Guest Post: Can Do Cant

Inspired by previous posts about authorial voice, we offer here a guest post by L. Shelby! She is not a BVC member but is so knowledgeable that her input is sure to be helpful.

Colloquialisms are frequently intimidating to writers, and the only thing more terrifying than the prospect of replicating the feel of an existing cant is trying to invent one’s own. Part of the terror comes from having seen it done badly. Beginning writers frequently approach this task by coming up with a couple slang...