Let’s invent words: Glimfleeble
Glimfleeble is now a word, I decided. Glimfleeble adj. Something that looks or sounds impressive and/or important because you have no idea what it is or how it works.
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Nerdy Wordy
I finally ran out of reasons to put off starting a youtube channel. I’ve only been planning this for close to three years. Most of that planning was figuring out where I would film and getting the kit together to shoot, record, and edit. Now the process of learning how …
Kill “very” before it kills your writing
The word “very” is used as an intensive emphasizing superlative. Which is a fancy way to tell you that “very” is the most useless word in a writer’s armoury. Any time you use “very”, as in “very interesting” or “very cross”. it is a sign that you missed an opportunity …
Fictional Invective
Some of you might recall that I shared a working version of The Fictional Dictionary of Bad Language. A collection of mostly made up swears and insults that could be of use where real swears are not right for your audience or setting. You can read a short collection of …
Free to use fictional rude words
Using fictional rude words works one of two ways – either it adds to the story or utterly spoils it. Coming up with appropriate swears is hard enough, especially if you cannot actually use real swears. I keep a digital notebook of rude word ideas for use in fiction. Here is …
Fictional Dictionary of Bad Language
Sometimes, when you are writing, you want an oath or swear but without any actual swearing. In preparation for the time when I would need such a fictional word, I created a fictional dictionary with these words in it. For the last three or so years I have been collecting conjugated …