Are You Ready to Be Spellbound?
Hiya!
Welcome to the Spellbound community of mystery lovers. We’re so glad you’re here.
Spellbound’s mission is twofold: finding good mysteries for you while supporting a wide range of mystery authors and styles. In the process, we’ve created an entertaining bi-weekly magazine to help you chill with thrillers and/or repose with cozies (and everything in between). We may not be saving the world, but we can help save your sanity in this crazy, upside-down world we live in!
We know how hard it can be to find a really good mystery, especially those without over-the-top violence. If you agree, you’ll be glad to know we’re more into whodunit and howdunit than the dastardly deed itself.
Whether you subscribe for free or upgrade to premium, we hope you’ll join us. Each month you’ll receive:
Free subscribers have access to:
Two issues of Spellbound Mystery Magazine each month include:
Two Inside Stories sharing Spellbounder and/or Guest Author insights and reflections about mysteries and what we love about creating them for you.
Two reviews of mysteries from authors we admire.
Premium subscribers receive:
Two issues of Spellbound Mystery Magazine each month include:
Two Inside Story sharing Spellbounder and Guest Author reflections about mysteries and what we love about writing them.
Four reviews of mysteries from authors we admire.
Quote Sleuth, Clue-a-Gram, and other mystery-related puzzles & quizzes.
Writing tips you can use in your own work (including at home and the office).
Giveaways & book promos.
Access to our complete Substack archive (including dozens of mystery recommendations you may have missed).
In addition, you’ll receive:
Two early-bird reviews with a bonus puzzle, riddle, or something else fun!
Free copy of Showdown at the Beach, a long short story by Peter Bartram with Duane Lindsay.
Bi-monthly original mystery short stories and/or mini-mysteries you can solve.
Quarterly “Written By You!” where you, our reader, share your personal writing on a given mystery topic. (You may even win a cash prize and lifetime premium subscription to Spellbound!)
Meet the Spellbounders
We’re mystery writers who’ve earned thousands of five-star reviews for series ranging from a jaunty journalist in Brighton, England, to former crime reporter and sidekick in the Appalachian Mountains.
Lynda McDaniel is an award-winning journalist who writes the Appalachian Mountain Mysteries, which she started to share unforgettable stories from her back-to-the-land experience in the North Carolina mountains. Recently, Up the Creek, her sixth book in the series, won the IndieGold Silver Award.
But her real love these days is curating and editing Spellbound Mystery Magazine.
”I am ribbeted, er … I mean, riveted to the prospect of finding under-the-radar authors,” Lynda says. “There are so many out there just waiting to be discovered. I’ll admit, sometimes the books don’t pass muster, but I am finding mystery authors who publish award-winning mysteries we’re proud to feature. Sure, I have to kiss a few frogs, but overall my results are princely!
Peter Bartram brings years of experience as a journalist to Spellbound and his Headline Hero mystery series. His novels are fast-paced, and the action is matched by the laughs. The books feature a host of colorful characters as befits stories set in Brighton, one of Britain’s most trend-setting towns.
Peter began his career as a reporter on a local weekly newspaper before editing newspapers and magazines in London, England and, finally, becoming freelance. He has done most things in journalism from door-stepping for quotes to writing serious editorials. He’s pursued stories in locations as diverse as 700-feet down a coal mine and a courtier’s chambers at Buckingham Palace.
Got questions?
New to Spellbound Mystery Magazine? Get started with Clue, our welcome guide with samples and examples of all our fun features.
Or write us at: Spellboundmysterywriters@substack.com
