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Flesh for Sale is published!

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Susannah J. Bell

As promised, FLESH FOR SALE is published!  It was actually out already on Tuesday.  You know how it is, you want to make sure that it comes out all right on Amazon so that you can redo it if it … Continue reading →

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Who are the Fleet?

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Susannah J. Bell

Once, in another era, another epoch, when there could not be time, where there could not be space, in a universe that existed in conjunction with the cosmos but was not subject to its linear decay, games were played by … Continue reading →

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Flesh for Sale almost ready for publication!

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Susannah J. Bell

Six months before my mother died, she turned to me and said bluntly,  “I’m never going to read your novels.”  Naturally I was horrified and protested vociferously but of course she was right:  I’d failed utterly to get myself published … Continue reading →

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How to write a successful Dan Brown novel in 10 easy steps

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Susannah J. Bell

 Choose a popular subject.  Research it with great care (or get your research assistant/wife to do all the legwork) and then carefully reproduce huge tracts of your research in your novel.  Be extra-careful to have large info-dumps at strategic points … Continue reading →

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The Curse of the Copy-Cat Covers

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Susannah J. Bell

The curse of being a self-published author using the free cover templates on offer is that someone else is going to have the same book cover you have.  As far as I could, I’ve tried to put together my own … Continue reading →

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TRANSFERENCE is published!

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Susannah J. Bell

I’m too exhausted to say more except that by golly, you can learn a lot in a year….. http://www.amazon.com/Transference-Fleet-Quintet-ebook/dp/B00CYK4NZ2/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1369388622&sr=1-1  

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The book launch draws nearer…..

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Susannah J. Bell
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Book Review: The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Susannah J. Bell

I first read this soon after it came out, directly after rereading The Shadow of the Wind.  I think this was possibly a mistake as Shadow then effectively overshadowed The Angel’s Game when it should be allowed to stand in … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a J.K. Rowling addict

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Susannah J. Bell

I’ve been waiting for this day for months.  Possible even years.  I remember once thinking, about ten years ago:  I wish JKRowling would write a novel for adults.  This morning, at around ten, I set off to my local Waterstones … Continue reading →

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