Tag Archives: Reflected

The Substantials

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Susannah J. Bell

It was only after I started writing the Exodus Sequence series that I discovered that collections of connected short stories were already in existence.  Even Wikipedia has a page on this, calling them a short story cycle.  My reason for … Continue reading →

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Bookwhacking

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Susannah J. Bell

I Googled this word, thinking it was a Real Word…….it isn’t, as it transpires, but it should be.  It speaks for itself:  it’s what you do when you whack people over the head with your book, though not literally (my … Continue reading →

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REFLECTED ~ free giveaway

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Susannah J. Bell

I’ve been saying “free giveaway” in various promotional strands all morning, realising wholeheartedly that the words are synonymous.  Oops.  Will anyone notice?  Aren’t giveaways usually free?!  I’ve taken the week off work to really push ahead on my new novel … Continue reading →

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Exodus Sequence is published at last!

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Susannah J. Bell

My new collection of short stories is published today!  Golly, it’s a thrilling feeling, no matter how many times you’ve done it before (not a lot, really….)  This is the first time all the Exodus Sequence stories have appeared together. … Continue reading →

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What is the difference between a short story, a long short story, a very long short story and a novella?

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Susannah J. Bell

A matter of opinion, it seems.  Short stories are – apparently – 2000 to 15 000 words long, while novellas come in below 70 000.  This means that half the most famous novels ever written are actually novellas and my … Continue reading →

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A step behind to incomprehensibility

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Susannah J. Bell

How is it that other people manage to be right on target with current trends, always know what to say, what to tweet, what to comment?  How do they always know what’s going on and what to say about it?  … Continue reading →

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