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Author · Storyteller
Amelia Bell
@ameliabell
Writer interested in historical fiction, storytelling and all the strange practical decisions involved in turning drafts into books.
Behind the stories
About the writer
Amelia Bell writes across historical fiction and drama, with a particular interest in character, atmosphere, revision and the details that turn a manuscript into a finished book.
Readers notice more than writers sometimes give them credit for.
Books and story worlds
Stories by Amelia Bell
On the writing desk
Currently creating
Later first draft
The Last Mill on the Don
Set in Sheffield during the winter of 1893, this novel follows a widowed mill clerk who discovers that the small foundry where she works is being quietly sold off piece by piece. As old loyalties fray and a new owner pushes for efficiency over people, she has to decide what, exactly, is worth saving when a business begins to disappear. The story moves between the factory floor, the counting room and the riverbank, where the consequences of one practical decision keep widening.
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Draft progress
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