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Crafting Imaginary Words: A Short Story Challenge

Dive into the creative world of language by getting inspired to write your own story! The art of using "imaginary words" allows authors to create a unique voice and evoke a sense of regionalism in their characters. Following the example of Anthony Burgess in *A Clockwork Orange*, craft a short narrative that incorporates at least five of your own invented words. These words should be meaningful in context, inferring their definitions through surrounding text. Challenge yourself to keep the tone classy and engaging!

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Crafting Imaginary Words: A Short Story Challenge

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  1. Opening Moment With Challis December 16th, 2009

  2. Sometimes an author may employ the use of “imaginary words.”Though you won’t find these words in the dictionary, they’re meanings can be inferred from the “real words” round them. Often times these inventions of the author give a signature voice or sense of regionalism to a fictional character. Probably the best example of the is Anthony Burgess’s novel A Clockwork Orange

  3. “Out pockets were full of deng, so there was no real need from the point of view of crasting any more pretty polly to tolchock some old veck in an alley and viddy him swim in his blood while we counted the takings and divided by four, nor do the ultra-violent on some shivering starry grey-haired ptitsa in a shop and go smecking off with the till’s guts. But, as they say, money isn’t everything.” – Pg. 4 of A Clockwork Orange

  4. Wutchya’ Gotta Do IS… Write a short story or paragraph and use at least 5 imaginary words of your own creation whose meanings can be inferred from the surrounding texts … and try to keep it classy (Sam)

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