tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post3371915798940128334..comments2024-03-28T10:41:26.999-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Slang and the Art of Authentic Discourse (or “You’re in the groove, Jackson!”)Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-40572452343252418352014-12-19T09:33:40.079-07:002014-12-19T09:33:40.079-07:00This is even more relevant for me now than when it...This is even more relevant for me now than when it was first published. I am embarking on editing the third book in a SF trilogy, a complex story that abounds with wonderful characters and its fair share of slang and colloquialisms from a variety of planets and galaxies. Thanks for the timely reminder. :-)Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-57549198582237774622014-12-19T08:37:59.267-07:002014-12-19T08:37:59.267-07:00A groovy post.A groovy post.Christopher Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667548312923348614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-67021110470023569902014-12-19T06:49:47.302-07:002014-12-19T06:49:47.302-07:00When worldbuilding, especially in Fantasy and SciF...When worldbuilding, especially in Fantasy and SciFi, coming up with unique slang (just a few phrases, not a whole vocabulary) really makes the setting pop.Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-23708759178035199092012-08-23T09:06:55.121-06:002012-08-23T09:06:55.121-06:00I don't write science fiction/fantasy, but I a...I don't write science fiction/fantasy, but I am working on a novel set during the 1940s and there's a lot of slang used than that doesn't exist anymore. It's going to take some editing to keep the characters from sounding too modern.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-68571011237688561702012-08-19T11:32:08.168-06:002012-08-19T11:32:08.168-06:00Creative invective is my specialty; just ask any o...Creative invective is my specialty; just ask any of my co-workers who've heard me denounce the induction station. Chain slang!silferthttp://stitchtunes.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-45612637407137641352012-08-17T22:09:55.689-06:002012-08-17T22:09:55.689-06:00I love the word "Smeghead". I predict it...I love the word "Smeghead". I predict it will become part of the mainstream (on BRP at least!) Thank you, Debby. A fun post. Heidiwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593338979995203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-41816154534775565002012-08-17T22:08:27.497-06:002012-08-17T22:08:27.497-06:00Officially.Officially.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-19129039135750974272012-08-17T18:40:20.611-06:002012-08-17T18:40:20.611-06:00It's fun to make up words, but not so much fun...It's fun to make up words, but not so much fun if an author uses too much dialect. That slows down the read.<br /><br />Smegging sounds cute!<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://morganmandel.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-50890236530577891602012-08-17T18:30:24.039-06:002012-08-17T18:30:24.039-06:00I tried to watch the reruns of Red Dwarf some mont...I tried to watch the reruns of <i>Red Dwarf</i> some months ago and I just couldn't. I know it has cult value, but I can't believe I used to sit through that smegging awful, um, tripe. Can't think why I did - oh, right, I was a teenager ;-)Elle Carter Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02266309723919011181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-61510346161836819472012-08-17T14:25:45.159-06:002012-08-17T14:25:45.159-06:00Love the idea of these alternative words. What rea...Love the idea of these alternative words. What really makes them work is the context. I really enjoy finding these words and knowing immediately what they could be replacing by the rhythm of the line of dialogue. I think a lot of us might be using smeghead.<br /><br />Dani, is f-bomb really in the dictionary? Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-72107503474019156322012-08-17T11:27:51.121-06:002012-08-17T11:27:51.121-06:00How fun! How true! Another piece in the puzzle of ...How fun! How true! Another piece in the puzzle of creating reader believability.Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06686488133905538811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-81677515153381010182012-08-17T11:16:30.914-06:002012-08-17T11:16:30.914-06:00It might even get into the dictionary, like f-bomb...It might even get into the dictionary, like f-bomb! Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-75781377559984877702012-08-17T09:52:56.099-06:002012-08-17T09:52:56.099-06:00Great post. Such fun. Makes me want to come up wit...Great post. Such fun. Makes me want to come up with curse words for my characters.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-15472930193635294432012-08-17T09:27:11.526-06:002012-08-17T09:27:11.526-06:00I just tweeted on Twitter for follow Friday and sa...I just tweeted on Twitter for follow Friday and said "smegheads need not apply". Hahaha. My new favorite put-down, too. Watch me use this on Facebook as related to politics. :DDanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-17605009560362883932012-08-17T07:45:25.766-06:002012-08-17T07:45:25.766-06:00Debby, what a fun and inventive post! A delight to...Debby, what a fun and inventive post! A delight to read and think about. I have to love a sentence that reads like this: <br /><br />"Smeghead resonates alliteratively, metrically, and scatologically with the contemporary term shithead."<br /><br />You lend such a highbrow bent to your lowlife terms—well done! "Smegging"—I believe I've found my new real-life cuss word. :) Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.com