tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post3440491080138122984..comments2023-12-10T19:04:26.773-08:00Comments on Author2Author: Is Your Voice Majorly Slangalicious?Emily Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07073350248209507278noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-10209219088355508962008-05-13T06:14:00.000-07:002008-05-13T06:14:00.000-07:00Talking with my writer friends definitely keeps me...Talking with my writer friends definitely keeps me in "making up words" mode. Fabutabulous is way cool and Manpanion is classic.Kate Fallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12856887940900664692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-74384326722764646532008-05-12T18:56:00.000-07:002008-05-12T18:56:00.000-07:00I always make up words! It's so much more fun tha...I always make up words! It's so much more fun that way. I'm always running around saying thing like fabutabulous and _________licious. It's just my way of talking and it's super-duperlicous funtastic!Hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10388348124403234778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-42154160960124669192008-05-12T14:59:00.000-07:002008-05-12T14:59:00.000-07:00Sucktastic is so cool! I don't really make up word...Sucktastic is so cool! I don't really make up words, but between sucktastic and manpanion, ya'll are making me want to!Lisa Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10677227681455190084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-98188160796826542008-05-12T14:42:00.000-07:002008-05-12T14:42:00.000-07:00Love sucktastic. And I try not to swear too much i...Love sucktastic. And I try not to swear too much in books because they just make me take them all out anyway. :-)Kristina Springerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03171504801682649341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-23225958474232795162008-05-12T08:52:00.000-07:002008-05-12T08:52:00.000-07:00I LOVE me some slang! And I never read FREAKY FRI...I LOVE me some slang! And I never read FREAKY FRIDAY; only saw the movie. But I like a sprinkling of made-up words in my YA novels.<BR/><BR/>I'm reading a YA now where the teen is describing how his peers laughed at him when something scared him and the word "Goodness!" popped out of his mouth. I was loling at that one last night -- sometimes the OPPOSITE of what you expect one to say is the most funny.DeenaMLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093257361683249174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-72209099879159789962008-05-12T08:07:00.000-07:002008-05-12T08:07:00.000-07:00Kate, I love this post, because I love slang. I ma...Kate, I love this post, because I love slang. I make up words in real life all the time. Most of them I can't remember, because it's done on the spot. I agree, why write for adults when you can use fun words like the ones you mentioned.<BR/><BR/>Only problem is I've heard that slang doesn't go over well in alot of books, because it feels like the author is trying to hard. I really don't know if I agree with that or not. Made up ones are okay, but slang that can date itself is a big no-no, I think. Who knows. Juno was big and there's tons of made up slang words in that movie.Emily Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073350248209507278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-9696723106240544582008-05-12T08:06:00.000-07:002008-05-12T08:06:00.000-07:00I love "sucktastic"! It's the kind of thing kids ...I love "sucktastic"! It's the kind of thing kids will do. And I think you've hit the issue on the head...if you cling too specifically to currently, it won't necessarily carry for very long. But when you put together something colorful and descriptive, it's meaning can last even if the basic slang doesn't. (Did that make any sense?). <BR/><BR/>I don't mind an occasional "damn" or something in YA, but I'm not into the whole "f-bomb" dropping voices that want to be "edgy." <BR/><BR/>What it comes down to is the voice. Are your creating a vivid and believable voice? If it works, have fun with it!Ghost Girl (aka, Mary Ann)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10104992485564788542noreply@blogger.com