No, never. It would be too distressing for me, especially. He deserves possibly a blog, I can't see much future for Brian beyond the central CW networks.
Tis I. Thank you, @OurJud As for the miscreant, the meanest things will manifest after I watch the defense of Marriage by the next world leader on CNN.
Sort of...I know Brian - a little bit. I will adapt 'voice' if I am coming across as 'dry' or 'twattish.' Apologies.
Yes, I will sign a non-aggression pact with you, @matwoolf Your followers are too numerous for my "fledgling" forces. Beware the woolf and his velvet glove.
Thing is 'world.' Brian likes 'writing' and he has a joy for it, and talent - and he 'plays' and that is unusual and encouraging.
Stop it, you're just different. You write thrillers, sci-fi. Your dialogue is gritty and realistic. I have a blog: four readers, and Brian is one of them, sometimes. Although I thought he was dead with all the novocaine he chews down that medical academy. He's a trainee dentist,and big game hunter by the way, just back from Zimbabwe, our Brian. Always chasing pussycats. Think he bagged one this trip. Well done, Brian x.
Mat and I often remind each other of funny words, long forgotten, spoken by ancestors. We reference them in each other's works, in symbiotic harmony. Also acts as safeguard from plagiarism.
Do those devil smilies come in Garamond font? I'm partial to Garamond font and should I need to include a drug in my story I would like orthographic continuity.
Random names that could be used as names for 'health supplements': Tran(s) (short for transcendent) Mickey(s) (short for Mickey Mouse) Omega-3000(s)
I'm struggling for a name for my fictitious drug - any suggestions greatly appreciated (and considered). The drug is a liquid and comes in little glass vials (liquid can be any colour if it assists with naming). A single vial equates to a single fix (taken orally). It's a highly addictive drug with similar effects to heroin, only without the unpleasant implications and stigma. It's gone through three names so far. Started off as 'C9' (cloud 9). Then I changed it to 'juice'. And now it's 'diesel'. All of these were okay, but didn't sound right when said by the characters, or in the narrative. So I decided to look up the origins of the name heroin and discovered that it's so called because, and I quote: Bayer named the substance "heroin," probably from the word heroisch, German for heroic, because in field studies people using the medicine felt "heroic." So I used a thesaurus on the word 'hero', then translated those words into German. Nothing sounded right. The best I have so far is 'moderol' ('Rot' / 'decay' in German is 'Moder')
Elixir Aquis Teardrop Maybe something named after a gem, based on color (ruby, sapphire, topaz, etc) Tonic Zaubertrank
I think the problem when trying to name a fictional drug is more psychological than anything else. I suspect that when we hear the word 'heroin' (or any other factual drug name) it sounds 'right' ONLY because we're familiar with the name. We hear it, and we immediately associate it with the product. Whereas with a fictional name, that familiarity and association is not there. If we were to hear the word 'heroin' for the first time, without the association, and were told it was a form of drug, it would probably sound just as odd as the names one tries to invent for their own fictional drugs. I have to make a decision quickly, though, as I currently have to do a 'search and replace' on 10 chapters every time I decide I want to change the name.
