An image of an upset Mabel Shirley and the text indicating the hero's sacrifice.
From ancient myths to modern fantasy, itโs sacrifice that makes a victory feel real, the price a hero pays that lingers long after the tale is told.
In my latest piece I explore why a heroโs sacrifice resonates so deeply.
๐ Read it now on Substack โ link in bio
09.09.2025 14:18 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Off beat moments in Mabel Shirley's world. Follow her serialised story on Substack. Link is in the bio.
08.09.2025 22:03 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
The Girl from the Mist
Some things reach out from the past to shape the future.
A girl. A child spirit. Destined to align with a future she had already walked through.
Mabel Shirley โ discover the magical world that shaped her.
The Corpse Door โ available now on Amazon.
#fantasybooks
08.05.2025 11:34 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
An old image, battered, worn, a chill to it? Would you pause to take it in? Let me know...
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@richodell.bsky.social
More entries of Mabel's diary can be seen here mabelshirleydiaries.tumblr.com
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An image of woman detective holding a magnifying glass, in a candle lit room, with occult imagery in the background. The title text displays the words 'Occult Detective Fiction'.
Starting a quiet corner for those who love psychic investigators, hidden histories, and the war between worlds.
I'll be posting about Mabel Shirley and the authors who shaped #OccultDetectiveFiction.
You're welcome to use the tagโletโs build it together.
#TheCorpseDoor
#MabelShirley
22.04.2025 21:30 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Back at the keyboard after a break. Iโm now writing a series based on Mabel Shirley from The Corpse Doorโa woman with arcane magical gifts, drawn into the war in 1916. A website is on the way to house her world and case files.
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Another day, another Facebook like followed by a sales pitch. I've pinned a polite message to the top of my author pageโbecause this space is for readers, not cold calls. I get it, weโve all got bills to pay. But still. Feel free to borrow the image or the wording if it helps.
22.04.2025 17:54 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
From the upcoming (Mabel Shirley Case Files)
Characters from the 'The Corpse Door' Novel.
#OccultFiction #VisionaryFiction #MicroFiction #RattlebagSays
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Adventures of Slothy and Lord Thrilling
I write fictional characters and put them in horrible situations for your entertainment.
โ Coffee lover ๐ Cat mum
โ๐ป #Writer #IndieAuthor - Death Becomes Her
๐ Dark Academia/Paranormal Murder Mystery/Fanatsy
๐UK based
๐ https://linktr.ee/inaharrington
Writer of Horror, Dark Fantasy, Crime Fiction. Queer Bear. Episcopalian. Meditation practitioner. Deadhead. Democratic Socialist. Fan of cats, coffeehouses, comics, Star Trek, Godzilla, DragonCon. NO KINGS.
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https://linktr.ee/dzgrizzle
I'm an author who writes crime fiction and supernatural thrillers. I'm from the UK but live in Spain with far too many dogs. Working hard to reach the dream!
USA Today bestselling author of urban fantasy and horror fiction. Writing romance as Samantha Calcott and S.L. Sinclair. Editor at Partners in Crime Book Services.
She/they
Queer. Autistic. Music lover. Vampire enthusiast.
Heather is a top-100 Amazon bestselling fantasy author. Expect strong female protagonists, animal side kicks, humour, and slow-burn romances to swoon over (FTB) ๐
Co-Founder of Hex Games, co-author of Million-Colored Sun, Leopard Women of Venus, and the ENnie Award-winning Hobomancer. Big Jack Kirby fan. Writer, artist, cartoonist, bon vivant, man about town. http://leightonconnor.com
Author of the dark fantasy series SHADOW KINGDOM and the pulp noir series DIRK GARRICK OCCULT DETECTIVE | Tantric Mystic | Glam Rock Singer/Guitarist | Kansas City | Non-Binary
https://linktr.ee/samuelmorningstar
Daily deadlines for poetry, short stories, screenplays, stage plays, and novels.
Links to submit via sites and submittable: www.novelwritingfestival.com
All of these contests give you 3 options to submit: Full Novel; 1st Chapter; Performance video readings.
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Indie mixed genre horror and fantasy author fuelled by coffee and spite. #HorrorWritersChat co-host
Cornwall, UK ๐ฌ๐ง
โBlocking every ๐บ๐ธ politics-only account on sight โ
โgenAIโ
https://chaoticauthor.carrd.co/
https://chaoticauthor.online/
Writer of urban fantasy, cozy mysteries, memoir, and the occasional story about little old ladies doing their thing. Biochemist by day. #ActuallyAutistic. She/her.
www.refractedcreative.com
Scifi and fantasy author with works in the LitRPG, xianxia and cozy fantasy sub-genres as well as anything else that catches his eye. :) Located in Toronto, Canada. Learn more: https://linktr.ee/taowong
VIOLET THISTLEWAITE IS NOT A VILLAIN ANYMORE (Nov 2025) - adult cozy fantasy romance
Rep: Brent Taylor at TriadaUS
https://linktr.ee/emilykrempholtz
(she/her) Author of Cozy Comedic Fantasy, rep'd by Madison Potter at Olswanger Literary. ๐
Not the main character.
Short story published, mapmaker, crocheter, D&D nerd, Canadian in Wales.
Currently โจ VAGUE โจ
https://linktr.ee/alexisvauthor
AroAce, French Canadian | Cozy Fantasy author who is just trying to make this writing thing work | Nonfiction work published in thecollector.com
TREASURES AND THEATRES, the first book in the STARFALL THEATRE series ๐๐ป https://tinyurl.com/3a42xcft
Whimsical historical fantasy author and satirist. Wary of faeries and fond of pineapples. Author of Half a Soul. Wife of Nicholas Atwater. She/her. ๐จ๐ฆ
https://oliviaatwater.com
https://patreon.com/atwater_authors
rep: Christabel McKinley @ David Higham
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