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
Unless you're Seattle's reality:
November 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Unless you're Seattle's reality:
#WIPSnips 12: I started this years ago and put it aside when I didn't have a subplot. It is from when I wrote much longer descriptions, so, now that I'm working on it again, I may shorten it. Opinions on if that's a good idea are welcome!
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November 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
#WIPSnips 12: I started this years ago and put it aside when I didn't have a subplot. It is from when I wrote much longer descriptions, so, now that I'm working on it again, I may shorten it. Opinions on if that's a good idea are welcome!
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#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
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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
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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 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
My preschool self has not recovered:
November 9, 2025 at 6:03 AM
My preschool self has not recovered:
#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."
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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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#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
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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
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#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
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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 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-...
#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...
#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!
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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!
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."
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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!
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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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#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...
You have company (my outfit for a party this evening):
October 26, 2025 at 6:19 AM
You have company (my outfit for a party this evening):
#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
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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...