How to write a prologue that isn’t horrible
The received wisdom is that writers should avoid adding prologue. But the humble prologue itself is not the problem –[…]
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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.
On illustrating blog posts about writing
They say that a picture speaks a thousand words or so they tell me. It certainly seems to be true[…]
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Terminate your inner racist through creative writing
Even the most “woke” of us has an inner racist. No one is born with an inner racist. Our inner[…]
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How to receive advice as a writer
Giving advice is one thing, how you receive advice is quite another. For some reason, reciving advice is a topic[…]
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Advice on giving advice
Giving advice to another writer is often a core feature of a writer’s group. That’s why Thanet Creative holds a[…]
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Getting a good literary agent
Getting published is not easy. Getting a literary agent helps but getting an agent is no small task. For example,[…]
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Perfection vs good enough?
It is said that the enemy of good is perfection. As writers, our drive for perfection can stop us from[…]
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Give your WiP some love this valentines day
While many will have plans for romance and all that today, what better time for the rest of us to[…]
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How to use the scene-sequel cycle to steer your plot
There are times when your plot calls for things to go one way but your characters want to steer your[…]
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What are your creative goals for the year ahead?
One of the topics we have been discussing on Facebook is what our creative goals are for 2019. What are[…]
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Beware of fake Thanet Creative social media accounts
Each year there seems to be a silly season wherein a flurry of new pages, Twitter accounts and so forth,[…]
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10 Questions to ask your beta readers
When reading other people’s writing to give feedback – for example at our All-genre Feedback Evenings – having a few[…]
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