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Scarlett Hyde

@scarletthyde.com
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Scarlett Hyde | Speculative Fiction Author 🖋️ Writing #DarkFantasy, mystical tales, and #SFF that lingers in the shadows. 🌑 Catch my latest updates and world-building at scarletthyde.com. #WritingCommunity #BookSky

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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 17h
Inspiration is great, but it’s not reliable. If I only wrote when I felt inspired, most of my stories wouldn’t exist. What actually builds them is consistency. Writing through the uncertainty instead of waiting for it to disappear. Inspiration might start something, but it doesn’t finish it.
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 04/10/2026
The hour draws late, and the sands are nearly spent… ⌛🕯️ A quiet railway station, sheer exhaustion, and a phantom touch on his shoulder. Step into No Safe Place and cast your vote on Novellea before the week fades into shadow! 🗝️ 📖 Read & vote: read.novellea.com/no-safe-plac... #Booksky #DarkFantasy
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No Safe Place
Three days on the run. No safe place left. Then a stranger sits across from him on the train with an offer Adrian can't afford to ignore.
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 04/10/2026
I know exactly what happens next. I just don’t know how to write it. #booksky
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 03/10/2026
✨ Saturday Snippets ✨ “With a final beat of my wings, I landed on the ground, one hand wielding my sword and the other with magical commands for my demonic companions. There’d be hell to pay today, and I was here to make sure it was delivered.” #Booksky
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 02/10/2026
Tired souls, shifting shadows, and a mystery waiting at the station... 🚉✨ The week is slipping away into the dark. Step through to read No Safe Place and drop your vote on Novellea while you still can! 🕯️ 📖 Read here: read.novellea.com/no-safe-plac... #Booksky #FantasyReads
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No Safe Place
Three days on the run. No safe place left. Then a stranger sits across from him on the train with an offer Adrian can't afford to ignore.
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 01/10/2026
The beginning of a story is exciting. The end is satisfying. But the middle? That’s where most of the real work happens. It’s where things get messy. Where the direction isn’t always clear. Where you have to keep going without the same momentum you started with. #booksky
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 30/09/2026
"He was sitting at that railway station, exhausted. Feeling someone place a hand on his shoulder" Who met him there? Head over to Novellea to give this week’s prompt a read and cast your vote to help decide! There are some really good choices. 📖 Vote here: api.novellea.com/server/promp... #Booksky
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 29/09/2026
Not all victories feel like triumph. ANGEL — the final gate opens soon. #Booksky #Angel
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 28/09/2026
A quiet station, heavy exhaustion, and an unexpected touch in the dark… 🚉🕯️ Help shape where the shadows lead next! Give this week’s prompt a read, a like, and your vote on Novellea. ✨ 📖 Cast your vote here: api.novellea.com/server/promp... #Booksky #DarkFantasy #SpecFic #SFF
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 28/09/2026
🎉📚 1 week to go! 📚🎉 The final gate is opening… and Aysha’s story is coming to an end. Are you ready to step into the world where nothing is normal, and every choice has a price? Get your copy on October 6 or pre-order here: reamstories.com/page/m9hdg5i... #booksky #KeeperOfTheGates #DarkFantasy
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Angel by Scarlett Hyde
The seals are broken—the Horsemen ride. The Gates stand open. Aysha has become something more than Reaper—something even the angels don’t understand. To seal the Horsemen once and for all, she must fa...
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 26/09/2026
✨Saturday Snippets✨ “Excruciating pain ignited on her skin and clawed its way down her arm and into her soul. A scream ripped forth without consent, and his grin grew wider still. After what felt like an eternity to Ella, but was, in reality, only a few seconds, the brand was removed.” #Booksky
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 25/09/2026
The threshold draws near... ⌛✨ Only 10 days remain until Angel steps into the light, and just 2 weeks until we gather for the author signing! 🕯️ Claim your digital copy before the final gate opens: reamstories.com/scarletthyde... #Booksky #DarkFantasy #Angel #KeeperOfTheGates
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 24/09/2026
Some bonds are forged in war. Some are tested in silence. ANGEL, coming October 2026. #Booksky #Angel
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 22/09/2026
This Keeper's Instrument is one designed to stay with you even as the last page is turned. Who wants Aysha's scythe as a keychain? #DarkFantasy #BookSky #IndieAuthor #FantasyMerch
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 22/09/2026
"The goal, any fiction writer has, no matter what your subject, is to hit the human heart and the tear ducts and the nape of the neck and to make a person feel something about what the characters are going through and to experience the moral paradoxes and struggles of being human." ―Tim O’Brien
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 21/09/2026
When the world fractures, even mercy can become a weapon. ANGEL — the final trial approaches. #Booksky #Angel
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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 128: To write, you need to read - widely and with passion and curiosity. Doing one without the other is like expecting a cook not to be interested in eating.
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 20/09/2026
“The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.” —Terry Pratchett #WritingCommunity
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 19/09/2026
✨ Saturday Snippets ✨ “Kiera fell to her knees, exhausted. Her breath came in rasps, uneven and labored. Sweat dripped from her face as she stared at the ground. “I can’t do it,” she whispered, a tear joining the drops on her face.” #Booksky
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 18/09/2026
“Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can.” —Terry Pratchett #SFF
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 17/09/2026
Haha, actually, I don't have a single character introduction post planned! Aysha is a complicated character, and with Bluesky's character limit, I've been breaking her introduction into pieces throughout the past year. There's still plenty more of her story to reveal, though. 👀
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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 1221: You don't have to use phonetic spellings to convey a character's accent. There are lots of more subtle ways to convey the differences, such as variations in rhythm, syntax and (sparing) use of regional slang, which are less likely to sound intrusive or cliched.
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 17/09/2026
She did it all. I just gave her characteristics and appearance notes and she created the rest
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 16/09/2026
Order was never meant to fail. But something has begun to unravel. ANGEL — coming soon. #Booksky #Angel
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 16/09/2026
I don't typically involve beta readers until the story is complete and I've had a couple of alpha readers check the story over
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 16/09/2026
Thank you, but no I didn't design it. I had a professional cover artists do it
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 15/09/2026
It really just depends on the story. Sometimes it goes one way, sometimes the other.
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 15/09/2026
I don’t always know exactly where a story is going when I’m writing it. Sometimes I have an ending. Sometimes I don’t. Sometimes I just have a feeling—an idea of what it’s supposed to be, even if I can’t fully explain it yet. #Booksky #WritingCommunity #AuthorLife
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 14/09/2026
Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to carry the burden of Aysha’s scythe? Take a look beyond the veil to this Keeper's Instrument—the scythe pen. #DarkFantasy #BookSky #IndieAuthor #FantasyMerch
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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Unsolicited Writing Advice, no. 20: We do so many things mindlessly: background music; scrolling; TV; eating and drinking without really thinking what we're doing. Stop for a minute. Go for a walk. Leave your phone behind. Find some greenery. Listen. Breathe. Feel. Reconnect. The WIP will thank you.
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 13/09/2026
“Fantasy isn't just about wizards and silly wands. It's about seeing the world from new directions.” —Terry Pratchett #SFF
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 12/09/2026
✨Saturday Snippets✨ “Gaeron stood on the barren battlefield. Fires burned on either side, sending the sound of crackling echoing in the still air. The sunset cast a reflection on the large puddle before him, mixing with the blood seeping from the fallen bodies.” #Booksky
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 12/09/2026
Three books. One Keeper. One final Gate. ⚰️ REAPER The journey to hell that started it all. 🪽 NEPHILIMA Transformation met by an icy foe. ✨ ANGEL The Horsemen have risen. The Gates are open. And Aysha must become something more. Three books. One journey. One final chapter. #booksky #SFF
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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 317: On description: Don't include the details your readers can imagine for themselves. Write the ones they can't instead.
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 10/09/2026
The gates are open for another week of storytelling! 🥀 I’d love your support on Novellea—head over to give this week’s prompt a read, a like, and your vote. Let's see what unbidden tales we can summon next. ✨ 📖 Vote here: api.novellea.com/server/promp... #Booksky #IndieAuthor #Novellea #SFF
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She'd hated him for years, until he showed up at her door with nowhere…
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 09/09/2026
You know things are bad when even the Angel of Death is worried… “The air surrounding the Gates of Death hung thick and heavy. Something was wrong—deeply wrong.” If the Angel of Death is uneasy…you’re already in trouble. #Booksky #ReaperWorld
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 08/09/2026
We already know ‘normal’ was never on the schedule for Aysha… “I can’t take a vacation now! If anything, the things we’ve been through this last year show me I’m needed more now than ever!” The universe doesn’t do downtime. And apparently neither does Aysha. #Booksky #KeeperOfTheGates #Angel
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 08/09/2026
😆 allergic to Solidworks. Well, everyone has their own opinion. Your work is amazing though, so I hope you're proud of yourself.
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 08/09/2026
Nice. I've been curious about 3D scanning, but haven't gotten that far yet. But I do some modeling. I used to model a lot more in college when Solidworks was readily available for students to use. Amazing things. But now I don't have access to it and I'm learning Blender.
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 08/09/2026
Do you model? Or just print and prepare?
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 08/09/2026
That is awesome. I've yet to try ABS, but I plan to some day when the universe calms down a little 😅
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 08/09/2026
Burnt titanium, actually, but very similar vibes. 😍
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 08/09/2026
The vision has manifested! 🕯️🗝️ I was so worried about filament supplies, but the physical realm finally caught up with my grand design. The custom 3D printed slipcase for the completed trilogy is HERE, and it is everything I dreamed of. #Booksky #DarkFantasy #KeeperOfTheGates
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 07/09/2026
When the foundations of eternity tremble…someone must stand. ANGEL, the final book in the Keeper of the Gates trilogy. #Booksky #Angel
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 06/09/2026
Darkness takes over the charts… 🕯️✨ Out of the Top 10 stories on Novellea this week, nearly half of them are mine. 🗝️ I’m so grateful to everyone stepping into these shadows with me. Four spots in the top ten feels surreal. 🖤 #SFF #IndieAuthor #Booksky
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 06/09/2026
“We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.” —Ernest Hemingway #WritingCommunity
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 05/09/2026
✨ Saturday Snippets ✨ “Harmen chanted softly as he lit the candles around the circle before moving to the center and plunging his sword into the earth, wreathing it in holy flames as he did so.” #Booksky
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 04/09/2026
The thoughts are quiet today as I take time to rest. I shall speak again from the shadows tomorrow.
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 03/09/2026
I don’t write perfect characters. I’m more interested in the ones who hesitate. The ones who make the wrong choice for the right reasons. The ones who don’t fully understand what they’re becoming until it’s already happening. Because those feel real to me. And honestly… more dangerous. #Booksky
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Scarlett Hyde @scarletthyde.com · 02/09/2026
When the Gates are threatened, only the relics remain. 🌙✨ Sneak peek at the physical lore taking shape for the Keeper of the Gates launch—from custom crests to scythes carved from the dark.Which artifact are you claiming first? 🗡️ #DarkFantasy #BookSky #IndieAuthor #FantasyMerch
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