Category Archives: On Writing

The Last Blog

Posted on November 6, 2022 by Susannah J. Bell

This is my final blog for the foreseeable future. Please support this struggling author by reading and reviewing my books! A good place to start would be THE NIGHTMARIST, a collection of short stories which you can read about on … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022: A Fresh Start, General, Getting Published, Life in Bloomsbury, My Books, On Writing | Tagged | Leave a comment

Microfiction:  how my tiny writing got me back on track

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Susannah J. Bell

I seem to have lost the knack of writing microfiction.  It was never something I thought about.  Much.  Or ever, to be honest.  But then the pandemic hit and the first lockdown came along and throttled all my writing efforts … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022: A Fresh Start, On Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Five tips to get you through your writing life

Posted on August 8, 2022 by Susannah J. Bell
Posted in 2022: A Fresh Start, On Writing | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

How to finish a story

Posted on July 26, 2022 by Susannah J. Bell

This question came my way recently from someone who enjoyed writing and wrote a lot … but didn’t know when to stop the story.  So he just kept on writing and writing and had a number of novels and short … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022: A Fresh Start, On Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The story that refused to write

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Susannah J. Bell

I’ve been battling with a short story for what feels like a thousand years.  It’s actually been less than three months which is probably not THAT long given that it has quite a high word count but it’s going so … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022: A Fresh Start, On Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Christmas Eve

Posted on December 24, 2021 by Susannah J. Bell

It’s weird not writing. I’ve been very busy so haven’t noticed that much but each day has a slightly empty feel to it. Writing must give my days a kind of structure. Or perhaps it’s just knowing that I’ve done … Continue reading →

Posted in On Writing | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

A Sequel for Spooked

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Susannah J. Bell

The story of Angelica Zippoli (or Zipp) has been the most popular of my Exodus Sequence stories so far. I think that might have a lot to do with the fantastic cover! I found it on Pexels and though I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in On Writing | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Coming up for air

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Susannah J. Bell

I’ve had my head down for a few months writing non-stop in an attempt to out-create the hard ride life seemed to be giving me. The drafts still need a lot of editing (and one of them needs complete rewriting) … Continue reading →

Posted in On Writing | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mass Observation Day

Posted on May 16, 2021 by Susannah J. Bell

Mass Observation Day occurred on the 12th of May.  I heard about it on the radio the day before so thought it would be interesting to take part.  However, once I’d written up something on the day in question, I … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Life in Bloomsbury, On Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Brand new book!

Posted on March 7, 2021 by Susannah J. Bell

My anthology is published!  Wow!  I forgot what a rush it is to see a brand new book on Amazon!  I had planned to publish it last year, but, you know, 2020 being what it was – quite a lot … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting Published, My Books, On Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment