It's Chatterbox again, but this time the topic is 'Criticism'. Once again I really enjoyed this exercise and present, without further adieu ... Robert, of The Many Trials of a Blacksmith ... ---- He lay on his back, wrapped up in his thin cloak. The sound of the waves, the scent of the sea, and… Continue reading Memories in a Cloudless Night
Tag: english
“Aldifneif’sfds isazdfs,” said the Elf.
... or a wee ramble on languages. At the moment, I'm writing in the fantasy genre. I also love languages and find them absolutely fascinating to study - but to make up one of my own? Without randomly bashing at the keyboard? Yikes! Um, no. No, I can't. My characters talk in plain ol'English. However,… Continue reading “Aldifneif’sfds isazdfs,” said the Elf.
In Which I Use ‘Said’
I've found that there seems to be two lines of advice: one which says: whatever you do don't use 'said'. The other which states: use 'said'. I'm also pretty certain that there is a third line: the one which I take - where the word 'said' is used whenever it can have a greater impact… Continue reading In Which I Use ‘Said’
of words & books 