How to find the perfect writing group
Being a writer can be a lonely experience which is why so many of us search out a good writing[…]
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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.
Does it throw readers to change tenses?
I have been challenged by Venita to address the topic of will it throw a reader to change tenses? If[…]
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The secret price of success when… (please don’t copy this article)
If you think this article has a weird name (The secret price of success when…), you are right. It is[…]
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Inspiration for your NaNoWriMo attempt
As most of you know November is NaNoWriMo month. The month in which we try to write a fresh novel.[…]
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One surprising trick to make your descriptions pop
Writing description for a story – either you love it or you hate it. Either way, as writers, description is[…]
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The price of success as a sequel seed
At the end of your story, your protagonist and their friends should have achieved some elements of success. As readers,[…]
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The power of what if
The most powerful tool a writer has is the line of questions that begin “what if…?”. For example: What if[…]
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Thanet Creative online events
Thanet Creative have started to experiment with online meetup formats. This COVID-19 thing seems unlikely to go away any time[…]
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Some books should not have sequels
Some books should stand alone. Once the story has been told, to revisit the characters would rob the narrative of[…]
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Dialogue and dialogue tags
Today we will take a look at dialogue and dialogue tags to answer some common questions. How often should we[…]
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Writing competition Hi 2020
Happy London Press are running a nationwide writing competition for unpublished writers. Clare Newton of Happy London Press told me[…]
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Writers explore research for fiction
Fiction is, by its very nature, something you make up but that does not mean that research cannot play a[…]
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