DiaryOfABloomsburyWriter
@susannahjbell.bsky.social
I live in Bloomsbury. I write. Sometimes it goes quite well. 📚🧡🤔
www.susannahjbell.com
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www.susannahjbell.com
*Pictures not my own unless signed SJB.
November 22, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Good Morning!
If I had to go and live next to the sea, I wonder which one I should pick 💙
#dreams #writerslife #coffee
If I had to go and live next to the sea, I wonder which one I should pick 💙
#dreams #writerslife #coffee
November 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Good Morning!
If I had to go and live next to the sea, I wonder which one I should pick 💙
#dreams #writerslife #coffee
If I had to go and live next to the sea, I wonder which one I should pick 💙
#dreams #writerslife #coffee
Good Morning!
Decided to turn on the central heating as it was quite, er, chilly.
Except it didn't go on. 😭
But amazingly, for this supercrap council, an engineer came out in 2 hours and discovered our water pressure was nearly zero. What a surprise.
#coldsnap #writerslife #coffee
Decided to turn on the central heating as it was quite, er, chilly.
Except it didn't go on. 😭
But amazingly, for this supercrap council, an engineer came out in 2 hours and discovered our water pressure was nearly zero. What a surprise.
#coldsnap #writerslife #coffee
November 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Good Morning!
Decided to turn on the central heating as it was quite, er, chilly.
Except it didn't go on. 😭
But amazingly, for this supercrap council, an engineer came out in 2 hours and discovered our water pressure was nearly zero. What a surprise.
#coldsnap #writerslife #coffee
Decided to turn on the central heating as it was quite, er, chilly.
Except it didn't go on. 😭
But amazingly, for this supercrap council, an engineer came out in 2 hours and discovered our water pressure was nearly zero. What a surprise.
#coldsnap #writerslife #coffee
November 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Good Morning!
Wondering why every character I write ends up next to the sea 🌊
#amwriting #writerslife #coffee
Wondering why every character I write ends up next to the sea 🌊
#amwriting #writerslife #coffee
November 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Good Morning!
Wondering why every character I write ends up next to the sea 🌊
#amwriting #writerslife #coffee
Wondering why every character I write ends up next to the sea 🌊
#amwriting #writerslife #coffee
November 17, 2025 at 11:19 AM
November 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Good Morning!
That moment when you realise BlueSky has turned into old Twitter and you've lost in a sea of anonymity and invisibility 😶
#loneliness #writerslife #coffee
That moment when you realise BlueSky has turned into old Twitter and you've lost in a sea of anonymity and invisibility 😶
#loneliness #writerslife #coffee
November 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Good Morning!
That moment when you realise BlueSky has turned into old Twitter and you've lost in a sea of anonymity and invisibility 😶
#loneliness #writerslife #coffee
That moment when you realise BlueSky has turned into old Twitter and you've lost in a sea of anonymity and invisibility 😶
#loneliness #writerslife #coffee
Good Morning!
A tentative venture into a Black Friday deal only to discover it negated the website's usual deal......and there was no saving at all. I think that's called cheating 😒
#BlackFriday #WritersLife #Coffee
A tentative venture into a Black Friday deal only to discover it negated the website's usual deal......and there was no saving at all. I think that's called cheating 😒
#BlackFriday #WritersLife #Coffee
November 14, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Good Morning!
A tentative venture into a Black Friday deal only to discover it negated the website's usual deal......and there was no saving at all. I think that's called cheating 😒
#BlackFriday #WritersLife #Coffee
A tentative venture into a Black Friday deal only to discover it negated the website's usual deal......and there was no saving at all. I think that's called cheating 😒
#BlackFriday #WritersLife #Coffee
Good Morning!
If my computer gets any slower I may have to buy it a walking stick 😕
#turgid #writerslife #coffee
If my computer gets any slower I may have to buy it a walking stick 😕
#turgid #writerslife #coffee
November 13, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Good Morning!
If my computer gets any slower I may have to buy it a walking stick 😕
#turgid #writerslife #coffee
If my computer gets any slower I may have to buy it a walking stick 😕
#turgid #writerslife #coffee
November 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Good Morning!
Discovered that the cover of my ancient volume of Lord of the Rings - the green one with Gandalf on the cover - is starting to peel. Wish I could replace it 🧙
#oldbooks #writerslife #coffee
Discovered that the cover of my ancient volume of Lord of the Rings - the green one with Gandalf on the cover - is starting to peel. Wish I could replace it 🧙
#oldbooks #writerslife #coffee
November 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Good Morning!
Discovered that the cover of my ancient volume of Lord of the Rings - the green one with Gandalf on the cover - is starting to peel. Wish I could replace it 🧙
#oldbooks #writerslife #coffee
Discovered that the cover of my ancient volume of Lord of the Rings - the green one with Gandalf on the cover - is starting to peel. Wish I could replace it 🧙
#oldbooks #writerslife #coffee
Good Morning!
When your novel appears to be encompassing fourteen different types of "medieval" 😂
#amwritingfantasy #writerslife #coffee
When your novel appears to be encompassing fourteen different types of "medieval" 😂
#amwritingfantasy #writerslife #coffee
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Good Morning!
When your novel appears to be encompassing fourteen different types of "medieval" 😂
#amwritingfantasy #writerslife #coffee
When your novel appears to be encompassing fourteen different types of "medieval" 😂
#amwritingfantasy #writerslife #coffee
Good Morning!
I have to presume that if you're enjoying the novel you're writing, it must have some merit 🤔
#amwriting #writerslife #coffee
I have to presume that if you're enjoying the novel you're writing, it must have some merit 🤔
#amwriting #writerslife #coffee
November 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Good Morning!
I have to presume that if you're enjoying the novel you're writing, it must have some merit 🤔
#amwriting #writerslife #coffee
I have to presume that if you're enjoying the novel you're writing, it must have some merit 🤔
#amwriting #writerslife #coffee
Good Morning!
Finished the "Girl in Space" podcast yesterday and was disappointed to learn that it is has been SEVEN YEARS since it ended. No chance of a second series, then, despite the giant cliffhanger 😔
#scifi #writerslife #coffee
Finished the "Girl in Space" podcast yesterday and was disappointed to learn that it is has been SEVEN YEARS since it ended. No chance of a second series, then, despite the giant cliffhanger 😔
#scifi #writerslife #coffee
November 8, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Good Morning!
Finished the "Girl in Space" podcast yesterday and was disappointed to learn that it is has been SEVEN YEARS since it ended. No chance of a second series, then, despite the giant cliffhanger 😔
#scifi #writerslife #coffee
Finished the "Girl in Space" podcast yesterday and was disappointed to learn that it is has been SEVEN YEARS since it ended. No chance of a second series, then, despite the giant cliffhanger 😔
#scifi #writerslife #coffee
November 7, 2025 at 11:19 AM
November 6, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Good Afternoon!
I appear to have left most of my hair behind on the hairdresser's floor 😳
#haircut #writerslife #coffee
I appear to have left most of my hair behind on the hairdresser's floor 😳
#haircut #writerslife #coffee
November 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Good Afternoon!
I appear to have left most of my hair behind on the hairdresser's floor 😳
#haircut #writerslife #coffee
I appear to have left most of my hair behind on the hairdresser's floor 😳
#haircut #writerslife #coffee
Good Morning!
Have you ever noticed that your mouse hand is always five million degrees colder than your non-mouse hand? 🥶
#amwriting #writerslife #coffee
Have you ever noticed that your mouse hand is always five million degrees colder than your non-mouse hand? 🥶
#amwriting #writerslife #coffee
November 4, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Good Morning!
Have you ever noticed that your mouse hand is always five million degrees colder than your non-mouse hand? 🥶
#amwriting #writerslife #coffee
Have you ever noticed that your mouse hand is always five million degrees colder than your non-mouse hand? 🥶
#amwriting #writerslife #coffee
Good Morning!
Ye gods, I've done it! First time I've gone under a minute in One Word Search! 🥳
#puzzlist #writerslife #coffee
Ye gods, I've done it! First time I've gone under a minute in One Word Search! 🥳
#puzzlist #writerslife #coffee
November 3, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Good Morning!
Ye gods, I've done it! First time I've gone under a minute in One Word Search! 🥳
#puzzlist #writerslife #coffee
Ye gods, I've done it! First time I've gone under a minute in One Word Search! 🥳
#puzzlist #writerslife #coffee
Good Morning!
Trying to work out why I'm here but such thoughts are far too deep for a Sunday morning 🧐
#autumn #writerslife #coffee
Trying to work out why I'm here but such thoughts are far too deep for a Sunday morning 🧐
#autumn #writerslife #coffee
November 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Good Morning!
Trying to work out why I'm here but such thoughts are far too deep for a Sunday morning 🧐
#autumn #writerslife #coffee
Trying to work out why I'm here but such thoughts are far too deep for a Sunday morning 🧐
#autumn #writerslife #coffee
Good Morning!
It's November! Time for fog [no] frost [no] rain [no] cosiness [no] fruitfulness [no] mellowness [no] ........ any kind of autumn??? Yes. But in a t-shirt and not a woolly hat and scarf 🍂
#autumn #writerslife #coffee
It's November! Time for fog [no] frost [no] rain [no] cosiness [no] fruitfulness [no] mellowness [no] ........ any kind of autumn??? Yes. But in a t-shirt and not a woolly hat and scarf 🍂
#autumn #writerslife #coffee
November 1, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Good Morning!
It's November! Time for fog [no] frost [no] rain [no] cosiness [no] fruitfulness [no] mellowness [no] ........ any kind of autumn??? Yes. But in a t-shirt and not a woolly hat and scarf 🍂
#autumn #writerslife #coffee
It's November! Time for fog [no] frost [no] rain [no] cosiness [no] fruitfulness [no] mellowness [no] ........ any kind of autumn??? Yes. But in a t-shirt and not a woolly hat and scarf 🍂
#autumn #writerslife #coffee
October 31, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Good Morning!
Just been to the hygenist and I am now allowed to smile in public again 😁
#teeth #writerslife #coffee
Just been to the hygenist and I am now allowed to smile in public again 😁
#teeth #writerslife #coffee
October 30, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Good Morning!
Just been to the hygenist and I am now allowed to smile in public again 😁
#teeth #writerslife #coffee
Just been to the hygenist and I am now allowed to smile in public again 😁
#teeth #writerslife #coffee
October 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM