: Re: What can I do to make my writing fit the 1950s? I'm working on a project (for a game) that needs to have a strongly 1950s feel. I, however, was born in the 1980s, so my writing has plenty

My immediate thought is that this isn't a question about 1950's style, it is a question about our interpretation of 1950's style. (a background process in my brain is trying to remember the style of Fallout 3, which was of a similar period)

Obviously a lot of it would depend on who it is that you're depicting. A group of gangsters are going to be considerably different than a group of politicians - in their speech, that is (or insert your own joke)

But in saying that, formal conversation will feel a lot more 'old fashioned' so I would use slang very sparingly, maybe giving each character a few words that they can slip into conversations (or however it will work)

One source you could use, to get an idea of the language would be to look through letters to newspapers. It is mostly direct from the public so should be relatively informal, and you can choose your demographic by what paper you research from.

Load Full (0)

: Does this read as archaic? I am trying to hone an archaic writing style. Does what I have written here have itself entrenched in some bygone era of time or other and in which era would this

@Hamaas631

Load Full 2 Comments

: Issue in citing legal cases, APA I'm specifically trying to cite two documents under United States v. 434 Main Street, Tewksbury, Massachusetts. Namely, this and this. The second is the actual

@Hamaas631

Load Full 1 Comments

: Manuscript new versions and First Publishing Rights? If you self-publish a version of a book, and then edit it, can you still traditionally publish it offering First Publishing Rights? Essentially

@Hamaas631

Load Full 2 Comments

: How to format multiple inner voices, differentiating the text from dialogue? and omnipresent inner voice For the occasional use of inner voice, Italics are usually recommended. However I have

: Re: What can I do to make my writing fit the 1950s? I'm working on a project (for a game) that needs to have a strongly 1950s feel. I, however, was born in the 1980s, so my writing has plenty

More posts by @Hamaas631

: Does this read as archaic? I am trying to hone an archaic writing style. Does what I have written here have itself entrenched in some bygone era of time or other and in which era would this

: Issue in citing legal cases, APA I'm specifically trying to cite two documents under United States v. 434 Main Street, Tewksbury, Massachusetts. Namely, this and this. The second is the actual

: Manuscript new versions and First Publishing Rights? If you self-publish a version of a book, and then edit it, can you still traditionally publish it offering First Publishing Rights? Essentially

: How to format multiple inner voices, differentiating the text from dialogue? and omnipresent inner voice For the occasional use of inner voice, Italics are usually recommended. However I have

Login to post a comment!

0 Comments

Back to top