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'''[http://www.kithrup.com/~djheydt/index.html Dorothy J. Heydt]''' is a SF writer. | '''[http://www.kithrup.com/~djheydt/index.html Dorothy J. Heydt]''' is a SF writer and linguist. She is known for inventing the "Eight Deadly Words" ("I don't care what happens to these people"), a pithy and common criticism of characterization in SF stories, which she first wrote in 1991 regarding ''[[The Copper Crown]]'' by [[Patricia Kennealy-Morrison]], and described as "The Eight Deadly Words (tm)" in 1993 regarding a ''[[Fionavar Tapestry]]'' book. | ||
: The Eight Deadly Words (tm): | |||
: "I don't _care_ *what* happens to these people!" | |||
Heydt is also known for inventing one of the first popular [[Vulcan]] [[conlangs]]. | |||
==Names== | |||
* Dorothy J. Heydt | |||
* Katherine Blake ([[pseudonym]]) | |||
==Works== | |||
* ''The Interior Life'' (as Katherine Blake) | |||
* ''A Point of Honor'' | |||
==Further reading== | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_J._Heydt Wikipedia entry] | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Heydt, Dorothy J.}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Heydt, Dorothy J.}} | ||
Revision as of 15:49, 30 June 2007
Dorothy J. Heydt is a SF writer and linguist. She is known for inventing the "Eight Deadly Words" ("I don't care what happens to these people"), a pithy and common criticism of characterization in SF stories, which she first wrote in 1991 regarding The Copper Crown by Patricia Kennealy-Morrison, and described as "The Eight Deadly Words (tm)" in 1993 regarding a Fionavar Tapestry book.
- The Eight Deadly Words (tm):
- "I don't _care_ *what* happens to these people!"
Heydt is also known for inventing one of the first popular Vulcan conlangs.
Names
- Dorothy J. Heydt
- Katherine Blake (pseudonym)
Works
- The Interior Life (as Katherine Blake)
- A Point of Honor
Further reading
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