tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post7911900317448077589..comments2023-11-07T21:12:19.852-06:00Comments on Wyrdsmiths: Don't Drown the Reader in Strangetate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post-85431331365006239742007-10-05T12:52:00.000-05:002007-10-05T12:52:00.000-05:00This is kinda on the mark -- I don't write in the ...This is kinda on the mark -- I don't write in the scifi genre, so...<BR/><BR/><I>make certain that there's a good reason that your calling a dragon a gobbledygook or a cell phone a WAA (weird-ass acronym) and not do it if you don't have to</I><BR/><BR/>While I was writing <I>Elders</I> last year, I ran straight into "caller-ID". I ran around asking everyone I knew if everyone would know what "caller-ID" was if I used it in a story. Some people looked at me funny, others outright laughed. But it's the kind of thing I worry over. Along with "cellphone" vs "cell phone" - I've seen it both ways. :headdesk:<BR/><BR/>The underlying meme in my stories is "vampires". Oy vey! Plug vampire into any search engine, and a plethora of terminology erupts. I've done my best to stand outside the common parlance, right down to the way I define "vampire" and the way mine behave. That's a hard sale for some people, but like a lot of people, I'm sick of the Bram Stoker Hollywood vampire...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com