Tag Archives: Wired

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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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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Thought I’d try my hand at giving it away…

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Susannah J. Bell

I know I’m new at this but you’d think Amazon would tell you when they decide to give you the choice of offering your book free for a few days!  I had no idea until I happened to open my … Continue reading →

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Do Eureka moments really happen in the bath?

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Susannah J. Bell

I have a huge list of things to do this year regarding my Brilliant Writing Career:  I was going to start off with the construction of my brand new website and then start editing my next novel, the third in … 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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