Misty Hamilton Smith
@mistyhamiltonsmith.bsky.social
Author of both Fiction and Non-Fiction www.mistyhamiltonsmith.com
Revision isn’t polishing—it’s excavation. The philosophy: the story already exists; my job is to uncover it. The process: I read aloud, listening for false notes. If a sentence sounds clever but feels hollow, it goes. buff.ly/ZuDKiT2 #revision #writingprocess #storycraft
October 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Revision isn’t polishing—it’s excavation. The philosophy: the story already exists; my job is to uncover it. The process: I read aloud, listening for false notes. If a sentence sounds clever but feels hollow, it goes. buff.ly/ZuDKiT2 #revision #writingprocess #storycraft
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The Vault Reopens
Stories from My Archive... I don’t annotate old stories—I re-release them. This post is about reclaiming the raw, the weird, and the emotionally unfiltered fiction that shaped my voice. No…
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October 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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🔥 Because I’m not stuck. I’m building. And building takes time. buff.ly/ccu7xUr
What I’m Working On
(and Why It’s Taking Forever)... I’m not stuck—I’m building. This post isn’t a confession. It’s a creative reckoning. I’m revising, resurrecting, and refusing to rush the stories that still matter.…
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October 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
🔥 Because I’m not stuck. I’m building. And building takes time. buff.ly/ccu7xUr
First drafts aren’t promises. They’re negotiations. The philosophy: let the chaos speak before you silence it. The process: I write fast, then circle back with a scalpel—cutting only what betrays the emotional truth. buff.ly/ZuDKiT2 #writinglife #process #emotionaltruth
October 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
First drafts aren’t promises. They’re negotiations. The philosophy: let the chaos speak before you silence it. The process: I write fast, then circle back with a scalpel—cutting only what betrays the emotional truth. buff.ly/ZuDKiT2 #writinglife #process #emotionaltruth
He said he ran through the storm. But the umbrella in his car was dry.... www.inkrootandmoonlight.com
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The Umbrella Was Dry by Misty Hamilton Smith
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October 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
He said he ran through the storm. But the umbrella in his car was dry.... www.inkrootandmoonlight.com
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Why I Rewrite Instead of Regret
Because regret is a ghost. Rewrite is a resurrection.... Regret sits in the corner clutching its pearls. Rewrite flips the table. I don’t rewrite because I’m ashamed of my past work—I rewrite because ...
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October 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Why I Rewrite Instead of Regret open.substack.com/pub/inkroota... #Booktok #IndieAuthor #Reflections #Confession
Some stories are better told aloud—especially when they involve flickering candles, fox mugs, and one medium who’s absolutely done pretending. #BookSky #IndieAuthor #ShortStory #EerieFiction
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The Candle Doesn’t Lie
October 2025 Feature Story. A flickering flame, a fox mug, and one medium who’s finally out of excuses—watch the story that doesn’t blink.
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October 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Some stories are better told aloud—especially when they involve flickering candles, fox mugs, and one medium who’s absolutely done pretending. #BookSky #IndieAuthor #ShortStory #EerieFiction
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She doesn’t play it on anniversaries. Just Tuesdays. Twelve seconds. One voice. A ritual she never breaks. www.inkrootandmoonlight.com
The Last Voicemail by Misty Hamilton Smith
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September 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
She doesn’t play it on anniversaries. Just Tuesdays. Twelve seconds. One voice. A ritual she never breaks. www.inkrootandmoonlight.com
Chaos isn’t the detour—it’s the compass. #CreativeBacklog #NeurodivergentCreator #GenreFluid #VaultStories #SnarkAndSoul #ChaosCompass #InkrootAndMoonlight #EmotionalRealism #TuesdayDrafts #BookSky #IndieAuthor
Creative Chaos as Compass
How I Navigate My Backlog.. I don’t organize my backlog—I negotiate with it. Forty years of drafts, haunted raccoon poems, and emotionally volatile protagonists? That’s not clutter. That’s a compass. ...
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September 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Chaos isn’t the detour—it’s the compass. #CreativeBacklog #NeurodivergentCreator #GenreFluid #VaultStories #SnarkAndSoul #ChaosCompass #InkrootAndMoonlight #EmotionalRealism #TuesdayDrafts #BookSky #IndieAuthor
Brindlehollow has no clocks. Not anymore. Solen returns to a town where time fractured—and memory waits in silence. #Booksky #Fiction #ShortStory
The Vault sighed. She stepped inside.
🕰️ The Echo Chamber - What if time didn’t tick—it listened? The Echo Chamber is a story about memory, grief, and the strange places we go when we stop running from silence.
I wrote this for anyone who...
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September 27, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Brindlehollow has no clocks. Not anymore. Solen returns to a town where time fractured—and memory waits in silence. #Booksky #Fiction #ShortStory
When your brain feels like a browser with 47 tabs open and one screaming “URGENT!” in Comic Sans—it’s time to pause. I wrote about how to reset when overwhelm hits.
#CreativeProcess #WritingLife #NeurodivergentVoices #SelfCare #MindsetReset #BurnoutRecovery #SubstackWriter
#CreativeProcess #WritingLife #NeurodivergentVoices #SelfCare #MindsetReset #BurnoutRecovery #SubstackWriter
When Overwhelm Comes Knocking
(and Starts Rearranging the Furniture)... Overwhelm doesn’t mean you’re failing—it means you care. For writers, creatives, and neurodivergent minds, this post offers a snarky, soulful guide to pausing...
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September 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
When your brain feels like a browser with 47 tabs open and one screaming “URGENT!” in Comic Sans—it’s time to pause. I wrote about how to reset when overwhelm hits.
#CreativeProcess #WritingLife #NeurodivergentVoices #SelfCare #MindsetReset #BurnoutRecovery #SubstackWriter
#CreativeProcess #WritingLife #NeurodivergentVoices #SelfCare #MindsetReset #BurnoutRecovery #SubstackWriter
Keep shining!
September 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Keep shining!
From coal mines to choirs, Welsh immigrants shaped Appalachia with grit, faith, and song. 🎶⛏️
The Welsh of Appalachia: Choirs, Coal Mines, and Community
🎶 When we think of Appalachia, images of coal mines, bluegrass music, and the region's resilience often come to mind.
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September 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
From coal mines to choirs, Welsh immigrants shaped Appalachia with grit, faith, and song. 🎶⛏️
A girl. A lantern. A wish whispered into the wind. In a village where storms speak and the sky listens, one brave soul climbs higher than ever before to make the Skyborn remember. ✨ Original short fiction by Misty Hamilton Smith #FantasyFiction #ShortStory #IndieAuthor #BlueSkyWriters
The Lantern at the Edge of The Sky - A Short Story
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September 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
A girl. A lantern. A wish whispered into the wind. In a village where storms speak and the sky listens, one brave soul climbs higher than ever before to make the Skyborn remember. ✨ Original short fiction by Misty Hamilton Smith #FantasyFiction #ShortStory #IndieAuthor #BlueSkyWriters
A 40 year update.. #BookSky #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity
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Chaos, Covers, and Creative Comebacks: A 40-Year Writing Update | If you’ve ever wondered what it looks like when ADHD and OCD team up for a decades-long creative bender, welcome
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September 22, 2025 at 2:18 AM
A 40 year update.. #BookSky #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity
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Step back into the Prohibition era, where Appalachian moonshiners and bootleggers turned hidden hollers into hubs of rebellion. From secret stills deep in the woods to daring midnight runs past revenuers, these are the untold stories of grit, survival, and family legacy in the mountains.
Moonshiners and Bootleggers: Prohibition-Era Stories from the Mountains
🍶 Appalachia’s hills weren’t just rich in coal, forests, and culture—they were fertile ground for booze born in defiance.
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September 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Step back into the Prohibition era, where Appalachian moonshiners and bootleggers turned hidden hollers into hubs of rebellion. From secret stills deep in the woods to daring midnight runs past revenuers, these are the untold stories of grit, survival, and family legacy in the mountains.
She saw the phone. She knew better than to answer. But what happens next… you’ll have to hear for yourself. Midnight Caller is now on my channel. youtu.be/vb1rFfDi5l8
Midnight Caller - A short story by Misty Hamilton Smith
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September 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
She saw the phone. She knew better than to answer. But what happens next… you’ll have to hear for yourself. Midnight Caller is now on my channel. youtu.be/vb1rFfDi5l8
The Attic - A short story by Misty Hamilton Smith
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September 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
