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nehayazmin.bsky.social
Neha🍉Reader | Writer | Dessert Person
@nehayazmin.bsky.social
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UCL Psychology grad | Ex-investments pro | my fantasy & romance books: bit.ly/booksbyNeha | my blogs: bit.ly/NehaonMedium | 📸&⏰: @/nehayazmin

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“Every moment the three of us give to others is a moment we don’t have to ourselves. Naz and I gave my family enough time for a lifetime. No one can blame me for wanting to dedicate the rest of my life to only you and Noah.”

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Moodboard titled ‘A Most Improper Marriage’ with five images. 1: young woman in a floral white dress and hijab smiling at a young man standing next to her. 2: a gravestone with red flowers. 3: a young man sitting down, his face in his hands as if crying. 4: a close-up of a bride and groom’s entwined hands. 5: a close up of the faces of the man and woman from image 1. 6: a cafetiere, a glass cup of coffee, ans a rose-shaped spoon on a wooden tray.
November 29, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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#WIPsnips: ‘zigzag’

before Rujina bumps into Zakaria for the first time in two years at this wedding, his son bumps into her, literally.

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I zigzag my way through the crowd. If the guests remained seated, navigating the narrow spaces between the tables wouldn't be such an effort— A little boy bumps into my legs and almost bounces back. The kid wraps his short arms around my knees to stay upright. He's in a cute tuxedo, his royal blue bow-tie marking him as a relative of the groom. The toddler is the most adorable child I've seen in a long time. But he's too little to be running around on his own. I look around to see if, hopefully, one of his parents is rushing towards him. Unfortunately, the guests closest to me don't seem to be on the lookout for a child. Moodboard titled ‘A Most Improper Marriage’ with five images. 1: young woman in a floral white dress and hijab smiling at a young man standing next to her. 2: a gravestone with red flowers. 3: a young man sitting down, his face in his hands as if crying. 4: a close-up of a bride and groom’s entwined hands. 5: a close up of the faces of the man and woman from image 1. 6: a cafetiere, a glass cup of coffee, ans a rose-shaped spoon on a wooden tray.
November 28, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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I have no self-control when it comes to pistachio desserts
November 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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#WIPsnips: no ‘disorganize’ but we have ‘mess’ and ‘random’ in the same snippet from DecemberWIP so I hope that makes up for it🤞

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"Wanna mess about with the piano?" I point over my shoulder with my thumb, which is the most ridiculous thing I could've done. "T'd love to." We sit on the upholstered bench and try to channel our musical selves. Our bare arms keep brushing together as we play because we're sitting that close. This seat might not be for two adults. He tries to impress me with a few chords he remembers from secondary school; I aim to make him laugh with random, jerky tunes I make up as I go. The two of us are terrible at this, but we're giggling and having fun. Simplicity is sweet. He probably prefers more adventurous activities though, the celebrity that he is... "Last night, we danced to silence. Tonight, we're creating music." He bumps my shoulder with his and adds in a teasing voice, "We're doing it backwards." Moodboard with seven images: a city skyline, the Hollywood Sign on Mount Lee, a young South Asian woman looking out of a window, the back of a young man looking down at his feet on a beach, a young couple in each other’s arms, a young girl sitting on the pavement filming something with a camera on a tripod, an aesthetic photo of a open book surrounded by coffee mugs and a camera. The text across the board reads “first love is rarely forever.”
November 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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I know Taylor Lautner won this trend this time last year, but mine was pretty funny, too #booksky #writesky
November 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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#WIPsnips: ‘impede’ ~ went with ‘delay’ from arrangementWIP

and it‘s the Monday after the most embarrassing moment of Amaya’s life🙈😩😭

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I arrive at the office ten minutes early on Monday, thinking it's better than entering a room full of people who will no doubt stare at me as I walk to my desk. Unfortunately, it only delays the inevitable. As my colleagues trickle in, they look in my direction a little too long, some seem to seek me out so that they can... assess the damage? A few girls stop abruptly in their tracks when they spot me, like they weren't expecting me to turn up today. Then, they purse their lips, concealing a smile. Stella waves at me when she gets in but has no time to come and chat. Whispers and giggles quickly fill the room. Some of the girls laugh out loud. They're reminiscing about Navid rejecting me. Stella punching him. From now until eternity, every time I see my colleagues speaking in hushed tones, I'll wonder if they're gossiping about me. Moodboard titled ‘A Most Inconvenient Arrangement’ with five images: London skyline, a couple embracing in a nightclub, a young woman dressed in smart office wear, a close-up of a young couple about to kiss, a young couple arguing, a man in the middle of removing his shirt.
November 26, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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#Novmemeber 25: any anti- or twisted tropes in arrangementWIP?

Well…

the Meet Cute gave Friends-to-Lovers vibes but it actually became Dislike-to-Lust-to-Love😉

the FMC could have been Girl Boss That Only Cares About Her Career but she daydreams of dating her good friend, who’s also a colleague🤷‍♀️
Moodboard titled ‘A Most Inconvenient Arrangement’ with five images: London skyline, a couple embracing in a nightclub, a young woman dressed in smart office wear, a close-up of a young couple about to kiss, a young couple arguing, a man in the middle of removing his shirt.
November 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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#WIPsnips: ‘system’

Amaya’s best friend Stella has a few suggestions on getting over heartbreak😅

(SatNav is Stella’s nickname for Navid🙊)

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"You know what you need to do?" Stella says midway through our mains. She waves her fork to punctuate her suggestions. "Meet new people. Go on lots of dates. Date lots of guys. All at the same time!" That's two glasses of wine talking. "That'll purge SatNav from your system." "Purge is the right word," I mutter under my breath. As much as I'm trying to enjoy the food, the atmosphere, the company, I'm just too sad. I can barely taste what I'm eating. Not that I can taste what I eat at home... Moodboard titled ‘A Most Inconvenient Arrangement’ with five images: London skyline, a couple embracing in a nightclub, a young woman dressed in smart office wear, a close-up of a young couple about to kiss, a young couple arguing, a man in the middle of removing his shirt.
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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tweaked my dairy-free chocolate ’cheesecake’ recipe to make a matcha version and it worked!✨

#foodsky
A matcha cheesecake and raspberries on a white saucer with a small silver spoon
November 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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“I didn’t realize I needed a series like this”
—Goodreads review

Aaryana is winning the contest that chooses the next Queen/King—but her enemies at Court are about to change that…

▶️ bit.ly/htttbsky

🧜‍♀️sea folk
💔forbidden love
💘fake courting
🖤hate-to-love
♥️friends-to-lovers
🤫secrets & lies

#booksky
November 24, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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#WIPsnips: ‘debut’

Meghna wanted to be a ‘producer’ on the Christmas play, but the Director wants to cast her as the leading lady—opposite her ‘enemy’, who also wants her in the play🤷‍♀️

There are some perks to starring in the play, tho😏

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Surma won't miss the chance to witness my acting debut. She'll find a way to come cheer me on, I know she will. She's Surma. And I'll see her, I'll see my sister! Who knows what could happen afterwards? Heart soaring at the thought, another benefit of being in the play shimmers before me: I'll seem more outgoing in my Uni applications. Universities like that kind of thing. At the very least, I'll be an enigma. The Outgoing Stay-At-Home Bookworm, ha! Face lighting up at whatever expression is on mine, Oli asks, "So, you'll do the play?" I guess I am. Moodboard with six images: a coloured drawing of two teenagers facing each other, an overhead photo of a desk with a script of Romeo & Juliet, a coloured drawing of a young woman holding a book, a black-and-white drawing of a young man, a black-and-white drawing of a young couple with a hardback edition of Romeo & Juliet hiding their faces, a black-and-white drawing of a young woman’s face. The text across the moodboard reads “we’ll never forget”.
November 24, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Heartbroken by the man she loves, Amaya has to vacate her home, too

So OF COURSE she thinks an arranged marriage is the solution!

When Ashraf proposes marriage minus love, it’s ideal

How long before their arrangement becomes inconvenient?

✅a No Love Pact
✅bickering & banter
✅Fake💘

#WIPPIT #A #R
Moodboard titled ‘A Most Inconvenient Arrangement’ with five images: London skyline, a couple embracing in a nightclub, a young woman dressed in smart office wear, a close-up of a young couple about to kiss, a young couple arguing, a man in the middle of removing his shirt.
November 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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#WIPsnips: ‘global’ ~ have many instances in my published books but 0 across my 5 WIPs😭 Gone with ‘world’ instead.

When Amaya first sees Ashraf in arrangementWIP, she stands him up because of his looks🤷‍♀️

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There are two types of beautiful people in the world. The type that has you thinking "oh, they're really cute" and the type that rids your mind of all thought and compels you to catch another look, to stare. The man my gaze is fixed on now-from a distance and without his knowledge—falls into the latter category. He has a supermodel's face and seems to have a Bollywood Action Hero's body beneath that grey sweater. I haven't seen anyone like that in a long time. Character moodboard with two images. A young woman dressed in smart office wear with the name Amaya written across it, and a man in the middle of removing his shirt with the name Ashraf written across the image.
November 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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#Novmemeber 23: a GIF representing Amaya at the end of arrangementWIP:

it’s a standalone contemporary romance so this is not really a spoiler iykyk😅😉
November 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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she goes through a lot #booksky #fantasy

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November 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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#WIPsnips: crystal

Amaya needs Ashraf’s help removing the bracelet he gifted her because she doesn’t want it

(girl, why did you go thru so much trouble to put it on, then? Couldn’t you tell it would be even harder to take off by yourself and you’d have to ask him to help?)

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Ash cradles my fist in his hand and twists it to see the crystal dangling from the bracelet. I frown. One corner of his mouth lifts, as if he's pleased. His gaze meets mine for a moment before returning to the silver hugging my wrist. His thumb brushes the tiny stone, and therefore, also my skin. The touch isn't entirely unpleasant-well, it's not unpleasant at all-but it's highly unnecessary. I spin my hand back around so he can unclasp the bracelet. The action is apparently such a shock that he drops his hand and takes a step back. "Take it off, damn it." I almost punch him in the chest when I shove my hand towards him. Ash takes another step back and grabs his door. "You take it off." And he shuts the door in my face. "I'll just get Stella to remove it on Monday," I snap before hurrying to my room. Moodboard titled ‘A Most Inconvenient Arrangement’ with five images: London skyline, a couple embracing in a nightclub, a young woman dressed in smart office wear, a close-up of a young couple about to kiss, a young couple arguing, a man in the middle of removing his shirt.
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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book cover // a favourite quote

#booksky #romancelandia
November 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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after almost 6 months—because arrangementWIP took that long to draft—it feels so good to be able to pick up marriageWIP and start on revisions✨

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Moodboard titled ‘A Most Improper Marriage’ with five images. 1: young woman in a floral white dress and hijab smiling at a young man standing next to her. 2: a gravestone with red flowers. 3: a young man sitting down, his face in his hands as if crying. 4: a close-up of a bride and groom’s entwined hands. 5: a close up of the faces of the man and woman from image 1. 6: a cafetiere, a glass cup of coffee, ans a rose-shaped spoon on a wooden tray. Movie poster-style graphic for novel in progress called ‘A MOST IMPROPER MARRIAGE’ with author’s name Neha Yazmin underneath the bold title. Image is a close-up of a man and woman in their late 20s standing shoulder-to-shoulder with serious expressions on their faces. The woman is wearing a white floral dress and a white hijab, the man is in a plain white shirt. They are standing in front of a glass door with white frames. At the top of the poster, are three 5-star movie review-style texts pertaining to different aspects of the book. 1: “Adoring green flag love interest”. 2: “Slow burn romance” 3: “Bangladeshi Muslim rep”.
November 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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#WIPsnips: ‘direction’

Desperate times call for desperate measures…

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One of the coolest things about us Chowdhury sisters is that we look so alike. From our personalities alone, you'd never believe we're related. Like the rivers of Bangladesh we were named after, we four don't flow in the same direction. Before today, I didn't gravitate towards the performing arts. I'm all about consuming art, preferably in the form of books and music. Desperate times call for desperate measures though, and volunteering for our community centre's Christmas play is one such measure. I have zero extra-curriculars for my University applications and it's too late to organise anything better. So, that's what I'm doing on the first day of school. It's also the last day of the Summer Fair in our local park, at which the community centre has a stall promoting its Youth Services and recruiting volunteers for the Christmas production. Moodboard with six images: a coloured drawing of two teenagers facing each other, an overhead photo of a desk with a script of Romeo & Juliet, a coloured drawing of a young woman holding a book, a black-and-white drawing of a young man, a black-and-white drawing of a young couple with a hardback edition of Romeo & Juliet hiding their faces, a black-and-white drawing of a young woman’s face. The text across the moodboard reads “we’ll never forget”.
November 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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it was fun, I assure you #booksky #romancelandia
November 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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#WIPsnips: ‘special’

Amaya & Ashraf don’t want to fall in love again. So, *of course* they think a loveless arranged marriage is the perfect solution!

Ash just wants to make sure Maya is certain she wants this.

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He makes his voice serious and says, "There will never be romantic love between us—" "Romantic love is overrated, if you ask me." I chuckle. "Amaya," he moans like an old friend might when they're frustrated with you. "Call me Maya, please." I smile. "And I'm serious. Who's to say that if I marry someone else, he'll fall in love with me? Who's to say I'll want him to? My parents didn't have romantic love and they were happy." They were great parents, great people. The lack of romantic love between them didn't make them any less special, their lives any less meaningful. "Romantic love doesn't always follow an arranged marriage, you know that. So, what's the big deal?" "I just..? " Ashraf hesitates, looks down at his cup. "You seem like an amazing woman and you deserve to be loved. I don't want you to throw that away." Moodboard titled ‘A Most Inconvenient Arrangement’ with five images: London skyline, a couple embracing in a nightclub, a young woman dressed in smart office wear, a close-up of a young couple about to kiss, a young couple arguing, a man in the middle of removing his shirt.
November 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Every November, I think back to Nov 2018, when I drafted a huge chunk of Heir to the Throne #1

The Kid was almost 1yo and took 2 naps a day; instead of napping when he napped—as everyone advised—I wrote my epic fantasy

I don’t know how I managed it on so little sleep; I couldn’t now😭

#writesky
November 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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#Novmemeber 19: alternate title of arrangementWIP/A Most Inconvenient Arrangement?

I copied AMIA from my other WIP, A Most Improper Marriage

an alternative? for someone that struggles w/ nicknames for WIPs, that’s hard. eg. DecemberWIP=drafted in Dec 2021; OctoberWIP=finished drafting in Oct 2021
Moodboard titled ‘A Most Inconvenient Arrangement’ with five images: London skyline, a couple embracing in a nightclub, a young woman dressed in smart office wear, a close-up of a young couple about to kiss, a young couple arguing, a man in the middle of removing his shirt. Moodboard titled ‘A Most Improper Marriage’ with five images. 1: young woman in a floral white dress and hijab smiling at a young man standing next to her. 2: a gravestone with red flowers. 3: a young man sitting down, his face in his hands as if crying. 4: a close-up of a bride and groom’s entwined hands. 5: a close up of the faces of the man and woman from image 1. 6: a cafetiere, a glass cup of coffee, ans a rose-shaped spoon on a wooden tray.
November 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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#WIPsnips: ‘third’

when your Inner Child rebels against the assumptions ppl make about you

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I recall what Surma said before she left for Uni: "Don't cry, Mum; you still have Meghna." "That's the only reason I'm letting you move to Birmingham. Because I have Meghna." "You'll always have Meghna. She'd never go away for Uni." Surma's comment had an unexpected effect on me: I decided I would go away for University. If I hate it, I told myself, I can come home for the second and third years. It's not a long commute to King's College London, my first choice Uni, but it'll still give me the living away from home experience'. Moodboard with six images: a coloured drawing of two teenagers facing each other, an overhead photo of a desk with a script of Romeo & Juliet, a coloured drawing of a young woman holding a book, a black-and-white drawing of a young man, a black-and-white drawing of a young couple with a hardback edition of Romeo & Juliet hiding their faces, a black-and-white drawing of a young woman’s face.
November 19, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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so self-deprecating that when I jump on a viral trend, I make it silly or sarcastic—and not at all market-y😭

#writingcommunity #indieauthor
November 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM