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The Birth of the Fleet Quintet

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Susannah J. Bell

The Fleet Quintet began originally with Commences, at that time a novella.  My intention was to write something about the beginning of the universe – but not the physical universe:  the universe of beings or entities or spirits, people who looked … Continue reading →

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The Fleet Quintet is now the Free Quintet

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Susannah J. Bell

I’m giving away the first four books I ever published free for the whole of July.  As this is a Smashwords campaign, it means the books can be downloaded onto any device, which is nice.  No faffing about there, then! … Continue reading →

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When music creeps into your writing

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Susannah J. Bell

It’s ironic that the two most brutish men I’ve ever created should both be associated with tinkly piano music. When writing a novel, I obsessively listen to the same music every day until the book is finished (or I’ve gone … Continue reading →

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The price you pay for teeny tiny fonts

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Susannah J. Bell

I have – miraculously – got the price down on my novel TRANSFERENCE and better still, it’s the sort of price you’d expect to pay for a paperback. One of the many cruelties about self-publishing (and that’s a long list … Continue reading →

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Dear 2016, What do you mean 2017 is going to be worse?

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Susannah J. Bell

Trending on Twitter earlier this week was a “Dear 2016” line (not actually a hashtag).  One of the saddest was someone asking 2016 not to take Carrie Fisher, which it then promptly did, along with her mother.  The general idea … Continue reading →

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Why is it so hard to write a book blurb?

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Susannah J. Bell

Does it ever get easier to write a book blurb?  At some point, after you’ve battled day after day, does something suddenly go “ping” and you realise how to string the words together adequately?  I’ve just written nine new blurbs … Continue reading →

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V.GOMENZI is published today!

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Susannah J. Bell

V.GOMENZI is my fourth novel to be published but it feels like the first!  I tried out the pre-order option on KDP and gave myself a month to promote it like mad, with the result that the 3rd of November … Continue reading →

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Accidently got my new book published on Super Thursday!

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Susannah J. Bell

I wasn’t trying to get V.GOMENZI published on Super Thursday – I didn’t even know the date!  I had dimly thought about it, but then decided it was a marketing gimmick that wouldn’t do me any favours.  After all, I’m … Continue reading →

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What do you do when you realise you are a terrible writer

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Susannah J. Bell

Give up?  Start over?  Get a job stacking shelves in some shitty supermarket?  Turn into the dull, grey, dying-inside person you’re afraid of? I’ve spent all summer editing.  Both the third and fourth Fleet Quintet novels were already written but … Continue reading →

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Elation and Revelation

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Susannah J. Bell

A loaded gun won’t set you free (Moby cover) It’s rare in a writer’s life that it happens:  a moment that is so beyond coincidence it would seem you are connected with the Truly Divine. Not to appear too slack, I … Continue reading →

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