Matthew Brown, Author at Thanet Creative

Commit to making mistakes

17th July 2018 Matthew Brown Thanet Creative

The best way to succeed at anything – but especially writing – is to try things and make mistakes. However, not[…]

A different vision of the future of local libraries

12th July 2018 Matthew Brown Opinion

Let’s be honest, a lot of local libraries are little more than a money sink for many local authorities. What[…]

Expand and integrate your author platform

10th July 2018 Matthew Brown Author Platform

If your author platform is spread out across many social media platforms, how can you stop it eating up all[…]

Failure is not fatal

29th June 2018 Matthew Brown Motivation

One thing that we messy writers need to learn is this – failure is not fatal. The key thing, as[…]

How professional writers embrace necessary mess

19th June 2018 Matthew Brown Being a writer

The very best writers are those that have learned to love “necessary mess” as part of their writing process. First[…]

The lie of the so-called “natural writer”

19th June 2018 Matthew Brown Being a writer

There is a lie that abounds in certain circles of the so-called “natural writer”. But there is no such thing.[…]

What do you mean “show; don’t tell”?

16th June 2018 Matthew Brown technique

The advice “show; don’t tell” is readily dished out by writers. Which is all well and good if you happen[…]

The basics of every story ever

7th June 2018 Matthew Brown Storytelling

When you get into writing stories, sooner or later people come along that try to fill your head with all[…]

Using items as story prompts

1st June 2018 Matthew Brown Writing Prompts

At this week’s Writers’ Tea and Chat, Karen brought along a collection of items for us to use as prompts for[…]

Why you should (not) write for us

28th May 2018 Matthew Brown Thanet Creative

We would love you to write for us but should you write for us rather than, say, a publication that pays well? There are good reasons why you should write for us and just as many (if not more) why you should not. If you are unsure if writing an article or story for Thanet Creative is for you, here is a short guide.