Re: Tell your conlang story!

1) How did you get in to conlanging? What was your inspiration?
Tolkien...past that it just looked cool.

2) What is your purpose in creating languages? Is it a personal art,
an anthropological experiment, a pasttime...?
Personal art...and a fulfillment of my time.

3) How have people reacted when you tell them about it?
Shredding my notes count?

4) Did conlanging lead you places you never expected it to take you?
Other than people thinking I'm insane?  Past that, not really.

On 2/27/06, Monica Byrne <monica.resources@...> wrote:
> Hi everyone!
>
> I'm a former subscriber to the conlanging email list. I loved it, but I
> couldn't keep up with the emails, so I've gone Nomail for awhile.
>
> But I'm contacting you now because I'm a producer for North Carolina Public
> Radio (check out our show: www.wunc.org/thestory/). We're currently
> broadcasting in North Carolina only, but we're soon going national. I would
> love to do a piece on conlanging, but our show is about storytelling instead
> of analysis or exposition, so we're looking for a few good stories about
> your experiences with conlanging.
>
> Here are a few questions to get you thinking:
>
> 1) How did you get in to conlanging? What was your inspiration?
>
> 2) What is your purpose in creating languages? Is it a personal art, an
> anthropological experiment, a pasttime...?
>
> 3) How have people reacted when you tell them about it?
>
> 4) Did conlanging lead you places you never expected it to take you?
>
>
> If you have any stories for me in these veins, please let me know! You can
> contact me at mbyrne@wunc.org, or (919) 445-9245. I'm really looking forward
> to hearing from you!
>
> Best,
> Monica Byrne
>
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> Monica Byrne
> The Story with Dick Gordon
> WUNC-FM
> 120 Friday Center Drive
> Chapel Hill, NC 27517
> Work (7am-1pm): (919) 445-9245
>
>
>

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