Dorothy J. Heydt
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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