Mark Bell

@typewritermark.bsky.social

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Cozy mystery author. Two series on Patreon: Motte & Bailey (British detectives + archaeology) & Blackstone Mysteries (campus secrets). Free Preview Available! Co-host @mysterymaniacs patreon.com/markbellauthor

Four months ago, I decided to write two novels at once. Serially. One chapter at a time. Every expert would call that a terrible idea. So far it's working, and readers are gobbling up chapters faster than I can write them. Read about it here:

https://markbellauthor.substack.com/p/so-i-serialized-two-novels-at-once

One of my mystery series is set in a made-up Kent village. The other is set in the real Bloomington, Indiana building where I actually work. Two very different creative problems. New post on the differences. Which setting would you rather visit?

https://open.substack.com/pub/markbellauthor/p/one-real-town-one-invented-village