Bestselling UK author Mo Fanning offers tips on how to get published and attract the attention of agents, as well as hints on how to sharpen up your writing. As well as a series of well-received romantic comedies, Mo is a creative writing coach.
It’s widely suggested that people become less interesting and less likely to fall in love as they age which, given the men and women over 40 in my life, I know that isn’t true!
Seasoned romance? Are you ever too old? Read More »
When it comes to romance – even dark(ish) romantic comedy, readers have a right to expect that the story ends in a certain way.
Does every book need a happy ever after? Read More »
What’s your favourite writer-switching-off activity? At the end of your writing day/hour, what do you do to switch out of writing mode?
How to switch out of writing mode Read More »
What it’s really like to be an independent author and write, edit and promote a novel and get it into the hands of readers?
What’s it like writing a book? Read More »
Tips on how to get published and places to find FREE and low cost useful advice and tools to help you along the way.
Publishing will eat itself Read More »
You’ve possibly heard of beat sheets – and if not, let me introduce you to the only tool able to contain my disorganised writer brain. Beat sheets are easy to understand. Each ‘beat’ represents one block of the story.
Writing tips – How to plot using beat sheets Read More »
Research can be boring. It can be hard. It can be tedious. It will take time away from writing your story. But it’s worth it.
Writing Tips: Research … or finding stuff out Read More »
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.
Making sense of sensitivity in writing Read More »
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.
When a character loves another but doesn’t like them Read More »
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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