Paul Carroll

I love them, actually.

But also I'm going to hurt them.

Vector portrait of a white man with curly hair. Half his face has a shroud of a skull over itm a red Scythe is in the background. A white skull icon is at the top of the image.

A vector portrait of a white man with sallow skin and messy black hair, wearing a duster jacket. The background is a flurry of magical energy. An icon of a man exuding magic is at the top of the image.

Meet Ben Cooper and Kurt Crane.

Ben is Death. Kurt is immortal. And life has never been more complicated.

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A screenshot of a website showing a newsletter sign up form and a set of book covers

A sceeenshot of a website showing a set of supernatural book covers

I've given my website a makeover. Gone is the bright and the weird. Say hello to dark and genre-appropriate for my supernatural novels and horror comics.

paulcarrollwriter.com 💀✨️

A screenshot of a website showing a newsletter sign up form and a set of book covers

A sceeenshot of a website showing a set of supernatural book covers

I've given my website a makeover. Gone is the bright and the weird. Say hello to dark and genre-appropriate for my supernatural novels and horror comics.

paulcarrollwriter.com 💀✨️

We're getting ready for Dublin Comic Con this weekend!

You can find @mcguinnessjohn.bsky.social, @seamuswritescomics.bsky.social, @rolinmari.bsky.social and @paulcarroll.bsky.social in the Artist Alley.

We also have panels on Saturday at 1pm and Sunday at 3pm!

I hate that these are the only options

Ah, there's Red Books Wexford using AI for social media again.

I don't understand how a bookshop can artists so much.

I'm really happy with the design of this. Double-sided. (This is just a screenshot from Illustrator)

I'll post pics when they're back from the printer!

And this is why I have been disappeared all day.

Things I am preparing for Dublin Comic Con:

1. Flyers for upcoming @limitbreakcomics.bsky.social projects (including Bump in the Night!)

2. Prints of my two main characters in The Black Pages, Ben and Kurt

3. Bookmarks for The Black Pages (yes, it took this long to do it...)

And now a feast

Belated birthday escape room. We didn't get murdered!

So marketing, so wow

Y'know what, I'm putting them in my newsletter on Wednesday.

You wanna see my new art for Ben Cooper and Kurt Crane (the protagonists of my books), you gotta sign up!

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Is it too late at night to show off art I did of my own characters?

Regina Spektor - "How" [Official Music Video] YouTube video by Regina Spektor

And my big heartbreak song is Regina Spektor's 'How', because apparently I am allergic to joy.

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Lord Huron - The Night We Met (Official Audio) YouTube video by Lord Huron

My Big-Sads-and-Yearning song is Lord Huron's The Night We Met. Coincidently just rewatched the episode of 13 Reasons Why that introduced me to the song.

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Wallows cover The Marías’ ‘No One Noticed’ for Like A Version YouTube video by triple j

My most recent sad-boy song is Wallows' Like a Version cover of 'No One Noticed'

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv_d...

I have listened to it repeatedly the last few days.

If you are planning to visit Ireland, assume that rain is a possibility.

If you get a trip without rain, it's a bonus.

I was right. Just about got in right before it started lashing.

On a stupid walk for my stupid mental health (medication)

It looks like it's going to rain again, because this is Ireland.

My comfort music is songs about yearning and heartbreak.

12. Headphones to block out the sounds of other people’s thoughts

13. An island of immortals is also their prison

14. Sudden fame forces someone to isolate

15. A town starts rising on a giant platform, trapping its residents miles in the air

(Newsletter only uses text for the prompts!)

8. Dark magic curses a land, changing everything there into something beastly

9. Broth that puts hair on your chest

10. Coffee that invigorates for six hours

11. An imaginary friend becomes real, because it befriended so many people

4. An evil wizard uses automatons as soldiers, takes over entire countries in days

5. A new illness makes people allergic to water

6. A new god is born out of people’s desire to escape mundanity

7. A room in a house that acts as a time machine/portal

For those that need text:

1. A cheerleader hypnotises people with dancing

2. Chillies that force the truth

3. The majority of a town’s people live in a single tower block of apartments, which includes all their amenities and shops

Hey, did you know I have a free writing prompt newsletter?

Every Friday at noon (Irish time), I send FIVE PROMPT FRIDAYS.

Here are some of the random prompts from back when I started in July.

Sign up here (and tell your friends!)
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This is what happens when I post a demon clown while walking home at night 🙈

Behold: a twink

Accidentally left what turned into the top comment on Jacques Ze Whipper's latest IG video, and I've never been so grateful that the app doesn't notify for every like.