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Jessica Bell

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Born

in Melbourne, Australia

Website

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Literature & Fiction, Poetry, Biography

Influences

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Jessica Bell is an award-winning author/poet, writing/publishing coach, graphic designer, and singer-songwriter who was born in Melbourne, Australia.

In addition to having published a memoir, four novels, three poetry collections, and her bestselling Writing in a Nutshell series, she has been featured in a variety of publications and ABC Radio National shows such as Writer's Digest, Publisher's Weekly, The Guardian, Life Matters, and Poetica.

She is also the Publisher of Vine Leaves Press, and CEO of Independent Publishing Assistance.

For more information about Jessica’s other projects, visit, iamjessicabell.com. ...more

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Average rating: 4.2 · 1,135 ratings · 391 reviews · 57 distinct works • Similar authors

	String Bridge 3.86 avg rating — 205 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book 4.28 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bitter Like Orange Peel 3.50 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dear Reflection: I Never Meant to be a Rebel 4.23 avg rating — 73 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fabric 4.43 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	White Lady 4.13 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Show & Tell in a Nutshell: Demonstrated Transitions from Telling to Showing (Writing in a Nutshell Series, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 2012 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The best of Vine Leaves Literary Journal 2012 by Jessica Bell (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dawn Ius (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Adam Byatt (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.83 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Twisted Velvet Chains 4.62 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Indiestructible: Inspiring Stories from the Publishing Jungle by Jessica Bell (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alex J. Cavanaugh (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Anne R. Allen (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.50 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Writing in a Nutshell (6 books)
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Jessica Bell rated a book it was amazing The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“If music were wind, I would live in a hurricane.”
― Jessica Bell, String Bridge

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“Learn the rules, then break them intelligently.”
― Jessica Bell

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“I don’t know how to pray,
but I’ve seen them do it
on TV; kneeling by a bed
in nightgowns, hands woven
like secret friends.”
― Jessica Bell, Twisted Velvet Chains

tags: poetry

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“Poetry is eternal graffiti written in the heart of everyone.”
― Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Americus, Book I

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“If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.”
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“That’s what love is like: mother of the greatest bliss and stepmother of the most tragic misery.”
― Stefanos Livos, A Life In A Moment

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“Learn the rules, then break them intelligently.”
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“Think of literary fiction as a meal with intricate scents, flavors, and textures that you can’t recognize unless you chew with your eyes closed.”
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