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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[…]

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[…]

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.

Stop worrying about active or passive voice

26th May 2018 Matthew Brown technique

This post is about “active voice” and “passive voice” in writing. I will show you why you should not worry[…]

The scene and scene-sequel

27th April 2018 Matthew Brown Advice

Any story can be broken down into scenes and each scene works in the same way. You probably know that[…]

Awesome Blogger Awards – February Week 2

7th February 2018 Matthew Brown Competitions

As we enter week 2 of our (February) awesome blogger awards we’ve seen some interesting discussion themes starting. Now, let[…]

Awesome Blogger Awards: FAQ

4th February 2018 Matthew Brown Competitions

We are now at the end of day 4 of week one of the Awesome blogger awards and a few[…]

Awesome Blogger Awards – February Week 1

31st January 2018 Matthew Brown Competitions

February Week 1 starts tomorrow. Here are the Awesome blogger award topics for the week ahead. Remember that to enter[…]

The Business of Writing

2nd December 2017 Matthew Brown Getting Published

This post is about the business of writing because writing is a business. I’m going to do my best to[…]

Writing a sense of place according to the Internet

9th November 2017 Matthew Brown World Building

I have to confess that I struggle with creating a vivid sense of place sometimes. Usually when the setting is[…]