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Mel L reacted to RVMadhuri's post in the thread Welcome… I’m New Here! Hit by a ton of word-shaped bricks with
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My name is Madhu. I am an Indian by virtue of birth and upbringing, and I live in Sweden (Stockholm) at the moment. I have grown up with books. My grandfather loved buying books and encouraged anyone between semi-interested to interested, to... -
Thanks everyone. much appreciated. I will stay with the seventies language, and, as Sedayne suggested, give the Lab a try.
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It's a tricky one. And it likely depends on where you and your characters are coming from. You don't want it to sound sanitised or inauthentic, but you don't want to offend the reader either. I would resist imposing modern language on...
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RVMadhuri reacted to Vagabond Heart's post in the thread Welcome… I’m New Here! Hit by a ton of word-shaped bricks with
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RV, welcome to Litopia. We are so glad to have you with us, because we are all obsessed with talking about our characters, our plots, our writing problems, and our successes. Looking forward to hearing more from you. VH xx -
Thanks everyone. much appreciated. I will stay with the seventies language, and, as Sedayne suggested, give the Lab a try. -
RVMadhuri reacted to Sedayne's post in the thread Welcome… I’m New Here! Hit by a ton of word-shaped bricks with
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Hi Madhu, Nice to meet you. I hope you're finding your way around Litopia. So many of us know that feeling of trying to navigate real life while we'd rather spend time with our characters. You articulate the experience so well. If you'd like... -
KKingstonian replied to the thread Help Please! To PC or not to PC.Thanks everyone. much appreciated. I will stay with the seventies language, and, as Sedayne suggested, give the Lab a try.
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IMO as long as it's within dialog, it wouldn't matter? I got called out for the offense of having someone in 1905 sitting on the floor "Indian style" and for the description of a "mulatto". Rather than fret about the logic of what makes...
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IMO as long as it's within dialog, it wouldn't matter? I got called out for the offense of having someone in 1905 sitting on the floor "Indian style" and for the description of a "mulatto". Rather than fret about the logic of what makes... -
KIMO as long as it's within dialog, it wouldn't matter? I got called out for the offense of having someone in 1905 sitting on the floor "Indian style" and for the description of a "mulatto". Rather than fret about the logic of what makes...
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KIt's a tricky one. And it likely depends on where you and your characters are coming from. You don't want it to sound sanitised or inauthentic, but you don't want to offend the reader either. I would resist imposing modern language on...
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KI think, it needs to be authentic to the time. You could always put a disclaimer in the front: The views expressed in this book are of the time it is set and are not held or promoted by the author.
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JoanUP replied to the thread Help Please! To PC or not to PC.IMO as long as it's within dialog, it wouldn't matter? I got called out for the offense of having someone in 1905 sitting on the floor "Indian style" and for the description of a "mulatto". Rather than fret about the logic of what makes... -
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My name is Madhu. I am an Indian by virtue of birth and upbringing, and I live in Sweden (Stockholm) at the moment. I have grown up with books. My grandfather loved buying books and encouraged anyone between semi-interested to interested, to... -
I think, it needs to be authentic to the time. You could always put a disclaimer in the front: The views expressed in this book are of the time it is set and are not held or promoted by the author.
