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This trend has been going on for a very long time. Many authors and screenwriters have used this tool to avoid vulgarity and spare the sensibilities of readers and viewers. We all remember Starbuck saying Frak. To me, it’s an opportunity for creativity. Adapting the words to the world you created is also a fun challenge.
Holy Motherboard from Angel Fierce. This expression is unique and fitting, in a futuristic world where no one would know what a motherboard is… except maybe a nerd who studied ancient technology, like Maksou, the skilled hacker and god’s gift to women.
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By the frozen hells of Laxxar – Many mentions of Laxxar in my sci-fi novels indicate it’s a mining colony in a frozen world, where they send lifers, criminals, and political prisoners, to die in forced labor. I will definitely explore this world in a future novel.
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Fark – This one is close enough and far enough to the contemporary word, so that readers can understand it without explanation.
Holy Mackerel from Akira’s choice (a contemporary expression which becomes weird and funny in a child’s mouth, on a space station where no one has ever seen a mackerel, or even knows what it is).
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Also in Akira’s Choice, since she is Samurai, I used a few Japanese expletives, which just sounds funny to the ear of an English speaker.
Fire-breathing volcano goddess! – Suggests a Polynesian inspired culture in the third book of the Azura Chronicles, ANGEL BRAVE
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But I’m still writing, and thinking up new worlds and new expressions for my characters to express their frustration.
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By the bountiful tits of Helsara – By the land of many waters - Coming in the new Blue Phantom series Book 1, ANGEL SHIP (October 2022 release)
In the meantime, happy reading!
Vijaya Schartz, author
Strong Heroines, Brave Heroes, cats
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Nicely done. I'm not sure I've invented any of these in my stories but may one dak. Keep spinning your worlds and words
ReplyDeleteworld-building + word-building is a lot of creating! We need more "what if's" to read. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm super-late reading your blog but I must say, 'What the fark!' Just love the way your creative mind bends, Vijaya!
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