I would be doing Numfar's Dance of Done Books if I wasn't purple-black down the right side, with a pulled achilles tendon.
Internally, I'm dancing.
DONE.
Now, of course, I have to write the prologue to the first Daymond book.
Oy.
These girls have the most beautiful dresses. And so do I -- how about that?
Kaylee ,'Shindig'
The Great Write Way, Chapter Two: Twice upon a time...
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deborah grabien - Aug 09, 2006 2:57:44 pm PDT #8013 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Connie Neil - Aug 09, 2006 2:59:16 pm PDT #8014 of 10001
brillig
Any news on the piano, deb?
amych - Aug 09, 2006 3:01:24 pm PDT #8015 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Done! Huge congrats.
deborah grabien - Aug 09, 2006 3:03:37 pm PDT #8016 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Any news on the piano, deb?
Nothing yet - the Doobie Brothers have been out on the road, and are going back out in three weeks. We're hoping John McFee didn't do what he likes to do during tour breaks: head off to Japan to tour with a Japanese guitarist buddy of his.
But we're going to stay on it. I deeply need for this to happen.
deborah grabien - Aug 11, 2006 8:31:31 am PDT #8017 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Does anyone here know any of the LA slang in use at the hiphop clubs around 1998?
Three pages into writing the prologue of Seven Women and the slang is already kicking my white middle-aged ass.
Deena - Aug 11, 2006 8:47:41 am PDT #8018 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Deb, this wikipedia dictionary tells where a slang word is most often used:
And this one looks like it might be helpful: [link]
deborah grabien - Aug 11, 2006 9:08:33 am PDT #8019 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Oh, man. BLESS, Deena! All the way useful.
I keep telling myself this shouldn't be any trickier than medieval French slang. Right? Right.
Typo Boy - Aug 11, 2006 9:23:02 am PDT #8020 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Hmm. Y'know what might work, if you need more than you already have. Arrange for yourself a time-line of hit songs by years for the years you were interested in. Then google the lyrics of songs for each year. Presto: you have instant examples of what slang was being used what year. Of course, as you pointed out this is fiction. If you get some 2000 slang in 1995 - hey maybe the character invented the term and it only became popular later.
deborah grabien - Aug 11, 2006 9:28:33 am PDT #8021 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
No. Because the problem is inverted. I know the description of something; what I need is to find the term for it.
So if I want to say a character - a girl, kid who grew up with the protagonist, nice kid but a little simple, easy to take advantage of - how the hell would I figure out where to look? If the protagonist is describing her, how do I find that term in the vernacular?
I was wrong. Medieval French is WAY easier.
§ ita § - Aug 11, 2006 9:33:30 am PDT #8022 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Medieval French also has fewer people who can call you out on it--but concomitantly fewer who can help you.