Scandal from Bohemia
@scandalfrombohemia.bsky.social
writer, teacher, performer. Author of The Last Year of the Rest of My Life #enemiestolovers #genx and And Here We Are #genx #family #secondchance https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0CTX2GMWM/about?ccs_id=52aa87fc-646a-43fa-8dac-ab8e2ae95435
#WIPSnips 11: changed for #VeteransDay
A friend said my Vietnam veteran character was so well-written, she figured there'd be a sequel about him. This is the highest writing compliment I've ever received. Researching him was so important, the snippet is in my forward
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A friend said my Vietnam veteran character was so well-written, she figured there'd be a sequel about him. This is the highest writing compliment I've ever received. Researching him was so important, the snippet is in my forward
www.amazon.com/Here-We-Are-...
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
#WIPSnips 11: changed for #VeteransDay
A friend said my Vietnam veteran character was so well-written, she figured there'd be a sequel about him. This is the highest writing compliment I've ever received. Researching him was so important, the snippet is in my forward
www.amazon.com/Here-We-Are-...
A friend said my Vietnam veteran character was so well-written, she figured there'd be a sequel about him. This is the highest writing compliment I've ever received. Researching him was so important, the snippet is in my forward
www.amazon.com/Here-We-Are-...
#WIPSnips 10: local
Didn't do a paragraph b/c it gives away a surprise. This also shows how I write. For my cadence to work, I need another phrase but don't know what it is & marked the space with capital letters. Other notes are things like MOVE THIS & CHECK CALENDAR
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Didn't do a paragraph b/c it gives away a surprise. This also shows how I write. For my cadence to work, I need another phrase but don't know what it is & marked the space with capital letters. Other notes are things like MOVE THIS & CHECK CALENDAR
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November 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
#WIPSnips 10: local
Didn't do a paragraph b/c it gives away a surprise. This also shows how I write. For my cadence to work, I need another phrase but don't know what it is & marked the space with capital letters. Other notes are things like MOVE THIS & CHECK CALENDAR
www.amazon.com/stores/Yvett...
Didn't do a paragraph b/c it gives away a surprise. This also shows how I write. For my cadence to work, I need another phrase but don't know what it is & marked the space with capital letters. Other notes are things like MOVE THIS & CHECK CALENDAR
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November 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
#WIPSnips 8: little
MC encounters a 4yo nicknamed after the character in Roll of Thunder, Hear Me Cry.
"Little Man regarded me with the same apprehension with which I regarded him. He seemed to realize I would not appreciate his pine cone and did not show it to me."
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MC encounters a 4yo nicknamed after the character in Roll of Thunder, Hear Me Cry.
"Little Man regarded me with the same apprehension with which I regarded him. He seemed to realize I would not appreciate his pine cone and did not show it to me."
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November 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
#WIPSnips 8: little
MC encounters a 4yo nicknamed after the character in Roll of Thunder, Hear Me Cry.
"Little Man regarded me with the same apprehension with which I regarded him. He seemed to realize I would not appreciate his pine cone and did not show it to me."
www.amazon.com/stores/Yvett...
MC encounters a 4yo nicknamed after the character in Roll of Thunder, Hear Me Cry.
"Little Man regarded me with the same apprehension with which I regarded him. He seemed to realize I would not appreciate his pine cone and did not show it to me."
www.amazon.com/stores/Yvett...
#WIPSnips 7: movement
I started my WIP ages ago & put it aside when I didn't have a subplot. I just rewrote today's paragraph because "with tears in his eyes" is now a joke about a braggart & not its own phrase, & I deeply resent he has that amount of cultural clout
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I started my WIP ages ago & put it aside when I didn't have a subplot. I just rewrote today's paragraph because "with tears in his eyes" is now a joke about a braggart & not its own phrase, & I deeply resent he has that amount of cultural clout
www.amazon.com/stores/Yvett...
November 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
#WIPSnips 7: movement
I started my WIP ages ago & put it aside when I didn't have a subplot. I just rewrote today's paragraph because "with tears in his eyes" is now a joke about a braggart & not its own phrase, & I deeply resent he has that amount of cultural clout
www.amazon.com/stores/Yvett...
I started my WIP ages ago & put it aside when I didn't have a subplot. I just rewrote today's paragraph because "with tears in his eyes" is now a joke about a braggart & not its own phrase, & I deeply resent he has that amount of cultural clout
www.amazon.com/stores/Yvett...
November 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
#WIPSnips 5: trail
When editing, I search for overused words and replace them. It's too early for that in my WIP, so there were too many occurrences of "trail". I kept an early one to show Ron's entitlement and Melanie's insecurity
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When editing, I search for overused words and replace them. It's too early for that in my WIP, so there were too many occurrences of "trail". I kept an early one to show Ron's entitlement and Melanie's insecurity
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November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
#WIPSnips 5: trail
When editing, I search for overused words and replace them. It's too early for that in my WIP, so there were too many occurrences of "trail". I kept an early one to show Ron's entitlement and Melanie's insecurity
www.amazon.com/stores/Yvett...
When editing, I search for overused words and replace them. It's too early for that in my WIP, so there were too many occurrences of "trail". I kept an early one to show Ron's entitlement and Melanie's insecurity
www.amazon.com/stores/Yvett...
November 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
November 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
#WIPSnips cobwebs
Closest I have is from the very first scene in my very first book and is TONED DOWN from a real event because the actual one would have seemed unbelievable!
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Closest I have is from the very first scene in my very first book and is TONED DOWN from a real event because the actual one would have seemed unbelievable!
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November 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
#WIPSnips cobwebs
Closest I have is from the very first scene in my very first book and is TONED DOWN from a real event because the actual one would have seemed unbelievable!
www.amazon.com/Last-Year-Re...
Closest I have is from the very first scene in my very first book and is TONED DOWN from a real event because the actual one would have seemed unbelievable!
www.amazon.com/Last-Year-Re...
#WIPSnips 1: ancestor
It isn't (yet) in my WIP, but it's in my latest:
"Being only a quarter made me mostly feel it was presumptuous to claim the heritage, but, when confronted with ignorant statements, I could sense the ghostly presence of ancestors I’d never met."
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It isn't (yet) in my WIP, but it's in my latest:
"Being only a quarter made me mostly feel it was presumptuous to claim the heritage, but, when confronted with ignorant statements, I could sense the ghostly presence of ancestors I’d never met."
www.amazon.com/Here-We-Are-...
November 1, 2025 at 1:38 PM
#WIPSnips 1: ancestor
It isn't (yet) in my WIP, but it's in my latest:
"Being only a quarter made me mostly feel it was presumptuous to claim the heritage, but, when confronted with ignorant statements, I could sense the ghostly presence of ancestors I’d never met."
www.amazon.com/Here-We-Are-...
It isn't (yet) in my WIP, but it's in my latest:
"Being only a quarter made me mostly feel it was presumptuous to claim the heritage, but, when confronted with ignorant statements, I could sense the ghostly presence of ancestors I’d never met."
www.amazon.com/Here-We-Are-...
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If you are an author and you're offering a free eBook in exchange for a donation to a foodbank, please reach out to me to have yourself added.
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With the government shutdown, thousands of Americans as government employees have no source of income right now, and millions are about to lose their SNAP benefits for November. This is a cruel game b...
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October 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
If you are an author and you're offering a free eBook in exchange for a donation to a foodbank, please reach out to me to have yourself added.
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#PlotTober 31
I didn't change anything, but I had fun! It was interesting to see how different people's processes are. (People voluntarily make OUTLINES? I hate outlines so much, when I had to make them for school, I wrote the papers first & then faked the outlines!)
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I didn't change anything, but I had fun! It was interesting to see how different people's processes are. (People voluntarily make OUTLINES? I hate outlines so much, when I had to make them for school, I wrote the papers first & then faked the outlines!)
www.amazon.com/Kindle-Store...
October 31, 2025 at 1:01 PM
#PlotTober 31
I didn't change anything, but I had fun! It was interesting to see how different people's processes are. (People voluntarily make OUTLINES? I hate outlines so much, when I had to make them for school, I wrote the papers first & then faked the outlines!)
www.amazon.com/Kindle-Store...
I didn't change anything, but I had fun! It was interesting to see how different people's processes are. (People voluntarily make OUTLINES? I hate outlines so much, when I had to make them for school, I wrote the papers first & then faked the outlines!)
www.amazon.com/Kindle-Store...
#PlotTober 30
Again, I don't have art or images to inspire me. My inner vision is supposedly very strong (I'm one of those people who "sees" the apple), so maybe there's enough in my head I don't need the external visual help?
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Again, I don't have art or images to inspire me. My inner vision is supposedly very strong (I'm one of those people who "sees" the apple), so maybe there's enough in my head I don't need the external visual help?
www.amazon.com/stores/Yvett...
October 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
#PlotTober 30
Again, I don't have art or images to inspire me. My inner vision is supposedly very strong (I'm one of those people who "sees" the apple), so maybe there's enough in my head I don't need the external visual help?
www.amazon.com/stores/Yvett...
Again, I don't have art or images to inspire me. My inner vision is supposedly very strong (I'm one of those people who "sees" the apple), so maybe there's enough in my head I don't need the external visual help?
www.amazon.com/stores/Yvett...
If you donate to my hometown's food bank and message me a receipt and your email, I'll email you my book(s)!
$10 for one
$15 for both
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$10 for one
$15 for both
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Other participating authors listed here:
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October 30, 2025 at 3:17 AM
If you donate to my hometown's food bank and message me a receipt and your email, I'll email you my book(s)!
$10 for one
$15 for both
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Other participating authors listed here:
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$10 for one
$15 for both
hrfoodbank.org
Other participating authors listed here:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#PlotTober 29
The fact people make playlists for their characters mystifies me. Different approaches work for different people, I just have never thought of my writing from a music perspective. And, writing while music is playing would be too distracting for me!
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The fact people make playlists for their characters mystifies me. Different approaches work for different people, I just have never thought of my writing from a music perspective. And, writing while music is playing would be too distracting for me!
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October 29, 2025 at 9:18 PM
#PlotTober 29
The fact people make playlists for their characters mystifies me. Different approaches work for different people, I just have never thought of my writing from a music perspective. And, writing while music is playing would be too distracting for me!
www.amazon.com/stores/Yvett...
The fact people make playlists for their characters mystifies me. Different approaches work for different people, I just have never thought of my writing from a music perspective. And, writing while music is playing would be too distracting for me!
www.amazon.com/stores/Yvett...
#PlotTober 28
I don't know the genre for my books. They resemble romance but don't follow the tropes and are more about the MC recognizing their true self. A friend said of my 2nd book, "I don't know what it's about. She gets the guy at the end, but that's incidental."
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I don't know the genre for my books. They resemble romance but don't follow the tropes and are more about the MC recognizing their true self. A friend said of my 2nd book, "I don't know what it's about. She gets the guy at the end, but that's incidental."
www.amazon.com/stores/Yvett...
October 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
#PlotTober 28
I don't know the genre for my books. They resemble romance but don't follow the tropes and are more about the MC recognizing their true self. A friend said of my 2nd book, "I don't know what it's about. She gets the guy at the end, but that's incidental."
www.amazon.com/stores/Yvett...
I don't know the genre for my books. They resemble romance but don't follow the tropes and are more about the MC recognizing their true self. A friend said of my 2nd book, "I don't know what it's about. She gets the guy at the end, but that's incidental."
www.amazon.com/stores/Yvett...
#PlotTober 27
The second half of my WIP is a road trip book (my MC's running away from herself), so multiple settings are very important!
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The second half of my WIP is a road trip book (my MC's running away from herself), so multiple settings are very important!
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October 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
#PlotTober 27
The second half of my WIP is a road trip book (my MC's running away from herself), so multiple settings are very important!
www.amazon.com/stores/Yvett...
The second half of my WIP is a road trip book (my MC's running away from herself), so multiple settings are very important!
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#PlotTober 26
My most prominent side character is the drug dealer, Stash, &, yes, it's acknowledged only he thinks that's a clever nickname. Tania, the person who accidentally changes the MC's worldview, is an Easter egg in the 3rd (in the series but 2nd written) book!
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My most prominent side character is the drug dealer, Stash, &, yes, it's acknowledged only he thinks that's a clever nickname. Tania, the person who accidentally changes the MC's worldview, is an Easter egg in the 3rd (in the series but 2nd written) book!
www.amazon.com/Kindle-Store...
October 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
#PlotTober 26
My most prominent side character is the drug dealer, Stash, &, yes, it's acknowledged only he thinks that's a clever nickname. Tania, the person who accidentally changes the MC's worldview, is an Easter egg in the 3rd (in the series but 2nd written) book!
www.amazon.com/Kindle-Store...
My most prominent side character is the drug dealer, Stash, &, yes, it's acknowledged only he thinks that's a clever nickname. Tania, the person who accidentally changes the MC's worldview, is an Easter egg in the 3rd (in the series but 2nd written) book!
www.amazon.com/Kindle-Store...
#PlotTober 25
Since I write my ending first, I know my resolution: my MC learns to move forward, consider others, & accept herself. A side character does not change because life isn't fair, & not everyone can be saved no matter how much we want it
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Since I write my ending first, I know my resolution: my MC learns to move forward, consider others, & accept herself. A side character does not change because life isn't fair, & not everyone can be saved no matter how much we want it
www.amazon.com/stores/Yvett...
October 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
#PlotTober 25
Since I write my ending first, I know my resolution: my MC learns to move forward, consider others, & accept herself. A side character does not change because life isn't fair, & not everyone can be saved no matter how much we want it
www.amazon.com/stores/Yvett...
Since I write my ending first, I know my resolution: my MC learns to move forward, consider others, & accept herself. A side character does not change because life isn't fair, & not everyone can be saved no matter how much we want it
www.amazon.com/stores/Yvett...
#PlotTober 24
My 1st book idea really happened, & I realized it was a book ending if it was more interesting. I considered what events & people would make this happen & have worked backwards ever since. The MC in my WIP COULD go to the press, but she wants privacy
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My 1st book idea really happened, & I realized it was a book ending if it was more interesting. I considered what events & people would make this happen & have worked backwards ever since. The MC in my WIP COULD go to the press, but she wants privacy
www.amazon.com/stores/Yvett...
October 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
#PlotTober 24
My 1st book idea really happened, & I realized it was a book ending if it was more interesting. I considered what events & people would make this happen & have worked backwards ever since. The MC in my WIP COULD go to the press, but she wants privacy
www.amazon.com/stores/Yvett...
My 1st book idea really happened, & I realized it was a book ending if it was more interesting. I considered what events & people would make this happen & have worked backwards ever since. The MC in my WIP COULD go to the press, but she wants privacy
www.amazon.com/stores/Yvett...
#PlotTober 23
My MC's lowest point isn't in this spot in my WIP, but I guess finding out how her plan played out fulfills this role; justice for the people who needed it has been served
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My MC's lowest point isn't in this spot in my WIP, but I guess finding out how her plan played out fulfills this role; justice for the people who needed it has been served
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October 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
#PlotTober 23
My MC's lowest point isn't in this spot in my WIP, but I guess finding out how her plan played out fulfills this role; justice for the people who needed it has been served
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My MC's lowest point isn't in this spot in my WIP, but I guess finding out how her plan played out fulfills this role; justice for the people who needed it has been served
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#PlotTober 22
I could make my MC's life worse by having her arrested, having her plan be for naught, or having the only person she's started to trust turn on her. I'm doing none of those things, however, because the plot's already super dark as it is
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I could make my MC's life worse by having her arrested, having her plan be for naught, or having the only person she's started to trust turn on her. I'm doing none of those things, however, because the plot's already super dark as it is
www.amazon.com/stores/Yvett...
October 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM
#PlotTober 22
I could make my MC's life worse by having her arrested, having her plan be for naught, or having the only person she's started to trust turn on her. I'm doing none of those things, however, because the plot's already super dark as it is
www.amazon.com/stores/Yvett...
I could make my MC's life worse by having her arrested, having her plan be for naught, or having the only person she's started to trust turn on her. I'm doing none of those things, however, because the plot's already super dark as it is
www.amazon.com/stores/Yvett...
#PlotTober 21:
I wouldn't call it small, but my MC sees a news story which reminds her of the source of all her problems and shows her the need to act
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I wouldn't call it small, but my MC sees a news story which reminds her of the source of all her problems and shows her the need to act
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October 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
#PlotTober 21:
I wouldn't call it small, but my MC sees a news story which reminds her of the source of all her problems and shows her the need to act
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I wouldn't call it small, but my MC sees a news story which reminds her of the source of all her problems and shows her the need to act
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#PlotTober 20
My MC has met her goal of escaping her untenable situation and is being buffeted by Fate during the second half of my WIP. She eventually develops a huge (and hopefully shocking) plot point plan
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My MC has met her goal of escaping her untenable situation and is being buffeted by Fate during the second half of my WIP. She eventually develops a huge (and hopefully shocking) plot point plan
www.amazon.com/stores/Yvett...
October 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
#PlotTober 20
My MC has met her goal of escaping her untenable situation and is being buffeted by Fate during the second half of my WIP. She eventually develops a huge (and hopefully shocking) plot point plan
www.amazon.com/stores/Yvett...
My MC has met her goal of escaping her untenable situation and is being buffeted by Fate during the second half of my WIP. She eventually develops a huge (and hopefully shocking) plot point plan
www.amazon.com/stores/Yvett...