Having fun at a writer’s group
There is something magical about finding a fun writer’s group. At last weekend’s Sunday Writers group we tried out a[…]
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Author: Matthew Brown
Matthew is a writer, web dev, and geek from Kent (UK). He is the founder and current chair of Thanet Creative as well as head geek for Author Buzz. His ambitions include seeing a film or TV series based on something he wrote. Matt is also responsible for fixing stuff on AuthorBuzz.co.uk when it breaks.
World Building: Alien Numbers
In this post, I am going to take a brief look at constructing the idea of Alien Numbers in your alien[…]
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Writers Explore: Mental Illness
Mental illness is a topic that has long fascinated writers. Mental illness has been the topic of many different stories,[…]
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Why adding your voice to ours matters
When you join Thanet Creative as a charity member you add your voice to ours. With a collective, your voice and ours[…]
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Advice on writing better
I could give you advice on writing better (in general) but as I am still learning, here is what the[…]
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How many of these hack writing techniques are you guilty of?
Hack writing is the fastest way to go from interesting story to trite and boring without really trying. In almost[…]
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How to write interesting and compelling female characters
Female characters. For whatever reason, they do not get the same page time as their male counterparts. There are no[…]
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What makes you a good writer?
What makes a good writer? Specifically, what does it take to make you a good writer? This post is inspired[…]
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September Writing Competition
A new site, a new competition! Are you ready, writers? Explain the series of events that ties these images together[…]
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5 ways to blog from Thanet now
Thanet Creative exists to create opportunities for Thanet’s many writers. Some of us writers like to blog – here are[…]
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What do we mean by “Thanet’s writers”?
A term that we have used on this blog a lot is “Thanet’s writers”. What do we mean exactly? It[…]
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Thanet Creative (formally Thanet Creative Writers)
Thanet Creative Writers is now Thanet Creative. If you want to know what’s up with the new name, keep reading.[…]
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