Re: conlangs in fiction (was: Re: Conlangs in History)

Yoon Ha Lee <yl112@...> wrote:
>
> On Sun, 20 Aug 2000, Dennis Paul Himes wrote:
>
> > Yoon Ha Lee <yl112@...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Any of y'all writing/submitting sf?  =^)
> >
> >     I hope to have the novella finished by the turn of the century.
> > When it's done I'll put it on the web.
> >     As for why I'm not submitting, part of the answer can be found in
> > the quotes from that other list about the "market".  If an editor has a
> > problem with "Botlop", imagine what his reaction would be to "sa Mrenep
> > sa hreLaxreot Lelemle sa Lele we Nmusysy".
>
> Let me know when it's up and I'll read it.  :-)
    Thanks.  I'll be announcing it on both the Conlang and Conculture lists
when it's finally finished.  Feel free to read the stuff that's already up
there in the meantime.

> I think if you're writing alien-contact and things like that, especially
> in sf, editors may be rather more tolerant of "weird looking" language.
    That's good to know.  However, I made a decision a while ago that for
the time being I would be writing for my webpage and not for sale.  Although
a work on my webpage will have a smaller readership than a published work,
it will have a larger readership than a rejected work, and I have complete
control over it.  I also like being able to tell people who express an
interest in the fact that I write where to find a sampling of my work.  I
know that putting it on the web will make it harder to sell in the future,
but I'm writing because I need to write and not because I'm trying to earn
money, and, besides, if I ever do decide to change careers and try to write
for a living I will be producing new works which I can then submit.

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