tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post2474569718390062763..comments2024-03-05T13:51:24.898-07:00Comments on Spacefreighters Lounge : Let's Talk About...TalkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-1863587668853548462015-04-17T21:46:19.564-06:002015-04-17T21:46:19.564-06:00Thanks for commenting, Rachel.Thanks for commenting, Rachel.L. A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198035351359321392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-4809783898613704502015-04-17T21:45:57.947-06:002015-04-17T21:45:57.947-06:00Thanks for your thoughts, Joan.Thanks for your thoughts, Joan.L. A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198035351359321392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-84015173880101222982015-04-17T21:44:52.668-06:002015-04-17T21:44:52.668-06:00Melanieanu, you're the winner of the free e-co...Melanieanu, you're the winner of the free e-copy of INHERIT THE STARS. Please contact me via a Facebook PM or send me an email at Lgreen2162 (at) aol (dot) com. <br /><br />Congrats and thanks for your comment!L. A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198035351359321392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-50674838221377110902015-04-17T21:41:33.170-06:002015-04-17T21:41:33.170-06:00Hmmm, I didn't have any plans for a glossary b...Hmmm, I didn't have any plans for a glossary but it's something to think about. I think the Chinese/Mexican/Afrikaan would be interesting!L. A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198035351359321392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-81776190833607390042015-04-17T01:27:41.831-06:002015-04-17T01:27:41.831-06:00I'm torn. As a writer, I also like to use made...I'm torn. As a writer, I also like to use made up terms/language and/or foreign languages - I had a smattering of Cajun in my zombie novel, and my current work is a multicultural society so I have the teens using Chinese, Mexican Spanish, and Afrikaans words. It has to be done with care. I remember when I first picked up Jaine Fenn's Principles of Angels I struggled with the 'dialect' but eventually got the hang of it and loved the book, so as a reader I expect to be able to have some hints from tone, setting, situation, or a character's reaction to tell me what a word means. For instance, I have a character mutter in Chinese, and the other turns on him yelling not to call her stupid. Otherwise, I always loved the Glossaries in books defining each term (I plan to release one as a free book for my Keir series once it's complete).Pippa Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15146591827060731958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-29961844921028451652015-04-16T10:43:25.123-06:002015-04-16T10:43:25.123-06:00I'm with Joan. I tend to find stuff like this ...I'm with Joan. I tend to find stuff like this distracting and annoying. Rather than immersing me further into the story, it pulls me out. I didn't bother with any of it in mine, and I probably never will. But then I'm not going for SF readers who expect this sort of thing, I'm going for paranormal readers who will react to it like I do.Rachel Leigh Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16004728242824462126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-36264319300885384012015-04-15T19:40:04.108-06:002015-04-15T19:40:04.108-06:00I sometimes find madeup words in books to be a det...I sometimes find madeup words in books to be a detractor. Unless the word is truly unique to a person/place, they tend to make it hard for me to imagine the time/place. It also makes a difference depending on the length of the book and how intricate/involved is the character/place using or being described by the word.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04585131404911374906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-46961725330595883092015-04-14T20:04:35.147-06:002015-04-14T20:04:35.147-06:00Eva, I read "softee" as "smoothie&q...Eva, I read "softee" as "smoothie" in the novel. Close. I liked your motheril and fatheril condensed words. Totally makes sense.L. A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198035351359321392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-46241030374997040562015-04-14T04:39:34.845-06:002015-04-14T04:39:34.845-06:00Thanks, Greta. It's fun creating futuristic wo...Thanks, Greta. It's fun creating futuristic words and phrases. Don't think I could go as far as inventing a workable language like Tolkien did, but I did take a shot at it in my third novel. :)L. A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198035351359321392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-25050643828768335862015-04-14T03:24:04.940-06:002015-04-14T03:24:04.940-06:00I only 'created' a couple of things. &quo...I only 'created' a couple of things. "Softee" instead of the three distinct mouth positions in a row required by "soft drink", and using -il to represent "in-law": motheril, fatheril, brotheril, sisteril, sonil, daughteril. Maybe a few others, but I don't recall right off. Then again, my series is only 600 years in the future!Eva Cayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11076085941829679350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-56934054382598016902015-04-13T21:59:39.990-06:002015-04-13T21:59:39.990-06:00You've done a great job of coming up with acce...You've done a great job of coming up with accessible future-speak. Tolkien, of course, made up several different entire languages. I don't think I'd go that far. <br /><br />I think it's important to give that future flavour to our writing. As you say, people in two hundred years' time won't be using the same language we do. And there's so much more to language - it helps to define social class. Good job, well done. Gretahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011218229698210595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-84119550799336959332015-04-13T20:17:35.467-06:002015-04-13T20:17:35.467-06:00I confess I've viewed that vid a few times. Ma...I confess I've viewed that vid a few times. Makes me laugh every time. Weird Al is a talent.L. A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198035351359321392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-86209944079022850592015-04-13T20:15:54.863-06:002015-04-13T20:15:54.863-06:00LOL Melanieanu. I picked up "Ee-chuta" f...LOL Melanieanu. I picked up "Ee-chuta" from Star Wars. (Have no idea what it means, but it seemed to be a swear word. Another droid said to C3PO and he replied, "How rude!") I still find myself saying it from time-to-time. Funny how some things stick with us.L. A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198035351359321392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-17477530952866885302015-04-13T13:01:31.171-06:002015-04-13T13:01:31.171-06:00ROTFLMAO at Al's video, Laurie! And, yes, thes...ROTFLMAO at Al's video, Laurie! And, yes, these acronyms make me a little cray-cray, too! Ha! I only know this stuff 'cuz I have daughters of a certain age. Otherwise I'd be scratching my old gray head! <br /><br />BTW, no need to put me on the gift list--I already got mine! But MELANIEANU, I'm still looking to give you your free ebook copy of UNCHAINED MEMORY--send your email addy to me at dsfrelick@msn.com!Donna S. Frelickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16431686010313020234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-11701850931683082372015-04-13T09:24:37.389-06:002015-04-13T09:24:37.389-06:00I love it when the Author creates their own langua...I love it when the Author creates their own language to reflect the story, it makes it so much more credible and it's also an fantastic tool to advertise the Author's imagination/creativity! <br /><br />In my personal experience it actually helps me to "click" with the characters and fully immerse myself in the book.<br /><br />I have, on occasion, been known to "borrow" some favourite phrases just to confuse people in RL - it's absolutely priceless being able to curse people without them knowing that you're doing it lol!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com