[ SECRET POST #3261 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3261 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Things you hate to see in published fiction

[(Anonymous)]

Overuse of lingo the author invented for their worldbuilding. It gets confusing if there's too many different terms, or sometimes it's just annoying if there's one or two words that keep getting used over and over, because the author thinks the word they invented was just that clever. My worst example for that one is the Uglies series with "bubbly-making" (supposed to be future slang for cool, awesome, etc.)

Re: Things you hate to see in published fiction

[ketita]

Yeah, agreed. I read a book where they made up tons and tons of terminology for various noble titles and court positions, and while on one hand, it makes sense from a worldbuilding perspective, it was pretty exhausting to read after a while.

I think when it comes to made-up slang, a lot of people want to be A Clockwork Orange but don't actually have the ability for it - or aren't willing to commit.

Re: Things you hate to see in published fiction

[(Anonymous)]

Hah, I read that series and then lent it to my mom, and she randomly described some people in a bar as "bubbly" around that time.

I also had trouble thinking up a better way to say "nervous-making." I'm not sure there is one. I realized I'd normally just say something "makes me nervous."

Anyone else find themselves talking like people in books after reading them?