✨ Joy Shaw | Author ✨

@joyshaw.bsky.social

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Mom • Teacher • Dark Myth-Tech fantasy Author ✨ CPTSD survivor. Scarred heroines, fierce, like their readers. Scars aren’t endings. They’re the sparks that start the blaze. #RevPit 2026 | #10Queries critique ➡️ www.joy-shaw.com x.com/authorjoyshaw

Photo of author Joy Shaw seated outdoors, smiling warmly toward the camera. Text describes her as a writer of dark myth-tech fantasy blending lyrical prose, grit, myth, and survivor-centered themes, with links to her social media accounts and website.
Graphic titled “Heart of SCARella” with a lyrical excerpt about a character’s internal conflict, wanting connection but feeling trapped by fear, trauma, and the risk of fracturing into something unrecognizable.
Collage-style moodboard featuring glowing infinity symbols on two hands reaching, a small rat, a red eye, armed soldiers, a futuristic flying drone, a tunnel with train tracks, a city in ruins, and a lush cave with a waterfall where two figures stand beneath the light.
Four-panel graphic for SCARella: The Machete Marauderess, a 101,000-word adult cyberpunk fantasy. Includes a visual of two hands reaching toward a glowing butterfly with glyph markings, a pitch about a trafficking survivor turned vigilante in post-Collapse Manhattan, themes of healing and found family, and comps including Jessica Jones, Firebreak, and The Memory Hunters.
Cyberpunk fantasy poster featuring the vigilante SCARell standing in a flooded tunnel, gripping a flaming machete. A glowing sigil appears on her chest and along her arm. Title reads SCARELLA: THE MACHETE MARAUDERESS with the tagline: “Some things don’t just break you. They remake you.”
A peaceful lake reflects a lush green forest beneath a bright blue sky. A wooden dock extends into the calm water, with a blue paddleboard resting along the edge. The scene is quiet, serene, and surrounded by nature.
Collage of a woman smiling in a sunny peony field, surrounded by close-up photos of pink and white peonies in bloom. The flowers are full and bright, with green leaves and a soft outdoor garden background.
Four-panel comic in purple and white. In the first panel, a cheerful character says, “I’m gonna go out and see people!” In the next panels, a large dark figure labeled “WORK LOAD” laughs and looms over them. In the final panel, the workload lies on the floor laughing while the character says, “Okay, well it’s not THAT funny.”
Photo of hands typing on a laptop with a Word document open. Large text on the screen reads: “I came here to WRITE. Not to be a content creator. Definitely not to audition for the algorithm daily.”
A woman stands on a rocky overlook above a deep blue lake in Hyder, Alaska, with forested mountains, cliffs, patches of snow, and a bright blue sky in the background.
A wide suburban intersection beneath a dark stormy sky, with a soft rainbow stretching across the horizon above green trees and waiting cars. Traffic lights frame the scene while the wet pavement reflects the light after rain.
A woman with long blonde hair smiles softly in a cozy library filled with bookshelves and warm lighting. Text over the image reads: “Okay writers… real question. If you got the call tomorrow that your book sold… what’s the VERY first thing you’d do?”
Golden sunset over a winding river and tree-lined landscape, with dramatic orange and pink clouds glowing against a deepening blue evening sky. Dark silhouettes of buildings and hills frame the panoramic view.
Collage-style moodboard featuring glowing infinity symbols on two hands reaching, a small rat, a red eye, armed soldiers, a futuristic flying drone, a tunnel with train tracks, a city in ruins, and a lush cave with a waterfall where two figures stand beneath the light.
Graphic titled “Heart of SCARella” with a lyrical excerpt about a character’s internal conflict, wanting connection but feeling trapped by fear, trauma, and the risk of fracturing into something unrecognizable.
Four-panel graphic for SCARella: The Machete Marauderess, a 94,000-word adult feminist noir fantasy with myth-tech elements. Includes a visual of two hands reaching toward a glowing butterfly with glyph markings, a pitch about a trafficking survivor turned vigilante in post-Collapse Manhattan, themes of healing and found family, and comps including Jessica Jones, Godkiller, and Wayward Children.
Collage-style moodboard featuring glowing infinity symbols on two hands reaching, a small rat, a red eye, armed soldiers, a futuristic flying drone, a tunnel with train tracks, a city in ruins, and a lush cave with a waterfall where two figures stand beneath the light.
Dark fantasy poster featuring a scarred armored vigilante standing in a flooded tunnel, gripping a flaming machete. A glowing sigil appears on her chest and along her arm. Title reads SCARELLA: THE MACHETE MARAUDERESS with the tagline: “Some things don’t just break you. They remake you.”
Dark myth-tech fantasy poster with glowing sigils and a dim subway tunnel fading into light. Text reads: SCARELLA: THE MACHETE MARAUDERESS. Tagline: “Her trauma became code. Her code became power. Now the system wants it back.” Comparable titles listed as Jessica Jones × Arcane.
Feminist noir fantasy promotional graphic showing two hands reaching toward a fiery butterfly surrounded by illuminated symbols. Both wrists bear glowing infinity sigils. Text reads SCARELLA: THE MACHETE MARAUDERESS, a 92,000-word feminist noir fantasy with myth-tech elements. Includes comparison titles Jessica Jones × Arcane and beta quote: “There’s voice for DAYS. I was 10000% gripped.”
Dark feminist noir fantasy poster featuring a scarred armored vigilante standing in a flooded, post-apocalyptic tunnel, gripping a flaming machete. A glowing sigil burns on her chest and along her arm, suggesting myth-tech power. Title reads SCARELLA: THE MACHETE MARAUDERESS with the tagline: “Some things don’t just break you. They remake you.”