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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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How do you send newsletters?!?

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Susannah J. Bell

I had a brilliant idea to send out a newsletter to, er, fans about my books, what’s coming out, lots of pics, lots of links, nice colours etc etc. I get a newsletter occasionally from one of my favourite authors … Continue reading →

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Proofreading ULTRA yet again

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Susannah J. Bell

When you see an error in a book traditionally published, you think, oho – shit editor. When you see an error in a book self-published by the author, you think, oho-ho-ho – shit author. This is just horrible! With the … Continue reading →

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That blurred line between genres

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Susannah J. Bell

I’m thinking of relaunching my book Ultra: new title, new look, vastly improved paperback experience. I had thought of changing the genre as well but then, by chance, saw a pie chart showing how different genres sell on Amazon. Way … Continue reading →

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Brand New Year, Brand New Novel

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Susannah J. Bell

Today for the first time in years, I sat down to start pre-writing a new novel. I’ve been looking forward to this for an entire year. I’ve been looking forward to it all Christmas. When I did sit down at … 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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DIY or die

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Susannah J. Bell

I received a proof this week of “Ultra” with its beautiful blue cover. It took me several days to realise what was wrong with it: no page numbers, 1.5 line spacing instead of single line spacing, paragraph gaps too small, … Continue reading →

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Book Trailer for Ultra!!

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Susannah J. Bell

Having phenomenal difficulties trying to upload my new book trailer to this blog – it’s not like I’m any kind of expert in this kind of thing. I should get a gold star just for being able to change the … Continue reading →

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Ultra gets its first review! FIVE STARS!!!

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Susannah J. Bell

Most Helpful Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars Original and compelling new novel 22 Jan 2013 By Fuchsia Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase This startling novel is about loss, grief and the search for a sense of identity … Continue reading →

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I AM PUBLISHED

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Susannah J. Bell

ULTRA is published. Its cover grows green on Amazon, my name in cool, clean white. Susannah J. Bell. That’s me. Author. Writer. One book out there in the universe for all to see, my soul exposed, my heart ripped open. … Continue reading →

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