Mark Kielty

@markkieltywriter

Irish writer, hurler, and Special Olympics basketball coach. Lover of fantasy and sci-fi. Birdsite: @KieltFACE Mastodon: Website:

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Mark Kielty@markkieltywriter· 7d

When Liam was seven, he made a promise to his imaginary friend to protect the fairies. Now seventeen, the fairies are calling on him to keep that promise. Interested in reading this short story? Sign up to my newsletter. https://markkieltywriter.kit.com/e88c6e56b4 #ShortStory #YAFantasy #Fantasy

Cover stating: Liam and the Intergalactic Fairies. A short story by Mark Kielty. Copy states: Interested in a free short story?

When Liam was seven years old, he made a promise to his imaginary friend to protect the fairies. Now seventeen, the fairies are calling on him to keep that promise. Available in PDF and EPub format.

Cover stating: Liam and the Intergalactic Fairies. A short story by Mark Kielty. Visit: www.markkieltywriter.com to find out more.

Mark Kielty@markkieltywriter· 8d

Authors: show me the book cover you made yourself without AI. I made the cover for #MagicalBountyHunters using PowerPoint. The palm tree represents Hawaii, and hexagonal pillars, The Giant's Causeway, two locations in the book. markkieltywriter.com/magical-boun... #YAFantasy #Fantasy #BookSky

Bookcover of Magical Bounty Hunters. Title in large white text with author's name Mark Kielty over a navy night scene with half moon and stars. Cover includes a palm tree and hexagonal pillars of the Giant's Causeway

Mark Kielty@markkieltywriter· 11d

Proof copies of #MagicalBountyHunters along with bookmarks. Still some editing to do before publication day 3 October 2026. #SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm #ReadingCommunity #BookSky #Fantasy #YAFantasy

2 proof copies of Magical Bounty Hunters, one standing on another with 2 bookmarks resting on them.

Mark Kielty@markkieltywriter· 13d

Meet me in 5s part 2 #ReadingCommunity #AmWriting #YAFantasy #IrishBookBlogger #BookSky #SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm #FantasyBooks #MeetMeInFives

5 bands: Green Day, Bowling For Soup! The Offspring, Foo Fighters.

5 games: Spider-man, Spyro, Pokémon Gold, Ratchet and Clank, and Sonic & Knuckles.

5 reasons to pre-order my book on Kindle now. Awesome magic, Twisty plots, Giants! Girl taking down bad guys, and Majestic Tiger Dogs. www.markkieltywriter.com Image includes a tablet, mobile phone and paperback book with the cover of Magical Bounty Hunters.

Mark Kielty@markkieltywriter· 13d

Meet me in 5s. #ReadingCommunity #AmWriting #YAFantasy #IrishBookBlogger #BookSky #SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm #FantasyBooks #MeetMeInFives

Meet me in fives. Image of me wearing sunglasses, grey t-shirt, shorts, white trainers, sitting on the Giant's Causeway.

5 books written using AI that I love. 5 blank spaces with no book title.

Only joking. 5 actual books. Lockwood & Co. The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud. The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson. Ready Player One by Enest Cline. Renegades by Merissa Myer. Spellslinger by Sebastien De Castell.

5 books by Irish authors: The Call by Peadar Ó Guilín. Cut Off at the Throat by Oisín McGann, Deadman Walking by David Green, The Book of Gold by Ruth Frances Long, Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan.

Mark Kielty@markkieltywriter· 19d

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We all have busy lives. Sometimes it’s difficult to find time to read. This book is designed to help with that.

Even though each novelette is part of an overall plot, each part is a separate story, like an issue of a comic book.

Have an hour or two to spare? You can read a full story in that time. Reclaim your reading time! Available 3 October 2026. www.markkieltywriter.com

Mark Kielty@markkieltywriter· 19d

#MagcialBountyHunters is not a novel. It’s five fantasy novelettes in one book (also known as long short stories) designed to help you reclaim your reading time. Find out more https://markkieltywriter.com/magical-bounty-hunters-mark-kielty/ #YAFantasy #BookSky #SpéirGhorm #ReadingCommunity #Fantasy

So if a novel is like the written form of a movie, then this will feel like a TV show boxset.

Read a part or “binge” the whole book; it’s up to you.

Mark Kielty@markkieltywriter· 21d

Where're you likely to visit when reading #MagicalBountyHunters? There's only one way to find out the magic secrets these places have to offer. https://markkieltywriter.com/magical-bounty-hunters-mark-kielty/ #NiagaraFalls #DublinCity #GiantsCauseway #KauaiHawaii #YAFantasy #InstaBooks #BookSky

Niagara Falls, Canada. Night scene with falling water reflecting multiple colours.

Night scene of the River Liffey, Dublin City. The convention centre, Samuel Beckett Bridge and other buildings are lit up in multicolours.

The Giant's Causeway. Wet landscape scene of the hexagonal pillars next to the sea. Two shadowed figures are hiking along the landscape.

Seaside scene of rocky beach taken in Kauaʻi, Hawaii on a sunny day.

Mark Kielty@markkieltywriter· 29d

2/2 Pre-order #MagicalBountyHunters on #Kindle now: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H6Y5S3Y4 Paperback available 3 October 2026. #YAFantasy #Fantasy #BookSky #SpéirGorm #IndieAuthor #IrishAuther

but these aren't your average magical lawbreakers.

From a little old lady on Dublin's Moore Street to a mob boss from 1920s New York, none of Cassie's targets are what they seem.

Magical Bounty Hunters includes a series of five YA novelettes taking a teen witch across the world on death-defying missions while she discovers who she is along the way. www.markkieltywriter.com

Magical Bounty Hunters by Mark Kielty - book cover callouts: awesome magic, twisty plots, giants, girl taking down bad guys, legends and folklore, Majestic Tiger Dogs (They're as cool as they sound). www.markkieltywriter.com. Book cover is a navy starry background with a shaded outline of a palm tree and hexagonal pillars found at the Giant's Causeway in Ireland.

Mark Kielty@markkieltywriter· 29d

1/1 When sixteen-year-old Cassie gets kicked out of the Flitterbick School of Magic, she’s sentenced to work as a #MagicalBountyHunter for two years. Sure, they call it an internship, but it’s a punishment rather than a job opportunity. Find our more below: #YAFantasy #Fantasy #BookSky #SpéirGorm

Magical Bounty Hunters poster: When sixteen-year-old CASSIE gets kicked out of the Flitterbick School of Magic,

Sure, they call it an internship, but it's a PUNISHMENT rather than a job opportunity.

With the help of her Scottish mentor, VICTOR, Cassie is launched into the life of a Chaser to reap the magic of criminals,

Mark Kielty@markkieltywriter· Jul 3

Perfect for those who enjoyed #LockWoodAndCo and #Spellslinger; find out what it means to be sentenced to work as a Magical Bounty Hunter. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H6Y5S3Y4 #MagicalBountyHunters #YAFantasy #Fantasy

Mood board with Cover of Magical Bounty Hunters by Mark Kielty. Around the book it states: Awesome Magic, Twisty Plots, Girl taking down bad guys, Majestic Tiger Dogs (They're as cool as they sound), Legends and Folklore. Further information states: 3 October 2026. Pre-order e-book now. Perfect for those who love Lockwood & Co. and Spellslinger. www.markkieltywriter.com

Mark Kielty@markkieltywriter· Jul 3

Magical Bounty Hunters is now available to pre-order on #Kindle. Set to be released on 3 October 2026. Find out more about Cassie after she's kicked out of magic school. https://markkieltywriter.com/magical-bounty-hunters-mark-kielty/ #YAFantasy #ReadingCommunity #BookSky #InstaBooks

Mark Kielty@markkieltywriter· Jun 30

Check back Friday for the big reveal! #Bookstagram #BookSky #ReadingCommunity #YAFantasy #Fantasy #Paranormal #UrbanFantasy #Magic #IrishBooks

Mark Kielty@markkieltywriter· Jun 19

For those who don't know, I write #BookReviews. Haven't done one in a while but it's something I want to get back into over the next few months. markkieltywriter.com/tag/book-rev... In the meantime, check out my reviews. #BookReviews #Bookstagram #Fantasy #ReadingCommunity

Mark Kielty@markkieltywriter· May 30

Stage 2 of beating my reading slump. Enjoying it so far; nice blend of #Scifi and #fantasy. #BrandonSanderson #BookSky #ReadingCommunity #Wizards #Magic #BookRecommendations

The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson. A blue book and white text, the cover includes a book, a wizard's hat and a handgun.

Mark Kielty@markkieltywriter· May 28

I hit a major reading slump the last while but thanks to #MarvelComics and the local library, I'm right back in it. #SpiderGwen #MsMarvel #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy

Four comics. Guardians of the Galaxy: Then it's US, Spider-Gwen Ghost Spider, Spider-Gwen, Shadow Clones, and Ms. Marvel: Team Up.

Mark Kielty@markkieltywriter· May 13

Visited the local #library yesterday and borrowed this. Loving it so far and I could look at that cover all day. #SpiderGwen #SpiderMan #SpiderWoman #GwenStacey #MarvelComics #MCU #BookSky

Spider Gwen: The Ghost Spider. Cover has Spider Gwen in her iconic white and pink hooded suit webbing through the city with a suitcase with marvel stickers such as the Captain American and Deadpool logos.

Mark Kielty@markkieltywriter· Mar 19

I've not posted much here or my #blog in quite some time. Mainly because my family gained a new member a few months ago. I've been working on some stuff in the background, so hopefully I'll be announcing that later this year. In the meantime I'll be reposting other people's good news. #AmWriting

Our new lodger who happens to be my daughter.

Mark Kielty@markkieltywriter· Mar 19

Unfortunately I messed up my handle. See updated: www.instagram.com/markkieltywr... #Instagram #ReadingCommunity #WritingCommunity #Fantasy #SciFi #SpéirGhorm #AmWriting #IrishBookBlogger

QR code to follow me on Instagram. Handle: markkieltywriter

Mark Kielty@markkieltywriter· Mar 18

I'm on #Instagram now. If anyone would like to give me a follow, I will likely follow back. www.instagram.com/markkkieltyw... I know I've not been so active of late but hoping to have news later this year. #AmWriting #ReadingCommunity #WritingCommunity #spéirgorm #BookSky #IrishBookBlogger

Mark Kielty@markkieltywriter· Nov 12

My sister found and brought over my old copy of #PokémonBlue from when I was a kid, and it still works. Full Pokédex of 151 #Pokémon still saved. Peak #Nostalgia. I remember having to go to a shopping centre to an event to get #Mew #GameBoy #GameBoyAdvance #RetroGaming #GameBoyColor #Gaming

Gameboy Advanced with attached magnifying screen and the intro screen yo Pokemon Blue.

Mark Kielty@markkieltywriter· Oct 12

Just after attending a great panel entitled Small Press, Big Books. Thanks @csharpwords.bsky.social , @lunapress.bsky.social , @khanwong.bsky.social and @cherylmorgan.bsky.social for putting on a great panel. #Octocon #Octocon2025 #SmallPress #Fantasy #SciFi #ReadingCommunity #WritingCommunity

Online panel entitled Small Press, Big Books with Catherine Sharp, Francesca T Barbini, Cheryl Morgan and Khan Wong.

Mark Kielty@markkieltywriter· Oct 2

I don't get to talk about my own work too often, but I was glad to see a few copies of Turning Roads, a comic anthology I contributed to, at Forbidden Planet, Dublin. Since then, I've learned a lot about #IrishFolklore and #IrishMythology, which has inspired the novel I'm finishing. #AmWriting #YA

A copy of Turning Roads, Irish Folklore Stories at Forbidden Planet in Dublin City. Cover is of a green fairy Fort with a stream of magic travelling into the night sky.

Mark Kielty@markkieltywriter· Sep 16

I've a few days off work and I'm away from home, so I get to do things like reading books I haven't had a chance to read yet. #TheLastRonin #NinjaTurtles #TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles #Comics #IndieComics

A copy of The Last Ronin by Kevi Eastman and Peter Laird. Collected edition of issues 1 - 5. Cover has one of the ninja turtles facing away with a collection of weapons representing each of his lost brothers.

Mark Kielty@markkieltywriter· Sep 6

This popped up on my Facebook memories from 2021, so I thought I'd post here. @cartoonsaloon.bsky.social has done some amazing work and proudly fly the flag for Irish animation and talent across the world. #Animation #Art #IrishTalent #AnimatedMovies #Kilkenny #Netflix #illustrators #IrishArtists

Me wearing a red hoodie and sunglasses standing outside Cartoon Saloon studios in Kilkenny City, 2021.

Me wearing a red hoodie and sunglasses standing next to a Cartoon Saloon mural for Wolfwalkers in Kilkenny City, 2021.

I'm holding a copy of the graphic novel adaptation of Wolfwalkers, just purchased in Kilkenny City 2021.

Mark Kielty@markkieltywriter· Jul 21

Do yourself a massive favour and pick this up. You can read my reviews of the entire series so far here: markkieltywriter.com/tag/nick-hol... #Octobooks #Octocon #IrishBookBlogger #BookReview #BookSky #ReadingCommunity #Paranormal #Supernatural #Preternatural

Banner stating: Book Review: Dead Man Walking by David Green. First book of the series.

Mark Kielty@markkieltywriter· Jun 25

Just wondering what people think of #IronHeart? I've watched the first three episodes. I think it has some interesting ideas and I like how it's set in #Chicago which is refreshing from the usual #NewYork #Marvel #IronMan #DisneyPlus #Disney #MarvelComics #MCU

Yellow, grey and red poster for TV show Ironheart with character Riri Williams played by Dominique Thorne in the centre, her face partially covered with animated iron suit mask.

Mark Kielty@markkieltywriter· Jun 20

This is the real Six 😍 🤩

The Band, Six. Text says "Six, This Is It"

Mark Kielty@markkieltywriter· Jun 20

If you like #articles about #reading and #writing, be sure to check out my #blog. From when to quit reading a book to what I learned writing #comics, you can read about my thoughts here: markkieltywriter.com/tag/articles/ #ReadingCommunity #WritingCommunity #Fantasy #Scifi #BookSky #WIP #news

Five things to consider before you stop reading that book banner

Mark Kielty@markkieltywriter· Jun 9

Reading #PercyJackson the way the gods intended. #Nintendo #Nintendo3DS @rickriordan.bsky.social #GreekMythology #ReadingCommunity #Fantasy #MiddleGrade #GreekGods