Melanie Bell

Tag: short story

  • New Year, New Ewe

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    New Year story and bonus Christmas story From Substack, January 5, 2026 Happy 2026! I wrote a New Year story to share with you all, set in the world of my cozy fantasy novel (soon to be in the editing stage before submissions). I also had a holiday story called “Forest Creatures” published online on…

  • Notes From the World Fantasy Convention

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    Plus a mini-story From Substack, Nov 3, 2025 Whew – that was quite a weekend! I spent the last four days at the World Fantasy Convention, which took place this year (most conveniently) in my current home city of Brighton. It combined two events in one – an international fantasy convention and a British one.…

  • Should I Write a Short Story or a Novel?

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    If you write both long and short fiction, you’ve probably experienced differences between these two lengths of storytelling. As I’ve worked on two books, each focused on fiction of a different length, I’ve been thinking about the contracts between these forms and how to choose the best length for a given project.  I had a…

  • A Story from 10 Years Ago

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    The first literary magazine I ever read submissions for was The Fiddlehead. Based out of the University of New Brunswick, it’s the oldest Canadian literary magazine in circulation. It’s a well respected mixture of poetry, fiction and reviews. I enjoyed reading through the slush pile, looking for gems and passing them on to a more…