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Fanny Blake

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Fanny Blake was a publisher for many years, editing fiction and general non-fiction before becoming a freelance journalist and writer. She has written several bestsellers and acted as ghost writer for a number of celebrities. She is also Books Editor of womanandhome magazine. Her novels include The Secrets Women Keep (Orion) and With a Friend Like You (Orion).

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Hi Fanny, I loved With a Friend Like You and am amazed at how well you write teenagers' voices. Do you eavesdrop on public transport?

Fanny Blake Hi Fleur, I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it. Thank you. But of course I eavesdrop on public transport! Doesn't everybody?! But seriously, yes I do liste…moreHi Fleur, I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it. Thank you. But of course I eavesdrop on public transport! Doesn't everybody?! But seriously, yes I do listen to kids talking in the street but I suppose more importantly I rely on memories of my own three children and their friends, or of other teenagers in my friends' families. And if I'm worried about getting the voice wrong then I ask one of them what they would say or which word they'd use. I also finds it helps watching TV soaps - listening to them gets my ear in too.(less)

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Fanny Blake I've never had real writer's block which lasts for ages. But if I get stuck then I go for a walk. For some reason ideas float up from my subconscious …moreI've never had real writer's block which lasts for ages. But if I get stuck then I go for a walk. For some reason ideas float up from my subconscious that often move the story on or give me a conversation between two characters, so that by the time I get home I can inch the plot or the character forwards.(less)

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Average rating: 3.64 · 8,396 ratings · 968 reviews · 38 distinct works • Similar authors

	Stories To Make You Smile: The Reading Agency by Fanny Blake (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jenny Eclair, Mark Watson 3.14 avg rating — 1,496 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Summer Reunion 3.93 avg rating — 1,109 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Fresh Start (Quick Reads) (Quick Reads 2020) by Fanny Blake (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Keith Stuart (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Louise Candlish (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.61 avg rating — 1,166 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Italian Summer 3.81 avg rating — 706 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Long Way Home 4.03 avg rating — 470 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	House of Dreams 3.96 avg rating — 467 ratings — published 2015 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Women of a Dangerous Age 3.47 avg rating — 445 ratings — published 2012 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Red for Revenge 3.57 avg rating — 405 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secrets Women Keep 3.57 avg rating — 361 ratings — published 2013 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Daughter-in-Law 4.16 avg rating — 295 ratings — published 2023 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“outline of the large green caterpillar with her finger, waiting for them to pick up. Eventually the answerphone kicked in. Adam’s voice invited her to leave a message. The fact that they must be deliberately not answering the phone made her uncomfortable.”
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message 2: by Fanny

Aug 27, 2014 02:23AM

Hi Lucinda
Thanks for entering the giveaway. Hope you enjoy the books
Very best
Fanny

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message 1: by L

Aug 22, 2014 01:43PM

Thanks so much for accepting my friendship request here on Goodreads. I am delighted to have won {through a first-read giveaway} copies of your novels The Secrets Women Keep and With a Friend Like You. I look forward to reading and reviewing your work,
Kind Regards
Lucinda x