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Re: Conlang Books - ASP & CL101

From:Sai Emrys <sai@...>
Date:Tuesday, October 10, 2006, 15:03
> I am very intrigued by your proposed conlang textbook. > I have been reading some of the comments on CONLANG, > Zompist, and the Conlang Wikibook. I might be > interested in writing the "Philosophy" essay depending > on deadlines, word counts, etc.
Both are flexible. I'd like to have each essay be anywhere from a couple to a few dozen pages (depending on the merits). Since the project just started, deadlines are not for a while yet - though always the sooner the better because that means more revisions, more submissions, etc. Pragmatically speaking, the deadline is a few months after we get enough content to publish a book. "Philosophy" isn't an essay, it's just a section heading.
> "Speaking in Tongues: Literary Languages" at > http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6370256.html
*queued*
> Another article is pending for the journal VOYA, a > library journal targetted at youth services > librarians. These have all addressed the why's and > how's and a short history of conlanging (from St. > Hildegarde to the present).
You should talk to Sally Caves. You might be interested in (collaborating on?) each others' work.
> > I've presented my "Imaginary Languages in Literature > & Movies (and How To Create Your Own)" program three > times now. Each time, the audience has enjoyed it and > everyone has created at least one complete grammatical > sentence in "their own language." Handouts used for > this are available for your inspection at > http://www.geocities.com/donaldboozer/ > If you're suggesting a sort of "Conlanging 101" for > the book, I would call my 90 minute workshops > "Conlanging Kindergarten."
Neato. Reminds me of my DE-Cal classes (though those were a semester long, not a workshop).
> I have imagined myself as a sort of "conlang > evangelist" (much like the "technology evangelists" of > the corporate world) spreading the good news of > conlanging to the masses. Everyone I tell about the > craft/hobby/obsession is intrigued. I may not be > building new conlangers, but spreading awareness of it > is a good first step. I believe your book would be a > way to reach a wider audience and would like to know > how I might help.
*grin* Good to have support. What would you suggest as specific essay topics you would like to write about? I gave a few in the OP, but really it's best if someone writes about what they care about - always more engaging that way. - Sai