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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.
Your character eats some undercooked chicken. As a result, at the critical moment they are locked in the bathroom and decidedly unavailable to take action.
Have a character tell a whopping great lie with the purest of intentions and the worst of all repercussions.
Include a reference to The Fires of Mordor from Lord of the Rings in a description unrelated to fantasy fiction.
A character discovers an old grimy mirror. The reflection it shows is not the room it is on.
Your character begins to notice that someone is following them. No matter where they go, it seems someone is watching. They don’t know why.
In the same day, your character meets seven different people all apparently with the same name.
One of your central characters (perhaps the protagonist) has a short dream concerning the events of the day ahead. The day unfolds just as they dreamed.
How many times can you surreptitiously get lyrics from David Bowie songs into your story? Bonus points if you make them fit so well, readers may not notice?
A character is given one seemingly simple job to do. Due to one of their flaws, they screw it up with disastrous consequences for all involved.
What if society had developed slightly differently. Everything is more or less the same but men are only allowed to speak when expressly given permission by a woman.
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo ) is also known as November by boring not-writer people. The challenge is to forget about plot and perfect prose and just bash…
What if it were a legal requirement for every room in your home to be fitted with a government-controlled listening device? How might culture change? What would you…
What if, one day, dragons emerged from thousands of years of hibernation?
He was her dream man. Everything about him seemed perfect. Only his family and hers have been feuding for generations. They can get past that but he is…
In the wee small hours of a Tuesday morning, I gave The Muse of Last Resort a makeover. I was awake early and feeling creative. Everything should look…
She is a world-class spy, expert assassin, and a deadly secret agent. No assignment has been too difficult, no mission beyond her skills, no situation she cannot adapt…
They have been together for years. It is a romance that has stood the test of time. However, it was not without its oddities. Him He died a…