tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post8453682274878112986..comments2023-09-16T15:03:34.579+07:00Comments on Adam Heine: Fantasy Slang: Starting from ScratchAdam Heinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-19094959524997460462011-08-10T12:14:45.652+07:002011-08-10T12:14:45.652+07:00Haha, I love "pure guava." I love when b...Haha, I love "pure guava." I love when books have their own slang based on the world it's in.Keriann Greaney Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00584000678535698327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-80171718561928697942011-08-06T14:24:03.281+07:002011-08-06T14:24:03.281+07:00Awesome post! Love your ideas for coming up with s...Awesome post! Love your ideas for coming up with slang. And now I want to play around with creating my own, too. Since I'm writing an Asian fantasy world, a lot of it will probably be based on what I know of Asian languages, though of course changed to reflect the culture of my fantasy world. Thanks for the tips!lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16524291742541007382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-10679256563163590192011-08-04T09:02:12.459+07:002011-08-04T09:02:12.459+07:00This is something I'd like to get better at do...This is something I'd like to get better at doing. I think it really helps the reader get into the world you have created. <br /><br />I'll tell you one example from Eternal Knight where a little world slang came in handy. I had one F-bomb in my novel. It was very appropriate for the character to say it given the circumstances, but I hated the way the word stood out. <br /><br />I nixed the F-bomb and had the character say "Dromost!" instead. Dromost being the name of the "evil" god. I liked the change so much I found a few other places to throw in Dromost curses and the novel's world got a little richer. And I got rid of an F-bomb that would have been jarring to a lot of my readers. <br /><br />Thanks for the post, Adam. I'll be using it.Hepiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454133938753758390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-46027100305776705292011-08-03T21:39:34.455+07:002011-08-03T21:39:34.455+07:00Excellent breakdown.Excellent breakdown.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.com