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Mo Fanning

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in Stourbridge, The United Kingdom

September 05

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Fiction, Contemporary, Gay and Lesbian

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Mo Fanning is a British novelist writing contemporary romantic comedy with emotional depth. His novels focus on flawed people, complicated feelings, and the quiet pressures of modern life, balancing humour with heart rather than relying on slapstick or cliché.

He is the author of several novels and short story collections, including Rainbows and Lollipops and Ghosted. His work is known for its distinctly British voice, sharp dialogue, and characters who make understandable but questionable decisions.

Mo lives in the Midlands and writes stories about love, friendship, grief, and the moments where things start to unravel, usually in ways that feel uncomfortably familiar.

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Every indie author ends up asking the same question: how do I sell more books? And there’s always someone online ready to answer.

Start a newsletter. Post on the socials every day, twice every day, three times, every few waking hours, and if you dig around there are tools to cover the sleeping ones too. Run ads. Build a ‘street team’. Schedule a ‘blog tour’. Pitc

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“The three saddest things are the ill wanting to be well, the poor wanting to be rich, and the constant traveller saying 'anywhere but here'.”
― E E Cummings

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― Peter Benson, Two Cows and a Vanful of Smoke

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