tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470708183254646866.post5859261343951140586..comments2023-03-25T07:04:14.167-06:00Comments on Abby Annis: Spaghettification: Making Up Words for Your StoryAbby Annishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543937393055900844noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470708183254646866.post-68438917980495478972011-10-26T17:58:10.789-06:002011-10-26T17:58:10.789-06:00I'm generally pretty lenient with made up name...I'm generally pretty lenient with made up names - people's names, place names, animal/object names - as long as it's not completely unpronounceable or filled with apostrophes (that have no rhyme or reason and are only there for flavor).<br /><br />I do understand you on the swear words though. Those tend to be jarring and they take a while to get used to (if you ever do).<br /><br />For me, if made-up words make sense within the context of the story (e.g. I can see where they came from), it probably won't bother me.Krispyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470708183254646866.post-73218098927534651332011-10-26T12:27:30.745-06:002011-10-26T12:27:30.745-06:00I love made-up words when they make sense in the s...I love made-up words when they make sense in the story, but nothing trips me up like having to break down an unfamiliar word that I either don't know how to pronounce, or have no frame of reference for. <br /><br />I've been using "fuming" instead of effing in my wip, because I want to avoid too much strong language, and because I think it fits with the "world" I'm writing in. <br /><br />Bad fumes are a part of the negative elements of the gasses my "sorcerers" use to make their "magic", so it just sort of happened.Tere Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562750950130316280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470708183254646866.post-14345589701620731652011-10-25T10:02:07.124-06:002011-10-25T10:02:07.124-06:00I don't read a lot of sci fi. I have read qui...I don't read a lot of sci fi. I have read quite a few fantasy and dystopian novels though. As long as the word seems to make sense I'm fine with it.Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470708183254646866.post-49519217633300237572011-10-25T08:40:59.190-06:002011-10-25T08:40:59.190-06:00My husband is reading the adult SciFi book Anathem...My husband is reading the adult SciFi book Anathem by Neal Stephenson, and it is incredibly chock-full of coined terms. From what we can tell, the author picked a few old languages (Latin and Anglo Saxon) and used some of the more arcane and archaic terms as the basis for his new words.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.com