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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.
You are walking through the town centre when a sudden realisation dawns. You have not seen a cat, dog or child all year.
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Your challenge for today is this: Invent a fictional swearword. Then use your word in such a way that, without understanding what the word means or where it…
You are carrying is a collection of prompts that – yes, you guessed it – is formed of a list of items you are carrying. It is not…
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It’s in all the news, there is a serial killer on the loose. From the details in the news reports, you think that you know exactly who it…
You wake up in a dimly lit tunnel. It takes you a little while to realise where you are. You have no memory of how you got here…
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Him He is a conspiracy theorist. His whole life is dedicated to searching for secrets. His house has whole bookshelves filled with scrapbooks of newspaper cuttings. Maps of…
Your car shudders and stops. The fuel indicator read empty. It is starting to rain as you leave your car with a petrol can. You take what you…