R. Jean Bell

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Character Arcs: Subtle Yet Essential
Writing

Character Arcs: Subtle Yet Essential

Posted on September 18, 2018 by R. Jean Bell

One piece of a story that is often neglected by newer writers is the character arc. Part of the reason this is easily overlooked is…

A Taste of Childhood: Fifty Word Microfiction
Fiction

A Taste of Childhood: Fifty Word Microfiction

Posted on September 15, 2018September 18, 2018 by R. Jean Bell

When I broke the skin on the chocolate pudding, my mouth watered. A tiny taste sucked from the upside-down spoon set my heels kicking the…

The Key to Writing Tight Flash Fiction
Writing

The Key to Writing Tight Flash Fiction

Posted on March 8, 2018September 27, 2018 by R. Jean Bell

After struggling some with a flash exercise, I did a lot of thinking, reading, and analyzing about what was necessary to write good flash fiction. The…

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R. Jean Bell grew up in the United States but has spent the last twenty years in Denmark. A voracious reader since age three, she averages a book a day. She spends her time writing fiction and poetry, doing hobby photography, and being with her husband, horses, and dogs.

Her work appears in Cast of Wonders, ParABnormal Magazine, and more. She additionally took second place in the 2019 BSFS poetry competiton.

She recently joined the first reader team at Apex Magazine.

The bex bee image and the bex-with-book image used with book reviews were both created by the extremely talented Matytan.

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