about two parts of Author Buzz that I feel have the potential to make […]

Why should I use Author Buzz UK?

27th May 2017 in Author Buzz tagged about / Author / community / guide / testing / users / writers by Matthew Brown

Cup and Pens — One of the partners in this project is a charity from Thanet Kent called Thanet Creative Writers. It was in a group discussion at one of their regular “Tea and Chat” events that the idea for this site first came up. Thanet Creative Writers (often abbreviated to TCW) exists to […]

Introducing Thanet Creative Writers

28th April 2017 in Site News tagged about / accountability / charity / governance / Kent / TCW / Thanet / Thanet Creative Writers / writers by Matthew Brown