Exploring grammatical forms not used much in English is part of the best fun of building languages. Here’s a little snippet from the Create A Language Clinic chapter on Case (Declension). Using Case As A Worldbuilding Tool Let’s play with a sentence in English, creating a couple of new cases to reflect a society very different from our own. Creating … Continue reading →
“Last summer, the FCC and Courts removed consumer protections on speedy Internet service and handed the phone companies and cable TV a blank check to create preferred service for favored clients. If Congress does not put these protections back soon, it could be a lot harder to reach your church or school, your local businesses or online communities you care … Continue reading →
With apologies for my absence, I’ve been without Internet since Sunday when a storm blew through, took out our power for a couple of hours, and toasted our modem. We just got it fixed, I’m catching up with a ton of mail, and I’ll be back tomorrow.
A tiny, tiny snippet of today’s 2000 words from the Create A Language Clinic, from the section on creating adjectives and adverbs: We can, in other words, noun our verbs, verb our nouns, wring adjectives and adverbs and anything else we might want out of everything including the kitchen, the sink, and the cockroach beneath it, and in all other … Continue reading →
Due to the recent flap between Barbara Bauer and Absolute Write, I’m reprinting the 20 Worst Agents list from SFWA: * The Abacus Group Literary Agency * Allred and Allred Literary Agents (refers clients to “book doctor” Victor West of Pacific Literary Services) * Barbara Bauer Literary Agency * Benedict Associates (also d/b/a B.A. Literary Agency) * Sherwood Broome, Inc. … Continue reading →
The Language Clinic has rolled over 10,000 words (the original concept here was to write a 3,000-word chapter and make that available quickly). I estimate that I’m now around the halfway mark. No chance whatsoever of finishing it tomorrow. Good chance of finishing it next week. I’m having huge fun with it, though, and I think the people who do … Continue reading →
Separated At Birth? Faye Dunaway post facelift Madame, with Waylon Flowers Who’da thunk? … Continue reading →
Put the first chapter of I SEE YOU on the site, will get the second one up in the next week or so, and then the third a week or two after that. I hope you enjoy. … Continue reading →
Just got the news from Michelle Rowen that I See You got 4 1/2 stars and a Top Pick from Romantic Times. Here’s a quote from the review: “Talk about putting readers on the edge of their seats! Lisle’s new thriller is a gut-wrenching combination of terror and romance, with a touch of the paranormal. The well-defined characters breathe life … Continue reading →
I’m up to 44 print-ready pages on the Language Clinic, and I’m not even halfway. The Language-Building Clinic was supposed to be a single chapter in the Worldbuilding Clinic book, but it’s expanding wildly. Here’s a snippet from today’s work. The English Issue, From the Language Builder’s Perspective The problem with having English as your first language, from the language … Continue reading →