Mark Bell
@typewritermark.bsky.social
Author of cozy mysteries | Co-host of @mysterymaniacs.bsky.social | Comic publisher @plaguedoctorpress.bsky.social | Web dev | Father & husband | Writing two novels at once because why not
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If you're into cozy mysteries, small-town crimes, and archaeological murders, stick around. I'm writing two mystery novels set in the same universe - launching as a serial in 2025. Also co-host the Mystery Maniacs podcast. Let's talk mysteries.
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Hannah and Verna's friendship fractures when one accuses the other's husband of infidelity. A stranger's letter from Italy reveals devastating secrets, but is the damage too deep for the friends to reconcile? #Books #Writing
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April 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Hannah and Verna's friendship fractures when one accuses the other's husband of infidelity. A stranger's letter from Italy reveals devastating secrets, but is the damage too deep for the friends to reconcile? #Books #Writing
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/103691299X
www.waterstones.com/book/the-let...
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/103691299X
www.waterstones.com/book/the-let...
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✨99p/c for one week only!✨
✅'Ghostly' highwayman
✅Spooky old house
✅Quirky village setting
✅Sleepy Hollow vibes
(Also on #KindleUnlimited and #Audible!)
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✅'Ghostly' highwayman
✅Spooky old house
✅Quirky village setting
✅Sleepy Hollow vibes
(Also on #KindleUnlimited and #Audible!)
UK: amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
USA: amazon.com/gp/product/B...
December 8, 2025 at 9:41 AM
✨99p/c for one week only!✨
✅'Ghostly' highwayman
✅Spooky old house
✅Quirky village setting
✅Sleepy Hollow vibes
(Also on #KindleUnlimited and #Audible!)
UK: amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
USA: amazon.com/gp/product/B...
✅'Ghostly' highwayman
✅Spooky old house
✅Quirky village setting
✅Sleepy Hollow vibes
(Also on #KindleUnlimited and #Audible!)
UK: amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
USA: amazon.com/gp/product/B...
What's your LEAST favorite cozy mystery trope? The one that makes you roll your eyes every time? The nosy neighbor? The detective who breaks every rule? The convenient coincidence that solves everything? I want to know what to avoid.
#CozyMystery
#MysteryReaders
#Booksky
#CozyMystery
#MysteryReaders
#Booksky
December 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
What's your LEAST favorite cozy mystery trope? The one that makes you roll your eyes every time? The nosy neighbor? The detective who breaks every rule? The convenient coincidence that solves everything? I want to know what to avoid.
#CozyMystery
#MysteryReaders
#Booksky
#CozyMystery
#MysteryReaders
#Booksky
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Meet the Leading Ladies of Cosy Crime!🔎Join bestselling authors Debbie Young, Frances Evesham & Jean Burnett for #murder & #mystery.
Hear them reveal secrets to Jayne Chard at #Shirehampton #Library, Thurs 11 Dec, 2:30pm.
No booking required! #FREE.
#CosyMystery #Bristol #CozyMystery 💙📚 #Booksky
Hear them reveal secrets to Jayne Chard at #Shirehampton #Library, Thurs 11 Dec, 2:30pm.
No booking required! #FREE.
#CosyMystery #Bristol #CozyMystery 💙📚 #Booksky
December 7, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Meet the Leading Ladies of Cosy Crime!🔎Join bestselling authors Debbie Young, Frances Evesham & Jean Burnett for #murder & #mystery.
Hear them reveal secrets to Jayne Chard at #Shirehampton #Library, Thurs 11 Dec, 2:30pm.
No booking required! #FREE.
#CosyMystery #Bristol #CozyMystery 💙📚 #Booksky
Hear them reveal secrets to Jayne Chard at #Shirehampton #Library, Thurs 11 Dec, 2:30pm.
No booking required! #FREE.
#CosyMystery #Bristol #CozyMystery 💙📚 #Booksky
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"Holiday cheer, murder, and nonstop laughs—Bah Homburg! is the perfect festive mystery!"
Looking for a FUN cozy holiday read? Comic Kasey McCormick discovers just how down and dirty the upper classes can get.
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Looking for a FUN cozy holiday read? Comic Kasey McCormick discovers just how down and dirty the upper classes can get.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
"Holiday cheer, murder, and nonstop laughs—Bah Homburg! is the perfect festive mystery!"
Looking for a FUN cozy holiday read? Comic Kasey McCormick discovers just how down and dirty the upper classes can get.
amzn.to/3Yyqeya
Looking for a FUN cozy holiday read? Comic Kasey McCormick discovers just how down and dirty the upper classes can get.
amzn.to/3Yyqeya
Milestone: Beta readers now have the first 10 chapters of THE DOCTOR & THE DEMON MYSTERIES and THE MOTTE & BAILEY MYSTERIES. Feels real in a way it hasn't before. Now I wait (and keep writing chapters 13-15).
December 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Milestone: Beta readers now have the first 10 chapters of THE DOCTOR & THE DEMON MYSTERIES and THE MOTTE & BAILEY MYSTERIES. Feels real in a way it hasn't before. Now I wait (and keep writing chapters 13-15).
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New blog post this week:
Coming soon: The Cousins
I'm always a little bit surprised when I meet a deadline...
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#mysteryreaders #newbooks #comingsoon #decemberbooks #murdermystery
Coming soon: The Cousins
I'm always a little bit surprised when I meet a deadline...
wp.me/p3esyI-2Py
#mysteryreaders #newbooks #comingsoon #decemberbooks #murdermystery
Coming soon: The Cousins
I’m always a little bit surprised when I meet a deadline. Not quite sure why, maybe it’s because a book seems such a huge thing to undertake, until, bit by bit, it’s done. I imagi…
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December 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
New blog post this week:
Coming soon: The Cousins
I'm always a little bit surprised when I meet a deadline...
wp.me/p3esyI-2Py
#mysteryreaders #newbooks #comingsoon #decemberbooks #murdermystery
Coming soon: The Cousins
I'm always a little bit surprised when I meet a deadline...
wp.me/p3esyI-2Py
#mysteryreaders #newbooks #comingsoon #decemberbooks #murdermystery
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Still looking for that perfect Christmas present? I have an idea…
December 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Still looking for that perfect Christmas present? I have an idea…
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Are you in the mood to read Christmas Mysteries? Amy at the Frisco Public Library, Indianapolis, has created a list, including my DECK THE DONUTS! indypl.bibliocommons.com/.../15076728...
December 2, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Are you in the mood to read Christmas Mysteries? Amy at the Frisco Public Library, Indianapolis, has created a list, including my DECK THE DONUTS! indypl.bibliocommons.com/.../15076728...
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🔍✨ Agatha Christie Festival Spring Gathering Guest Speaker Spotlight! ✨🔍
We’re thrilled to announce that @tommeadauthor.bsky.social will be joining us with his talk:
A Most Simple Solution: The Locked-Room Puzzles of Agatha Christie
Saturday 11 April:
www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...
We’re thrilled to announce that @tommeadauthor.bsky.social will be joining us with his talk:
A Most Simple Solution: The Locked-Room Puzzles of Agatha Christie
Saturday 11 April:
www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...
December 8, 2025 at 9:16 AM
🔍✨ Agatha Christie Festival Spring Gathering Guest Speaker Spotlight! ✨🔍
We’re thrilled to announce that @tommeadauthor.bsky.social will be joining us with his talk:
A Most Simple Solution: The Locked-Room Puzzles of Agatha Christie
Saturday 11 April:
www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...
We’re thrilled to announce that @tommeadauthor.bsky.social will be joining us with his talk:
A Most Simple Solution: The Locked-Room Puzzles of Agatha Christie
Saturday 11 April:
www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...
I for one support New Moose on Monday wholeheartedly! Though, now I have a Duran Duran song in my head.
"New Moose On Monday
And a deer dance through the night"
"New Moose On Monday
And a deer dance through the night"
NEW MOOSE ON MONDAY!
...and don't you just wonder what Charlemagne is thinking?
#moosemonday #moose #Vermont #radio #mystery #mysterywriter
...and don't you just wonder what Charlemagne is thinking?
#moosemonday #moose #Vermont #radio #mystery #mysterywriter
December 8, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I for one support New Moose on Monday wholeheartedly! Though, now I have a Duran Duran song in my head.
"New Moose On Monday
And a deer dance through the night"
"New Moose On Monday
And a deer dance through the night"
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Book reviews, author interviews, & lots of cozy mystery fun (with some historical fiction, MG adventures & urban fantasy thrown in). All on my blog at bookfrolic.com
Find me on most other socials as “bookfrolic” 📚
Find me on most other socials as “bookfrolic” 📚
book frolic
book frolic is a book-loving blog filled with book reviews, author interviews, book lists and any other bookish topics.
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January 19, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Book reviews, author interviews, & lots of cozy mystery fun (with some historical fiction, MG adventures & urban fantasy thrown in). All on my blog at bookfrolic.com
Find me on most other socials as “bookfrolic” 📚
Find me on most other socials as “bookfrolic” 📚
If you're into cozy mysteries, small-town crimes, and archaeological murders, stick around. I'm writing two mystery novels set in the same universe - launching as a serial in 2025. Also co-host the Mystery Maniacs podcast. Let's talk mysteries.
December 8, 2025 at 1:09 AM
If you're into cozy mysteries, small-town crimes, and archaeological murders, stick around. I'm writing two mystery novels set in the same universe - launching as a serial in 2025. Also co-host the Mystery Maniacs podcast. Let's talk mysteries.
Hey Maniacs, here's your newsletter. Updates, schedule, and info about a new project.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Hey Maniacs, here's your newsletter. Updates, schedule, and info about a new project.
mailchi.mp/f09d041ddc37...
mailchi.mp/f09d041ddc37...
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Find your new favorite comic book!
If you support Witches of Oz for as low as a $1 you'll receive 10+ digital comics.
If you support Witches of Oz for as low as a $1 you'll receive 10+ digital comics.
November 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Find your new favorite comic book!
If you support Witches of Oz for as low as a $1 you'll receive 10+ digital comics.
If you support Witches of Oz for as low as a $1 you'll receive 10+ digital comics.
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I’ve signed 2,000 tip-in pages of The Killing Time (Ali 2) which will be out on 12th Feb 2026. As you can see, I’ve had help. Apologies to the person who gets the 🐾
November 24, 2025 at 10:10 AM
I’ve signed 2,000 tip-in pages of The Killing Time (Ali 2) which will be out on 12th Feb 2026. As you can see, I’ve had help. Apologies to the person who gets the 🐾
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Berlin, thank you so much for a wonderful evening! SOTN: Chartered Trips. I am sad to be leaving for now, but I will be back soon. Tomorrow: Het Depot in Leuven BE. This will be the final Bob Mould Band show for 2025.
November 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Berlin, thank you so much for a wonderful evening! SOTN: Chartered Trips. I am sad to be leaving for now, but I will be back soon. Tomorrow: Het Depot in Leuven BE. This will be the final Bob Mould Band show for 2025.
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Trans pride Zaku from the Gundam Assemble series of minis !
It's was a really fun mini to paint, the sculpt is pretty great, despite some simplifications made to allow the model to be push fit (the gap between the cable and the legs isn't hollowed)
It's was a really fun mini to paint, the sculpt is pretty great, despite some simplifications made to allow the model to be push fit (the gap between the cable and the legs isn't hollowed)
November 23, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Trans pride Zaku from the Gundam Assemble series of minis !
It's was a really fun mini to paint, the sculpt is pretty great, despite some simplifications made to allow the model to be push fit (the gap between the cable and the legs isn't hollowed)
It's was a really fun mini to paint, the sculpt is pretty great, despite some simplifications made to allow the model to be push fit (the gap between the cable and the legs isn't hollowed)
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This week on Inspired Ink we have
Mark Bell! He's comic creator focused on telling diversity-positive stories. As a truly indie storyteller, he's deeply involved in the whole process, handling everything from the writing and lettering to publishing.
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Mark Bell! He's comic creator focused on telling diversity-positive stories. As a truly indie storyteller, he's deeply involved in the whole process, handling everything from the writing and lettering to publishing.
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November 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This week on Inspired Ink we have
Mark Bell! He's comic creator focused on telling diversity-positive stories. As a truly indie storyteller, he's deeply involved in the whole process, handling everything from the writing and lettering to publishing.
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Mark Bell! He's comic creator focused on telling diversity-positive stories. As a truly indie storyteller, he's deeply involved in the whole process, handling everything from the writing and lettering to publishing.
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🎙Podcast episode 227 is now available at the812show.org or on any podcast platform. Art is a catalyst for community engagement. We've had a few guests who've spoken to that idea. Today we hear from with Holly Warren and Miah Michaelsen. #HoosierSky #HoosierTwitter #Indiana #BloomingtonIndiana
November 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
🎙Podcast episode 227 is now available at the812show.org or on any podcast platform. Art is a catalyst for community engagement. We've had a few guests who've spoken to that idea. Today we hear from with Holly Warren and Miah Michaelsen. #HoosierSky #HoosierTwitter #Indiana #BloomingtonIndiana
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Exploring my my robot design for my sci-fi comic, and testing colors for blond hair. Pencil, watercolor, pen, India ink.
November 6, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Exploring my my robot design for my sci-fi comic, and testing colors for blond hair. Pencil, watercolor, pen, India ink.
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The Maple Leafs and Marlies acknowledge the importance to use our platform to amplify and celebrate Indigenous culture in our city and surrounding communities. As we continue to work toward reconciliation with the Indigenous community!
October 1, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The Maple Leafs and Marlies acknowledge the importance to use our platform to amplify and celebrate Indigenous culture in our city and surrounding communities. As we continue to work toward reconciliation with the Indigenous community!
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BIG NEWS! 📚 You can now find the entire Plague Doctor Press lineup on the shelves at the one-and-only @vintagephoenix.bsky.social in Bloomington! Go show them some love and support an amazing local comic shop!
#IndieComics #BloomingtonIN #ComicBooks #ShopLocal
#IndieComics #BloomingtonIN #ComicBooks #ShopLocal
September 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
BIG NEWS! 📚 You can now find the entire Plague Doctor Press lineup on the shelves at the one-and-only @vintagephoenix.bsky.social in Bloomington! Go show them some love and support an amazing local comic shop!
#IndieComics #BloomingtonIN #ComicBooks #ShopLocal
#IndieComics #BloomingtonIN #ComicBooks #ShopLocal
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And that’s a wrap on another sketchbook! Every page, from the first rough idea to the last polished drawing, is part of the journey. There's nothing quite like the feeling of closing a book full of new worlds and characters. On to the next one! #SketchbookTour #ConceptArt #ComicArt
September 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
And that’s a wrap on another sketchbook! Every page, from the first rough idea to the last polished drawing, is part of the journey. There's nothing quite like the feeling of closing a book full of new worlds and characters. On to the next one! #SketchbookTour #ConceptArt #ComicArt