tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139108380465924768.post7350825596743341580..comments2024-03-27T04:34:22.607-04:00Comments on Jade Varden Official Blog: Writing 101: Quit Making Up WordsJade Vardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684439238295775063noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139108380465924768.post-33170849619204004522012-12-20T13:51:46.981-05:002012-12-20T13:51:46.981-05:00That's a clever way of doing it! Thanks for th...That's a clever way of doing it! Thanks for the tip. Jade Vardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10684439238295775063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139108380465924768.post-4285494848021208362012-12-20T09:39:34.728-05:002012-12-20T09:39:34.728-05:00This is so true. My co-author and I discuss this o...This is so true. My co-author and I discuss this often. We are writing near-future science fiction, so it stands to reason that there is new slang in the future. However, we are very careful to use old words in new ways, rather than make up words. We want the reader to think "new" rather than "typo."Margaret Yanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464624057491288244noreply@blogger.com