tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095252879492157665.post1300333259984932603..comments2023-09-21T06:56:30.956-04:00Comments on Call of the Creator: Fantasy Writing from a Christian Worldview: Coined wordsRebeccaPMinorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06433599770860270767noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095252879492157665.post-47253767744201245902010-03-24T23:41:26.112-04:002010-03-24T23:41:26.112-04:00I absolutely think you should go for it... it is a...I absolutely think you should go for it... it is a good word, after all. Besides, do you know how many times I've seen 'mithril' and 'kingsfoil'/'athelas' used? R.A Salvatore even goes so far to name one of his characters 'Luthien'. I have always considered those references to be respectful nods to the impact Tolkien must have had on their love of reading and development as writers.imladrisninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11539020345110843066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095252879492157665.post-52006784175858872132010-03-23T11:56:06.358-04:002010-03-23T11:56:06.358-04:00Thanks for the link, Kristen! (And also for the en...Thanks for the link, Kristen! (And also for the encouragement that the word might work in what I do!)<br /><br />I love the internet...full of helpful people and more information than anyone could find in a lifetime.RebeccaPMinorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06433599770860270767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095252879492157665.post-51578609089944638232010-03-22T21:19:50.971-04:002010-03-22T21:19:50.971-04:00Have you seen this?
http://oxfordinklings.blogspo...Have you seen this?<br /><br />http://oxfordinklings.blogspot.com/2010/01/weapontake.html<br /><br />I'd go for it, and call it a tribute. As I recall, William Gibson coined the word "cyberspace" and hasn't objected to its use elsewhere.<br /><br />It seems to me that having the word picked up and used by others is the definition of a successful coinage. And given that you write in a genre similar to Tolkein's, I think it's entirely appropriate.Kristen Stieffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06716097889143393543noreply@blogger.com