B.L. Mitchum
@bl-mitchum.bsky.social
🖋️Writer | Copyeditor | Digital Artist | Fiction Fanatic🖋️
Currently working on a manuscript about a telepath detective in Victorian Era London that features LGBTQ+ themes. Latest Hyper-fixation: Sherlock Holmes
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Currently working on a manuscript about a telepath detective in Victorian Era London that features LGBTQ+ themes. Latest Hyper-fixation: Sherlock Holmes
Tumblr: @BL-Mitchum Facebook: B.L. Mitchum
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B.L. Mitchum
@bl-mitchum.bsky.social
· Apr 6
Hi everyone! This is my first post here, but I am working towards building my online presence in anticipation for my debut novel!
A bit about myself, I am a passionate writer with a hyper-fixation on Victorian Era London, old literature, and late 2010s aesthetics!
#firstpost #writer #victorianera
A bit about myself, I am a passionate writer with a hyper-fixation on Victorian Era London, old literature, and late 2010s aesthetics!
#firstpost #writer #victorianera
I hate that my most poetic lines are always about the stupidest things.
“I am an oasis of love in this desert, and yet there is not a soul whose thirst needs slaked!”
(Lamenting about the fact that I can’t pet squirrels.) #Funny #Writing #Poetry #Humor #WritingHumor #WriteSky #CreativeWriting
“I am an oasis of love in this desert, and yet there is not a soul whose thirst needs slaked!”
(Lamenting about the fact that I can’t pet squirrels.) #Funny #Writing #Poetry #Humor #WritingHumor #WriteSky #CreativeWriting
November 8, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I hate that my most poetic lines are always about the stupidest things.
“I am an oasis of love in this desert, and yet there is not a soul whose thirst needs slaked!”
(Lamenting about the fact that I can’t pet squirrels.) #Funny #Writing #Poetry #Humor #WritingHumor #WriteSky #CreativeWriting
“I am an oasis of love in this desert, and yet there is not a soul whose thirst needs slaked!”
(Lamenting about the fact that I can’t pet squirrels.) #Funny #Writing #Poetry #Humor #WritingHumor #WriteSky #CreativeWriting
I love making smart characters, they’re my favorite to write. Unfortunately, they’re written by me, who has a brain operated by a goblin with a joystick. #Writing #Author #Humor #WritingHumor #Funny #WriteSky #BookSky #Characters #OCs #OriginalCharacters #WritingCommunity #Write #Comedy #Writers
October 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I love making smart characters, they’re my favorite to write. Unfortunately, they’re written by me, who has a brain operated by a goblin with a joystick. #Writing #Author #Humor #WritingHumor #Funny #WriteSky #BookSky #Characters #OCs #OriginalCharacters #WritingCommunity #Write #Comedy #Writers
My coffee addiction isn’t that noticeable. I just get headaches, can’t think straight, and become lightheaded when I forget to drink a cup. I think that’s just normal authorial behavior! #Funny #Writing #Coffee #CoffeeAddict #Humor #Author #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #BookSky #Writers #WritingHumor
October 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
My coffee addiction isn’t that noticeable. I just get headaches, can’t think straight, and become lightheaded when I forget to drink a cup. I think that’s just normal authorial behavior! #Funny #Writing #Coffee #CoffeeAddict #Humor #Author #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #BookSky #Writers #WritingHumor
Writing is one of those things where I sometimes have to remind myself that I love it. Like, yes, most of the time I’m exhausted because of it and I whine about it all the time, but my life would be worse without it. So I guess in that way it’s sort of like parenthood. #Funny #Writing #Parenthood
October 6, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Writing is one of those things where I sometimes have to remind myself that I love it. Like, yes, most of the time I’m exhausted because of it and I whine about it all the time, but my life would be worse without it. So I guess in that way it’s sort of like parenthood. #Funny #Writing #Parenthood
One day, I will be older than the characters I’m writing for because time moves faster for me than it does for my characters. This is what causes my acid indigestion. #Writing #Funny #WritingHumor #Writers #Authors #Characters #WritersCommunity #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #BookSky #WorkInProgress
October 4, 2025 at 10:46 PM
One day, I will be older than the characters I’m writing for because time moves faster for me than it does for my characters. This is what causes my acid indigestion. #Writing #Funny #WritingHumor #Writers #Authors #Characters #WritersCommunity #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #BookSky #WorkInProgress
Rating my characters: He’s a 10 but he’s a detective that could have you figured out in a minute even though he has zero clue about what’s going on in his own life so he’s smart but lacks self-awareness on most levels. #Writing #Author #MyOcs #OriginalCharacters #Funny #WritingCommunity #WIP #Books
October 2, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Rating my characters: He’s a 10 but he’s a detective that could have you figured out in a minute even though he has zero clue about what’s going on in his own life so he’s smart but lacks self-awareness on most levels. #Writing #Author #MyOcs #OriginalCharacters #Funny #WritingCommunity #WIP #Books
Sorta stuck between wanting to throttle my first draft because it’s not perfect and I know I’ll have to go back through and rewrite it and acknowledging it must be bad before it can be good. #Writing #Funny #Humor #Author #ShittyFirstDraft #Writer #Book #WorkInProgress #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
September 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Sorta stuck between wanting to throttle my first draft because it’s not perfect and I know I’ll have to go back through and rewrite it and acknowledging it must be bad before it can be good. #Writing #Funny #Humor #Author #ShittyFirstDraft #Writer #Book #WorkInProgress #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
Coming back from hiatus after weeks of radio silence: Hah. Consistency? I’ve never heard of her. Anyway, yeah, the writer’s block goes brr #ImBack #Writer #WritersBlock #Funny #RadioSilence #Author #Editing #Hiatus #Writing #Books #WriteSky #BookSky #Writing #Write #WorkInProgress #WIP #Funny #Humor
September 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Coming back from hiatus after weeks of radio silence: Hah. Consistency? I’ve never heard of her. Anyway, yeah, the writer’s block goes brr #ImBack #Writer #WritersBlock #Funny #RadioSilence #Author #Editing #Hiatus #Writing #Books #WriteSky #BookSky #Writing #Write #WorkInProgress #WIP #Funny #Humor
I found the part in my WIP’s plot that I was getting snagged on. This feels an awful lot like missing a loop while crocheting where you have to undo a whole row of loops to fix it and the whole time you are grimacing. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Editing #Crochet #WIP #Writer #Author #WriteSky #Books
August 26, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I found the part in my WIP’s plot that I was getting snagged on. This feels an awful lot like missing a loop while crocheting where you have to undo a whole row of loops to fix it and the whole time you are grimacing. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Editing #Crochet #WIP #Writer #Author #WriteSky #Books
Neurodivergent people befriending each other are always like:
“Hello! I have psychoanalyzed you!”
“Interesting! I have also psychoanalyzed you!”
“And we are compatible?”
“Yes! And now we are best friends for life! :)”
#Writing #Neurodivergent #ActuallyNeurodivergent #Humor #Funny #Authors #Adhd
“Hello! I have psychoanalyzed you!”
“Interesting! I have also psychoanalyzed you!”
“And we are compatible?”
“Yes! And now we are best friends for life! :)”
#Writing #Neurodivergent #ActuallyNeurodivergent #Humor #Funny #Authors #Adhd
August 24, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Neurodivergent people befriending each other are always like:
“Hello! I have psychoanalyzed you!”
“Interesting! I have also psychoanalyzed you!”
“And we are compatible?”
“Yes! And now we are best friends for life! :)”
#Writing #Neurodivergent #ActuallyNeurodivergent #Humor #Funny #Authors #Adhd
“Hello! I have psychoanalyzed you!”
“Interesting! I have also psychoanalyzed you!”
“And we are compatible?”
“Yes! And now we are best friends for life! :)”
#Writing #Neurodivergent #ActuallyNeurodivergent #Humor #Funny #Authors #Adhd
Bright side: I wrote like 5 pages last night and it felt incredible.
Down side: it was because I couldn’t sleep and I was awake until 4am and then woke up at 7:30am to work my day job.
Do I regret it? Not really. #Writing #WritingHumor #Author #Humor #Sleep #Write #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Books
Down side: it was because I couldn’t sleep and I was awake until 4am and then woke up at 7:30am to work my day job.
Do I regret it? Not really. #Writing #WritingHumor #Author #Humor #Sleep #Write #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Books
August 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Bright side: I wrote like 5 pages last night and it felt incredible.
Down side: it was because I couldn’t sleep and I was awake until 4am and then woke up at 7:30am to work my day job.
Do I regret it? Not really. #Writing #WritingHumor #Author #Humor #Sleep #Write #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Books
Down side: it was because I couldn’t sleep and I was awake until 4am and then woke up at 7:30am to work my day job.
Do I regret it? Not really. #Writing #WritingHumor #Author #Humor #Sleep #Write #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Books
One of my favorite parts of line editing is learning that many authors have the same bad writing habits that I do. I, too, struggle with letting sentences last too long and starting sentences with unnecessary conjunctions. #Writing #WritingCommunity #Writers #Grammar #Editing #Author #Books #Write
August 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
People are afraid of writing tropes and cliches, but when they’re used correctly, they can really enhance a piece. Readers love the familiar just as much as they enjoy a new twist! #Writing #WriteSky #BookSky #Cliches #Tropes #WritingTropes #WritingCommunity #Author #Books #Writer #WritingAdvice
August 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
People are afraid of writing tropes and cliches, but when they’re used correctly, they can really enhance a piece. Readers love the familiar just as much as they enjoy a new twist! #Writing #WriteSky #BookSky #Cliches #Tropes #WritingTropes #WritingCommunity #Author #Books #Writer #WritingAdvice
Like a string pulled taut, he could feel himself fraying. He could no longer resist the constant tugging and pulling. He gave in. Just for some relief in the tension between them. Otherwise, one of them would snap in two, he was sure of it. Before he knew it, their lips were pressed together.
August 17, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Like a string pulled taut, he could feel himself fraying. He could no longer resist the constant tugging and pulling. He gave in. Just for some relief in the tension between them. Otherwise, one of them would snap in two, he was sure of it. Before he knew it, their lips were pressed together.
Apparently, the real trick to making it to the 5am Writer’s Club was being back on my ADHD meds. Who would have guessed? #5amWritingClub #5amWritersClub #Adhd #ActuallyAdhd #Funny #Humor #WritingHumor #MentalHealthHumor #Authors #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #Writing #BookSky #Writer
August 17, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Apparently, the real trick to making it to the 5am Writer’s Club was being back on my ADHD meds. Who would have guessed? #5amWritingClub #5amWritersClub #Adhd #ActuallyAdhd #Funny #Humor #WritingHumor #MentalHealthHumor #Authors #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #Writing #BookSky #Writer
I think I’m scared of momentum. I’ll get into a groove with writing to editing, feel like I’m running ahead of schedule, and scramble to slam the breaks like I can and should slow down. Like, woah Nelly, this junction’s going too quick, hold up! #Editing #Writing #Author #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
August 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I think I’m scared of momentum. I’ll get into a groove with writing to editing, feel like I’m running ahead of schedule, and scramble to slam the breaks like I can and should slow down. Like, woah Nelly, this junction’s going too quick, hold up! #Editing #Writing #Author #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
Nooo you can’t! That’s my emotional support Oxford Comma! I swear I’ll shower your manuscript in it to remind you how important it is for reader clarity!! #Writing #Editing #OxfordComma #Grammar #WriteSky #BookSky #WritingHumor #Humor #Funny #Writer #Author #LineEditing #Books #WritingCommunity
July 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Nooo you can’t! That’s my emotional support Oxford Comma! I swear I’ll shower your manuscript in it to remind you how important it is for reader clarity!! #Writing #Editing #OxfordComma #Grammar #WriteSky #BookSky #WritingHumor #Humor #Funny #Writer #Author #LineEditing #Books #WritingCommunity
I have been struggling for weeks over a metaphor. After researching Victorian communication methods for weeks I have been reminded that my metaphor would work perfectly fine using the idea of eavesdropping through a door. So anyway doors exist. #Humor #WritingHumor #WriteSky #BookSky #Writer #Author
July 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I have been struggling for weeks over a metaphor. After researching Victorian communication methods for weeks I have been reminded that my metaphor would work perfectly fine using the idea of eavesdropping through a door. So anyway doors exist. #Humor #WritingHumor #WriteSky #BookSky #Writer #Author
As a line-editor, I have to pick-and-choose my battles. Fighting with authors over using “he or she” rather than opting for the gender-neutral “they” isn’t ever going to get me far. That doesn’t mean that I didn’t heavily debate dying on that hill. #LineEditing #Editorial #WritingCommunity #LGBTQIA+
July 20, 2025 at 12:11 AM
As a line-editor, I have to pick-and-choose my battles. Fighting with authors over using “he or she” rather than opting for the gender-neutral “they” isn’t ever going to get me far. That doesn’t mean that I didn’t heavily debate dying on that hill. #LineEditing #Editorial #WritingCommunity #LGBTQIA+
The metaphor in my head is a walkie talkie. Communication that requires being synchronized to the right station to be uninterrupted. Just one problem; it’s set in 1858 and no such thing exists just yet, so I need to find another metaphor. #Writing #Humor #HistoricalFiction #Metaphor #VictorianEra
July 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The metaphor in my head is a walkie talkie. Communication that requires being synchronized to the right station to be uninterrupted. Just one problem; it’s set in 1858 and no such thing exists just yet, so I need to find another metaphor. #Writing #Humor #HistoricalFiction #Metaphor #VictorianEra
I love writing and editing. It’s my passion. And then the Internet crashes and reminds me that my career is a few inconveniences away from ruin. #Writing #Editing #WriteSky #BookSky #Writer #Author #WritingCommunity #Funny #WritingHumor #Humor #Write #CreativeWriting #Wifi #Editor #LineEditing #Book
July 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I love writing and editing. It’s my passion. And then the Internet crashes and reminds me that my career is a few inconveniences away from ruin. #Writing #Editing #WriteSky #BookSky #Writer #Author #WritingCommunity #Funny #WritingHumor #Humor #Write #CreativeWriting #Wifi #Editor #LineEditing #Book
When I edit, I take a gentle approach. I want the author’s voice to shine through most of all. Even so… this is increasingly difficult because this author writes exclusively in run-on sentences and sentence fragments with little in-between. #Writing #Editing #LineEditing #Humor #WritingCommunity
July 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
When I edit, I take a gentle approach. I want the author’s voice to shine through most of all. Even so… this is increasingly difficult because this author writes exclusively in run-on sentences and sentence fragments with little in-between. #Writing #Editing #LineEditing #Humor #WritingCommunity
I’ve been trying to discover my ideal writing time. That time of the day that I have the most creative energy. And I’ve found it and it’s wildly inconvenient. What on earth do you *mean* it’s at 9pm!?
#writing #WritingHumor #WriteSky #BookSky #WritingCommunity #Writer #Author #WritingStruggles
#writing #WritingHumor #WriteSky #BookSky #WritingCommunity #Writer #Author #WritingStruggles
July 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I’ve been trying to discover my ideal writing time. That time of the day that I have the most creative energy. And I’ve found it and it’s wildly inconvenient. What on earth do you *mean* it’s at 9pm!?
#writing #WritingHumor #WriteSky #BookSky #WritingCommunity #Writer #Author #WritingStruggles
#writing #WritingHumor #WriteSky #BookSky #WritingCommunity #Writer #Author #WritingStruggles
I disappeared for, like, a week, but I can explain! I was working on a digital art project and I sort of hyper-fixated into oblivion. Anyway! This is Maku Himura. He’s one of my oldest OCs. #Vampire #DigitalArt #MyOc #TWBlood #Demon #MyArt #Character #AltText #Anime #Manga #Writing #WriteSky #Books
July 13, 2025 at 4:47 AM
The balance between reading good books for either enjoyment or writing research and developing imposter syndrome because the book is good and you feel like your writing will never measure up is a… fragile thing. #Writing #WriteSky #Author #Writer #ImposterSyndrome #Reading #BookSky #WritingCommunity
July 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The balance between reading good books for either enjoyment or writing research and developing imposter syndrome because the book is good and you feel like your writing will never measure up is a… fragile thing. #Writing #WriteSky #Author #Writer #ImposterSyndrome #Reading #BookSky #WritingCommunity