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Comment on Linguistic Quirks: What Wordbirthing & Name-Nicking Can Do for Fiction by Bernadette Phipps-Lincke

Bernadette Phipps-Lincke — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:12:13 +0000

Very funny post.

PS. I got some wonderful images from “daisy-chain of doom”. Love it!

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Comment on In Between Worlds by Connie Terpack

Connie Terpack — Tue, 21 May 2013 03:54:28 +0000

I have one idea from my childhood to use as the basis for a novel, however, it will be a mystery romance, nothing with fantasy. I am working on a fantasy book for children from an idea that popped into my head one day.
As a child growing up I always loved to read, and was often told I have a vivid imagination. I guess I’m finally putting it to use in my writing.
Your books seem like they will be easy to get lost in with vivid scenery and realistic characters in spite of being a fantasy.

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Comment on Linguistic Quirks: What Wordbirthing & Name-Nicking Can Do for Fiction by Jan O'Hara

Jan O'Hara — Mon, 20 May 2013 22:25:43 +0000

Ha! That’s both sweet and exactly the kind of seasoning that can make a fictional child seem childish.

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Comment on Linguistic Quirks: What Wordbirthing & Name-Nicking Can Do for Fiction by Jan O'Hara

Jan O'Hara — Mon, 20 May 2013 22:24:13 +0000

Great examples there, Walt. Thanks! Careers have been destroyed when people slip up and let the larger world hear one word in the lexicon of certain microcultures. That’s how much power they have.

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Comment on Linguistic Quirks: What Wordbirthing & Name-Nicking Can Do for Fiction by Vijaya

Vijaya — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:15:25 +0000

While praying to the Holy Ghost, my daughter said:
Spiritual unicorn (instead of unction), so of course, now and forever more I’ll probably envision a little white unicorn instead of a dove.

Great tips for making the characters pop. Thank you.

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