Tag Archives: The Exodus Sequence

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 →

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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 →

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Microfiction

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Susannah J. Bell

My writing isn’t going well.  If I had to blame anything, then I’m going to have to say it was the pandemic.  I did try.  I started an Exodus Sequence story quite early in lockdown but it was a mess … Continue reading →

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Last day of the year!

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Susannah J. Bell

Writers don’t pat themselves on the back often enough, so I thought today, being the last day of the year, would be a good day to look back and see what I’ve accomplished.  If anything! I completely overhauled my website, … Continue reading →

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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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Choosing my first pre-made book cover

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Susannah J. Bell

I will be the first to admit that my book covers are not the best.  With a zero budget, no required degree in design, and working within the sadly limited choices of KDP, my book covers have not turned out … Continue reading →

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Writing vs. Marketing

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Susannah J. Bell

It’s a no-brainer for me.  I’d rather write than work on my marketing.  I’ve got loads to do and loads planned but the thought of it makes me feel awfully glum.  So instead of finishing that paperback I was formatting, … 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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Free Read on Amazon!

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Susannah J. Bell

This is the Amazon link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CE976AC  #FreeRead #PTSD #SciFi Been having great fun thinking up Tweets for this short story.  I decided on lifting quotes directly from the story itself.  This is what I came up with: The flash came … Continue reading →

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