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J. August Bell writes character-driven speculative fiction that explores the gray areas of the human (and not so human) condition. Expect tough choices, dire consequences, and strong female leads.

Deus.Exe Machina: The Well of Souls

Piper didn’t expect a second chance at life, let alone one run by a game system — and she’s not sure she trusts this one. Her interface with that system is corrupted in ways she can’t explain, and she can’t shake the feeling that the answer lies somewhere in her forgotten past. With the last remnants of humanity under siege, that answer might be the only thing that can save them. She just wants the truth — and in Novalis, that might be the most dangerous thing to look for.

Current Version on Haitus. New Version in the works

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State of the Relaunch

Sometimes the harder you push, the harder it is to do the work. Stress, anxieties, writer’s block, guilt, insecurities, second-guessing, over thinking… they all add up and undermine your progress and confidence.That’s where I am today.I’m behind schedule, and every day I get further behind. Part of me wants to

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Rock On

Yesterday I needed a rock… ok, I needed a paperweight. Annnd maybe “need” is too strong a word. I wanted a paperweight. I had just pulled all my brainstorming post it notes from my plot board in preparation to swap from the chaos of creation to the semblance of order

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Hi There!

Rather than do a bio post, or a “welcome to this random blog” post, I thought I’d start out by doing a little writer’s interview, since that’s mainly what this blog is about

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