Scarlet Mitchell
banner
scarletvmitchell.bsky.social
Scarlet Mitchell
@scarletvmitchell.bsky.social
Writer in multiple genres (pen name of Kristine Page), eclectic pagan polytheist, anthropology nerd, Bowie fan, Aikidoka, recently took up guitar, she/her
Pinned
Thread of self-publishing advice-seeking from the #WritingCommunity!

As I prepare to release my debut novel this year, I am very naive about the process!

I’m looking for overall advice, cautions, and logistical suggestions.

How did you do it? What did and didn’t work well? What are my options?
a cartoon girl is holding a rope and says `` okay , i can do this . ''
Alt: a cartoon girl is holding a rope and says `` okay , i can do this . ''
media.tenor.com
#AwesomeCharacters

Jack is your local expert on superstitions. He will tell you the history and belief system behind any superstition. Yes, he takes them seriously, but he also knows his way around them and feels they are tools as much as prescriptions. He doesnt get uptight or anxious...

🧵
1/5
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

It's Friday the 13th! Let's talk superstitions!

Is your character superstitious? What brings them luck? What do they do to avoid bad luck?

(At a friend's concert tonight, responses might be slower)

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
February 13, 2026 at 11:23 PM
I need everyone to know that one of the main systems I use at work is down today, so my project has been...

To go through a database of thousands of wide-shot photos of products in our warehouse and crop them down to just the Each.
a woman in a suit is talking about a long tedious day .
Alt: a woman in a suit is talking about a long tedious day .
media.tenor.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Reposted by Scarlet Mitchell
Boys,

By now you have to know that women don't like being referred to as *females.*

So if you do it, we know you're doing it on purpose. We know you want to irritate women with your word choice. You can't call women *females* and expect anyone to treat your statement as being in good faith.
February 13, 2026 at 6:50 PM
The formatting of dialog with action.

Im getting better, but it's a challange!
What’s something you always have to fix in your writing despite telling yourself to not mess up next time? #WritingPrompt
February 13, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Turning this into a #writingq just for the fun of it...

My chimericals display a sparkle of light magic around them in their signature color, like an afterimage or aura.

If your character had light magic, what color (or colors) would waft around them?

Or what about YOU? What is YOUR color?
February 13, 2026 at 4:57 PM
#Mudlarks accountability tag train...

Ive decided to take a serious look at the characters and stories Ive been dreaming of for 20 years but have always been stuck in "production hell" in my head.

Im breaking down what stories to tell and where to begin...

🧵
1/2
February 13, 2026 at 4:50 PM
#Pretendpanel

As a lonely person with a rich inner life, it allows me to articulate my emotional life.

It also makes the parts of me that feel insane seem to have a reason to exist.

"I have people living in my head." = Crazy

"Im a writer thinking about my characters." = Ambitious and creative
Don't worry #pretendpanel, I won't be asking awkward questions about romance just cos tomorrow is Valentines 😉 Instead...

February 13th: What do you LOVE about writing?

#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
February 13, 2026 at 3:45 PM
#QueerPrompts

Ive found stuff in my writing folder that made me go 🧐 "When the hell did I do this?"

But yeah, sometimes Ill stumble onto a section in an old manuscript that reminds me why I love writing and makes me jealous of past-me for having written it.
#QueerPrompts February 13: Free Friday or have you written anything that surprised you or went back and said "I wrote that?"
February 13, 2026 at 3:42 PM
#AllHandsOnDeck

The Four of Cups feels like a moment when someone just... doesn't have it in 'em.

Like Helena a lot, really...

Im thinking of times when she's supposed to be studying, but can't concentrate, so decides to draw in her sketchbook, cuz thats emotionally easier.
#AllHandsOnDeck

We're matching up our work to the Minor Arcana Tarot Cards. Tell us how your characters (or places, things, or events) match up!

Today's card is: FOUR OF SWORDS

Who or what from your writing does it fit?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity
#WritingPrompts
February 13, 2026 at 3:40 PM
#Febchantment

Light magic can be overused, causing physical distress and exhaustion. If combined with enough of an attack, it can result in coma and death.

Mudlarks magic has lots of ways for magic to "go wrong". Every witch with any experience has at least a few funny stories of a spell...

🧵
1/9
#Febchantment Day 13

It's Friday the 13th! So let's talk about ~misfortune~ 😈

I love a magic system with some dreadful consequences. Tell me what happens when your magic goes wrong? What happens if someone doesn't know what they're doing, or they abuse it on purpose?

#writingcommunity #writesky
February 13, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Alt text-
Moody painting of a woman walking under a tree in a graveyard in the rain, backlit, dressed in a short pleated schoolgirl skirt and platform boots, wearing an ankh necklace, and carrying an umbrella.
You get what anybody gets - you get a lifetime”.
#death #digitalart
February 13, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Reposted by Scarlet Mitchell
Love among the Heretics!

This piece of carnelian has been carved in the shape of Akhenaten (the 'heretic pharaoh') kissing his wife Nefertiti

c.1340BC, Ancient Egypt

📍In the Fitzwilliam Museum exhibition, Cambridge

📸 Mine

🏺 #FindsFriday

#archaeology #vday #valentinesday #photooftheday
February 13, 2026 at 11:05 AM
#FebruaryWorldbuilders

There is a known creation story in the fantasy, explaining how the Earth and later Hell were made. It's accepted as reality. The angels were there, so they remember.

The 5GC has a decent scientific understanding of ow the universe started, how life on Earth...

🧵
1/?
#FebruaryWorldbuilders Is the origin of your world known? Is there a creation story? If you have nonphysical realms, were they also created at this time, or did they come about through some other means? What do your characters believe? Does the world's religion have any thoughts?
February 13, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Reposted by Scarlet Mitchell
Sophie Scholl (& the White Rose Resistance) stood up to the #Nazi regime. Made leaflets & passed them out at university. Executed by guillotine at age 21. She could have stopped the execution, but stood up for what she believed (anti-Nazi beliefs). A true #hero.

#WhiteRoseResistance #SophieScholl
February 13, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Reposted by Scarlet Mitchell
Happy birthday, Chuck.

Proud to carry on your legacy of studying evolutionary biology while going through it
February 12, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Reposted by Scarlet Mitchell
Daily sketch 🪾🥷🐈‍⬛️

Can you spot the cat ?

#art #artsky #ink #sketch
February 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM
#WIPSnips

Had a lot to choose from in the fantasy, cuz thats a key word I use to describe the LI’s appearance.

Here she is crashing a little gargoyle party just as Helena has finally got the courage to stop being a wallflower.
February 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
#AwesomeCharacters

Honestly? Largly other characters.
TV/film, books, etc.

If Im moved by, or relate to, or see something real in a character, it might appear in one of mine, fleshed out by a combination of how I want their relationships to work, and my own experiences.

I also might...

🧵
1/3
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

Where do you get inspiration for your characters personality?

Yourself? Fictional characters? People you know or celebrities? It just comes to you?

Has someone you've met ever reminded you of your character?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
February 12, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Reposted by Scarlet Mitchell
SA CONTENT WARNING (Just in case)

Folks are posting graphic/triggering content from the Epstein Files without mentioning that bit.

Please be careful when you see posts of documents. Protect yourself as much as you might need to. There’s a lot of brutal shit in those documents.
💔❤️‍🩹💪🏽
February 12, 2026 at 9:31 PM
#QueerPrompts

The YA fantasy features a queer romance between the MC Helena and a mermaid/gargoyle, Kia.

There are definitely moments of joy in their relationship, but to avoid spoilers, Ill just say theres a beach scene (in Hell.)
🥰
#QueerPrompts February 12: National Freedom to Marry Day: Queer joy and/or queer love in your story
February 12, 2026 at 8:58 PM
This list is very important:

Poutine

Creme brulee

Margarita

(Preferably not all at once, but will take what I can get.)
February 12, 2026 at 8:25 PM
#AllHandsOnDeck

Talia does a lot of driving around in the mystery; through Illinois and Missouri.

At one point, though, her meanderings take her close enough to home that she decides to spend the night at her apartment, resulting in something of a refreshing rest between legs of pursuing the case.
#AllHandsOnDeck

We're matching up our work to the Minor Arcana Tarot Cards. Tell us how your characters (or places, things, or events) match up!

Today's card is: FOUR OF SWORDS

Who or what from your writing does it fit?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity
#WritingPrompts
February 12, 2026 at 8:12 PM
I make the work calendar.

Other than a few simple rules about how much time you can ask for, it's first come, whatever you want, whenever.

I get so sad when people take the time to explain to me in detail WHY they want that time off.😭

You don't have to justify having a life outside work.😭
a cartoon of a cat hugging another cat with the words it 's going to be okay
Alt: a cartoon of a cat hugging another cat with the words it 's going to be okay
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Actual image of me after "the end" on a first draft.

(Continued in comment)
February 12, 2026 at 5:53 PM
For mine...

Jack is a vegetarian and likes to cook, but is forced to eat out a lot. He likes hand-pies, cup-o-soups, and jam-filled snack bars in a pinch. When he can cook, he centers around beans, brown rice, tofu, eggs, yogurt, and a glorious collection of sauces and seasonings.

Charlie...
🧵
1/4
Thursday #writingq!

Pantry staples!

We talk a lot about favorite foods, specialty dishes, etc,
But... on a given day, what is your character most likely to eat?

What is their cuisine based mostly around? What basics must they have in their pantry or supply bag?

#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt
a person is opening a door with a sticker that says happy at home
Alt: a person is opening a door with a sticker that says happy at home. Camera pans around a stocked home pantry cupboard.
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:49 PM