Vivian Schey 🏳️‍🌈 🇩🇪 <FSM<(

Writer of contemporary lesbian fiction in German and English

Relationship status: legally separated

has a cat

lives in a small village in a rural area of Germany in the middle of the woods

has worked as a waitress
has worked in the food industry
has worked in the building industry
is now a full-time, self-employed writer

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2024-08-08 01:43:00

#PennedPossibilities 400 (🥳🎉)
Where does your villain prefer to sleep?
I'd love to say that Colonel Heigers is still sleeping in an army bunk bed, but he prefers the sofa in his office.

2024-07-28 15:54:46

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@npub1fgl…4jl4
It isn't bad, but it's also not my favorite.

2024-07-28 15:37:35

#Today's #Meal:
Tikka Masala, sided with #Cow #Juice juice which is enriched with #Bananas.
We'll see…🍴

2024-07-22 19:11:50

#Work #Proud
I can be very proud of myself today, since I was able to put my 12 years forklift experience in good use for 24 minutes…😐
🎼🎶🎙️
“I want to break free…”

2024-07-07 07:48:00

#GoodMorning fellow tooters!
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2024-07-04 16:16:34

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@npub1ek8…t2en
You can be very proud of yourself, cause I am of you! 👍🫶

2024-06-17 21:10:40

#WritersCoffeeClub June Day 17
Do you lose track of time while writing or editing?
That's a definite yes.
Look, if I'm really into it one could set off a bomb nearby and make half of the house come down, but the only thing I would be complaining about is probably the sudden shaking because I lost track of the line I was in.
So, …
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2024-06-14 22:51:19

#PennedPossibilities 343
Ketchup
How does your MC feel about their appearance?
Remember how you felt when you were 15?
So, no comment.

2024-06-09 07:46:03

#WritersCoffeeClub June Day 9
How do you select ideas from all the ones floating around?
It has to be an idea that I would have loved to experience myself. The typical "What, if?"
Most of my ideas have risen out of everyday situations I have observed, and made my own thoughts to it. A simple conversation overheard in a supermarket. Parents scolding their children. Seeing someone on the street with a backpack. Things like that.

2024-06-06 02:50:05

#WordWeavers June 6th
MC POV: When was the last time you laughed?
Kessy:
“Right now, about your question. No, no, just kidding. The last time? Wait… uhm…”
Narrator:
“Don't try to be specific. Any laugh will suffice.”
Kessy:
“Any? Well, Dad fell out of bed tonight. Woke me up, but also made me laugh after.”
Kessy's Dad:
“Really?”
Kessy:
“What? Just imagine: Squeak. Thump. Ouch.”
*starts laughing*

2024-06-06 02:41:38

#WritersCoffeeClub June Day 6
Have you queried agents for traditional publishing?
Nope, that was never an option.
I knew that the genre was not interesting enough for a regular publishing company, and since I don't have a ringing name to me…
(Big names can sell anything. Especially shit, you know.)

2024-06-02 10:17:01

#WritersCoffeeClub June Day 1
Ketchup ( 6 )
Intro and update: Introduce yourself and/or update us on your writing journey since your last intro.
Hello, good morning.
I am Vivian Schey, I'm writing stories. My current WIP is on hold since I had to take a daytime job again to afford living again, but I'm confident that I'm able to publish the story this year.

2024-05-23 01:29:19

#WritersCoffeeClub May Day 23
What gets in the way of your writing?
Right now?
The job I had to take to make a living again…
(Don't feel sorry for me, it's my own fault.)

2024-05-21 23:37:13

#Cat
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2024-05-21 19:16:50

In 44 minutes, I start nightshift.
Wish all of you fellow tooters a #GoodNight as I work. 👍
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2024-05-21 07:24:00

#PennedPossibilities 321
Did your SC once admire their parents?
(Who else did they admire growing up? What about today?)
Darlene did admire her parents, especially her Father. He was the inly man who could provide the townsmen with all the needed necessities for their life, and never took advantage of that.
But this changed at once right after… (way too many spoilers here) …and it never changed back to how it was before.

2024-05-21 07:12:21

#WritersCoffeeClub May Day 21
Do you format as you write or do that at the end?
I format the first draft mostly as I think it's best, but this may change when editing according to the best fitting trim size after the final edit.

2024-05-20 07:29:48

#WritersCoffeeClub May Day 20
When did you first know you wanted to be a writer?
Very late in life, it was about 2017. I had met a lesbian girl in a hospital who was terminally ill, and she was upset because there were no real love stories for her age group.
I hated to hear that, it made search for such stories; didn't find any.
So, I started to write one.
The story was out too late to make that poor girl happy, but I reached a lot of others.
That's a life's achievement, don't you think?

2024-05-17 06:35:19

#WildLife #Balcony
There are an eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius, 🇩🇪Eichelhäher) and a great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major, 🇩🇪Rotspecht) visiting my balcony for peanut crumbs.
I haven't found the possibility to give you picture proof because they are very shy. But as soon as there is a possibility, I'll catch a pic.

2024-05-13 10:42:32

#Fallout
United We Stand
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2024-05-12 07:47:26

#WordWeavers May 12th
Who is the best friend in your story?
Do you know that feeling when you meet someone, and all of a sudden you realize that this person is the one that you were waiting for all your life?
Not in a romantic way, but as a friend?
That's what Darlene is for Kessy and vice versa.
From the very first time, there's this mutual feeling of total understanding that can't really be described nor explained.
It's just there.
And by time, even more…💕

2024-05-04 05:26:54

#GoodMorning fellow tooters!
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2024-04-30 08:22:33

#PennedPossibilities 300
(🥳🎉🍾)
(…but only 65 left to go 🥺)
How does your MC or SC react to change? Do they struggle to adjust or go with the flow?
Kessy's reaction to change while moving at least two times a year? You serious?
Darlene on the other hand is eager for a change. Any change. But can she cope with it as it happens? Barely.

2024-04-26 18:26:07

#Food #Cake
#StreuselKuchen has to be 80% crumbs and 20% yeast dough, and NOT the other way around. Otherwise, it would be just a lousy cake topped with some crumbs, and not streuselkuchen.
#JustSaying

2024-04-25 09:19:09

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Made the logo also a little bigger.
If you want different flags, just ask.
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2024-04-24 21:39:05

Made my own custom #Mastodon #Pride #Logo for #Nova #Launcher today.
You're welcome
It's not for sale, but you can steal it, if you want. Credits welcome.
😁👍
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2024-04-23 07:21:06

#PennedPossibilities 293
What is your MC burningly passionate about?
Kessy turns 15 in two weeks, she hasn't decided yet. I mean, sure she's into physics and astronomy and such things, but she knows that she'll never be able to become an astronaut because she's a girl (1965). So, that's off the table.
But she's still dreaming of going to college at a science major, even if it seems very unlikely as she probably can't afford it as an orphan.

2024-04-22 20:52:55

Time for me to go to bed.
#GoodNight fellow tooters!
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2024-04-20 08:05:09

#Photography #Nature #Trees
No way the apple tree let's get restraint by the cold.
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2024-04-20 06:34:45

#WordWeavers April Day 20
Do you plan out your themes or allow them to develop as you write?
For me, the first thought is always “What if?” Then, I outline the beginning and the end. Anything else gets developed as the story is flowing out of my fingers.

2024-04-18 07:26:46

#WordWeavers April Day 18
Do you write primarily in the same genre you read as a child?
Jules Verne's futuristic phantasms and Karl May's totally made up Native American/Arabian stories were my favorite as a child, so I can say that I stick to that at least to some extent. I never liked to read romance, even not as a teenager or now as a grown-up. But times change, don't they? 😉

2024-04-18 07:19:20

#WritersCoffeeClub April 18th
How important is social media in promoting your work?
I can tell you about this in a few weeks, when "The Green Light of Arizona" is going to be published. Then I'll see if some more English speaking people than usual are buying or reading it.
(The German versions of my books sell in general at about [insert some decent amount here] copies, but have also gained up to [insert extraordinary amount here] copies. No bragging intended, but I can live from it.)

2024-04-15 10:06:13

#Cat #Photography #Cutie
“Are you done showing me off on the internet?”
No.
No, I don't.
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2024-04-13 06:56:08

#PennedPossibilities 283
Any advice for aspiring authors?
1st — Do it! Don't think, just start.
2nd — You don't have to write a specific daily word count.
3rd — Do not use close family to review what you've written.
4th — You don't have to find a publisher, you can become your own.
5th — Don't give up.
6th — Covers are important, but don't overdo it. Sometimes less is more.
7th — Don't listen to me. You do you. Don't let others influence you too much.

2024-04-11 09:59:22

#Cats #CuteAnimals
13 years ago, still cute AF.
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2024-04-11 07:00:18

#PennedPossibilities 281
What does your MC or SC first notice when meeting new people?
Kessy has a distinct feeling of body language. That's why she doesn't like the colonel, his language doesn't fit with his body's signs. This also is true for Darlene's parents as they try to hide that her daughter isn't very interested in boys.

2024-04-04 18:33:11

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@npub1yse…jaay
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2024-04-04 10:51:09

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@npub16uc…k62q
See, it works! 😁👍
Sure it's annoying if you limit yourself to read only one chapter before sleeping, but I don't intend to let you sleep. Finish first! Who needs that job anyway, huh? 😂

2024-04-04 07:08:37

#WordWeavers April Day 4
Is there writing advice you used to follow but changed your mind?
I've read of the unwritten rule that chapters should always be about the same length, and should always start on a new, right-hand page.
I throw the first part overboard, and only stuck to the second part becauae that's sort of more convenient for the reader.

2024-04-03 06:44:55

#WritersCoffeeClub April 3rd
Do you use semicolons? Correctly?
Yes, I use semicolons. But do I use them correctly? We'll never know; I guess we have to find out.
😁

2024-03-31 07:46:18

#WordWeavers March Day 31
For a giveaway, what swag would you love to offer with your book?
Don't get me wrong, please, but…
Really!? It's a giveaway. A. Give. Away. It's literally free. And you still want something to go with it? A goodie?
An extra? To make the FREE THING even more "attractive" to get? Just for the sake of it?
Are you nuts?
For some sort of special edition, there might be a sort of goodie to go with it, but not for a random, free giveaway.

2024-03-31 07:02:08

#GoodMorning fellow tooters!
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2024-03-27 07:07:06

#WritersCoffeeClub March 27th
How does it feel knowing that strangers will read your work?
Good, very good. It isn't that I'm hiding something, you know? It was intended to be that way, so I'm totally comfortable with it. I also hope I make an impression on them, otherwise it would have been a waste of time writing those stories all along.

2024-03-24 09:11:54

#WritersCoffeeClub March 24th
What websites do you rely on most to help you with your writing?
Google Maps, Google Earth, Wikipedia, Deepl, The Oxford Dictionary online, quillbot … to name the most recent.

2024-03-21 07:48:56

#PennedPossibilities 260
What is the one thing your MC desires most in the world?
To be left alone.
Look, it's not that Kessy doesn't like people. But 1960s society has still some quirks regarding what's right and wrong, mostly the same that we have still right now. That's a huge bummer if you fall into the category of people who are perceived as "wrong".

2024-03-21 07:38:53

#WritersCoffeeClub March 21st
Do you ever regret killing a character, or the manner of their death?
No, since it's part of the story. If I don't cause their death, it won't work. Simple as that.

2024-03-08 11:00:57

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@npub1fgl…4jl4
That's because of my German background.
Here, the bra (Büstenhalter, literally Boob's holder), is a masculine gender noun.

2023-10-19 07:19:12

#WordWeavers Oct. Day 19
Have you ever used sensitivity readers and, if so, how was that for you?
Um… no. Never used, never will. You can't find any human being that has not a single prejudgement. I'm pretty sure of that, and I even include myself.
Everyone has seen some shit someday in their lives, and it will had some personal influence on them. Given that, nobody is absolutely unaffected, which makes an effect on sensitivity reading and makes it useless. But that's only my thought…

2023-09-20 07:07:58

#WordWeavers Sept. Day 20
How charismatic are your characters?
“charismatic”
- exercising a compelling charm which inspires devotion in others
Oh, dear. Don't make me start. I mean…both MCs are teenagers! Remember your time as such? Taking your hair behind your ears, blushing and smirking and starting to stutter at the same time just because your crush at the other side of the room has sneezed so cute? That's how charming they are. Seriously, it's about cringing all day.
EDIT: Wording

2023-09-01 06:31:41

The King is dead, long live the King!
#WordWeavers Sept. Day 01
Introduce your antagonist with as much sympathy as possible.
As mentioned in the former reign, Kessy is sort of her own antagonist. So, here we go!
Kessy is a 14yo introvert and shy girl. Born in Raleigh, NC, she lost her Mom in a lab accident at the age of 8, wandering with her Dad from one workplace to the next since; due to this, she has little to no friends.
But this will change as the next accident is about to happen…

2023-08-29 20:32:16

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@npub1yse…jaay
🎶This is how we do it!
(music track included)

2023-08-18 12:25:34

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@npub16uc…k62q
Actually, Penny is the walking catastrophe. It happens all the time, and only around her. Doorknobs falling off when trying to get out a room, umbrellas snapping for no reason, the bottom of her drink stucks to table and the glass breaks, and so on. Penny is the impersonation of Murphy's law.

2023-07-09 10:13:26

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@npub1k24…26zw
I only hope that there won't be a competition thing rising out of it. But since it's the Fediverse, I don't think this will happen.
(Would be a different thing on Chirp, Mirror-Yourself, Look-Me-Up, or Cling-Clang. 😁)

2023-07-05 13:37:50

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@npub1u5a…jwlu
Nope, you're not.
Well, I saw her bathing on the roof once ... 😏