What the Text?
One of the things I'm asked most often about Salvaged, is about the texting scenes and why they are written the way they are. So, I thought I'd answer!
The publishing process takes time. Between writing, getting a publisher, finally going to production and then on to the book's release, it can be years! When Salvaged was written, we didn't have Smart Phones like Blackberry's or iPhones with full keyboards, so people created a text language. It allowed people to send texts more quickly. There was even a special online dictionary so you could interpret or find new ways to "spell" words. I wrote the scenes as people were texting at the time - not how they do it now.
One day I hope to change the scenes to regular words, but that's an expensive and time consuming process - so for now, we're stuck with the old way! I can always interpret for you - just ask! ;-)
-- Check out my website: www.stefnemiller.com. Every Monday, is Behind the Scenes Monday - where I share information about my books, answer questions, etc. Every Friday is Fan Friday!
The publishing process takes time. Between writing, getting a publisher, finally going to production and then on to the book's release, it can be years! When Salvaged was written, we didn't have Smart Phones like Blackberry's or iPhones with full keyboards, so people created a text language. It allowed people to send texts more quickly. There was even a special online dictionary so you could interpret or find new ways to "spell" words. I wrote the scenes as people were texting at the time - not how they do it now.
One day I hope to change the scenes to regular words, but that's an expensive and time consuming process - so for now, we're stuck with the old way! I can always interpret for you - just ask! ;-)
-- Check out my website: www.stefnemiller.com. Every Monday, is Behind the Scenes Monday - where I share information about my books, answer questions, etc. Every Friday is Fan Friday!
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