Every now and then I’m jolted into action and realise that if I want to call myself a writer, I should do more than fold laundry, cook dinner, wash the kitchen surfaces, iron pillowcases and rewax the floors. What follows are excerpts from my brain.
Pride Month: How to be an ally
By Mo Fanning
/ June 22, 2022
It's Pride Month - and that means companies big and small are adding a rainbow to their logos. Pink-washing as it might be called by the more cynical.
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Making sense of sensitivity in writing
By Mo Fanning
/ June 15, 2022
Sensitivity readers are hugely important in publishing today - not just for writers from minority groups themselves but also for people like myself who don't belong to those groups but want to write about them anyway.
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When a character loves another but doesn’t like them
By Mo Fanning
/ June 13, 2022
Whether it’s friends, family members or romantic partners, at some point in our lives we have to navigate relationships with people who we love but don’t like very much.
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Why do I write?
By Mo Fanning
/ June 10, 2022
Some years back, I finished reading a novel and longed to read another just like it. A book that sparked the same delight. I struggled.
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What are words worth? My take on the Gervais special
By Mo Fanning
/ May 30, 2022
'Supernature' opened with an announcement that Ricky Gervais is a 'man who doesn't need to do this'. And I wish he hadn't.
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How can you research characters if they doesn’t exist?
By Mo Fanning
/ March 2, 2022
One of the hardest parts of writing characters is getting the balance right. It's indisputable that anyone who creates a...
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Understanding war
By Mo Fanning
/ March 1, 2022
My mind is overwhelmed. I didn't think it would happen. I was always proud of an ability to compartmentalise. But...
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A dark romance I wrote today
By Mo Fanning
/ February 22, 2022
People have been asking me when the next one is coming out, and today, I'm excited to announce that my new dark romance novel will be out towards the end of this year.
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Generating ideas for writing a novel
By Mo Fanning
/ February 14, 2022
When I came up with the idea for my next book, I had to decide if I was up to...
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How to Pitch Your Story in Just 20 Words
By Mo Fanning
/ February 12, 2022
One of the hardest parts of selling a new story (to a reader, an agent or a publisher) is coming...
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