Scott Rochester

Scott Rochester

@scottrochester.bsky.social

London author and eccentric Retired teacher Dominated by horses and ships, 400 years in the future looks a lot like 200 years in the past. No oil, no cars and no internet. And pirates! https://www.slenderwolf.com

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#WipSnips 25 Oct 'insert' Vibes - NutJob, MaxChaos and HayWire have designed a cruise missile with scatter munitions inserted in the nose. “So you set fire to sails with exploding Brussel Sprouts?” #scifi #SlenderWolf #pirates #WritingCommunity #missiles

The #WIPSnips word for October 25th is "insert" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WipSnips 24 Oct 'false' They've noticed that #Conning has stayed with #HayWire 3 nights in a row #AuntSylvie explains to #OpenMike that there are rules governing the staff accommodation at The Coliseum #scifi #SlenderWolf #EdgeCase #BoardAndLodging #romance #WritingCommunity #bookSky #LoveStory

The #WIPSnips word for October 24th is "false" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WipSnips 23 Oct 'rattle' Something is up with #Kayt and #AngryBard although the InCrowd cannot figure out what. They are just about to find out! #scifi #SlenderWolf #romance #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #survival #bookSky #LoveStory

The #WIPSnips word for October 23rd is "rattle" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WipSnips 21 Oct 'breeze' The 20 somethings #Julia and #Marcus work in the family business Magnum Opus. He's dating a #police officer and she's dating a #firefighter. Not without a little friction! #scifi #SlenderWolf #romance #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #bookSky #LoveStory #Lancaster

The #WIPSnips word for October 21st is "breeze" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WipSnips 19 Oct 'friend' The mismatched couple nip into the shop for some milk ... where an old school friend of #Kayt works. Of course she's intrigued by #AngryBard. #scifi #SlenderWolf #Douglas #CriticalThinking #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #bookSky #LoveStory #Lancaster #IsleOfMan

Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips! The word for October 19th is "friend" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WipSnips 18 Oct 'autumn' The Filthy Peasants are on stage at the Garrison Summer Ball. Occasional members #MajorWynn and #CherryHinton love the opportunity to be non-conformist. #scifi #SlenderWolf #FolkBand #PerfomingArts #writing #WritingCommunity #bookSky #Lancaster #Irish #music

The #WIPSnips word for October 18th is "autumn" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

a lot of users of Britain’s railways do not drink alcohol. youngsters muslims weird people like me and 'yes' we do care! Did you not think about that @theguardian.com ? #networkrail #greatbritishrailways #alcohol

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You are too kind #WIPSnips! One of the new POV characters in Second Carpathians is simply known as "The Cousin". This is where they are introduced. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

The #WIPSnips word for October 11th is "cousin" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

unfollowed @AssociatedPress@flipboard.com @politics-AssociatedPress@flipboard.com because they do not know how social media works their posts are too short and too ambiguous it's not news it's a constant, unrelenting stream of clickbait and shoddy journos #USpol #news #WorldNews #CurrentAffairs

#WipSnips 1 Oct 'injury' The InCrowd met up last night. And there are questions that #CandiCrush has not yet answered. #KristalClear has to wait until Tuesday to chat. #scifi #SlenderWolf #romance #amediting #writing #WritingCommunity #bookSky #LoveStory

Hello, October!! The #WIPSnips word for October 1st is "injury" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WipSnips 30 Sep 'guard' Dinner is over. The conversations had an impact. #NutJob discovers that #KristalClear didn't find it easy. How can everything be so hard? #scifi #SlenderWolf #finances #MoneyMatters #romance #amediting #writing #WritingCommunity #bookSky #LoveStory

The #WIPSnips word for September 30th is "guard" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WipSnips 28 Sep 'prime' #MaxChaos and #MajorHastings are discussing weaponry with #DustyOldFossil. “so you set fire to sails with exploding Brussel Sprouts?” “in my day you just pointed a cannon, looked up a chart, set a trajectory, and bang!” #scifi #SlenderWolf #WritingCommunity #bookSky

Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips! The word for September 28th is "prime" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WipSnips 27 Sep 'delay' The picnic did not quite go to plan. #AngryBard is sunburnt! #Kayt is the one who’s angry! His first love letter to her is a letter of apology! #scifi #SlenderWolf #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #ClimateChange #bookSky #LoveStory

The #WIPSnips word for September 27th is "delay" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WipSnips 26 Sep 'observe' Just before #Kayt sails to Douglas #AngryBard has, last minute, orchestrated locks of hair. Unable to find lockets they have butterfly brooches. #scifi #SlenderWolf #Seneca #Douglas #romance #UKeduChat #writing #WritingCommunity #literacy #bookSky #LoveStory #IsleOfMan

The #WIPSnips word for September 26th is "observe" #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WriteSky

#WipSnips 25 Sep 'nation' The #RNLI was founded in #Douglas #IsleOfMan #AngryBard is visiting #Kayt and #GrandpaSeb so it has to get a mention in the the novel. The 2451AD #Manx version of it! #scifi #SlenderWolf #romance #amediting #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #ships #bookSky #LoveStory

The #WIPSnips word for September 25th is "nation" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WipSnips 24 Sep 'meddle' Subbing 'disrupt' for 'meddle'. And it's right there in para 1 of chapter 1! Navigating Stormy Waters #scifi #SlenderWolf #monsoon #GlobalWarming #amediting #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #ClimateChange #sustainability #bookSky #Irish #shipping

The #WIPSnips word for September 23rd is "tumble" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WipSnips 22 Sep 'meltdown' Four days after her seventeenth birthday #Kayt is already having a mid life crisis! #ClaireVoyant lends a sympathetic ear. #scifi #SlenderWolf #MentalHealth #wellbeing #YoungAdults #romance #WritingCommunity #bookSky #LoveStory

The #WIPSnips word for September 22nd is "meltdown" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WipSnips 21 Sep 'stream' #KristalClear and #NutJob are visiting the Lab of the power company in #Ulverston where #FlashBang is discussing her projects. One of which is bringing electricity to a wider population on a more reliable basis. #scifi #SlenderWolf #electricty #WritingCommunity #bookSky

Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips! The word for September 21st is "stream" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WipSnips 20 Sep 'signal' Aboard a Byddin (Welsh Forces) ship #MajorHastings (Wolfland) is feeling side-lined. #CandiCrush is paying attention to everything, especially her boyfriend #MaxChaos. There are mixed signals, and a risk of action with pirates #SlenderWolf #pirates #WritingCommunity #ICS

The #WIPSnips word for September 20th is "signal" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WipSnips 17 Sep 'effort' Today #KristalClear learnt that her demi-psychic powers now include the human wavelength. #Kayt and #AngryBard do not yet know this - but their romance is patently obvious to all. #scifi #SlenderWolf #romance #writing #WritingCommunity #bookSky #LoveStory #Lancaster

The #WIPSnips word for September 17th is "effort" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

In Chapter 3 we learn more about the group dynamics of The Noble Coliseum, the home of #Hayley and #FullyCharged. They’re orphans, but they seem to have a pseudo family. #scifi #SlenderWolf #GlobalWarming #writing #WritingCommunity #ClimateChange #sustainability #Lancaster

The #WIPSnips word for September 16th is "call" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WipSnips 15 Sep 'exterior' Vibes: Outside #AngryBard is as unaccustomed to being on the receiving end of suggestive chat as #ClaireVoyant is to initiating it. #scifi #SlenderWolf #romance #writing #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #bookSky #LoveStory #Lancaster

The #WIPSnips word for September 15th is "exterior" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WipSnips 13 Sep 'distract' The Find Thyme Café & Magnum Opus are both on Lancaster’s Market Sq Whilst #Kayt has found the courage to speak to the InCrowd for one minute, #AngryBard has no intention of being sociable right now #scifi #SlenderWolf #amediting #WritingCommunity #bookSky #LoveStory

The #WIPSnips word for September 13th is "distract" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WipSnips 11 Sep 'exhaust' Openly played out in Lancaster's Market Square the InCrowd has been watching the #Kayt and #AngryBard drama unfold. Now they've become an integral part of it. #SlenderWolf #romance #WritingCommunity #bookSky #LoveStory #Lancaster

The #WIPSnips word for September 11th is "exhaust" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WipSnips 10 Sep 'teeth' There is a sudden opportunity for a short term summer job. Kayt is old enough to be employed, #AngryBard is not. There is a workaround, but only if #Kayt agrees to it. #SlenderWolf #PartTimer #romance #bookSky #LoveStory #Lancaster

The #WIPSnips word for September 10th is "teeth" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts