As a newbie to this forum, I have run across many abbreviations I am not familiar with, some I am. For example: WotF= Writers of the Future WIP = ??
Could we get a list of common Hatrack acronym's/abbreviations and their meaning? Perhaps even get it added to the FAQ for future referencing?
Posted by Christine (Member # 1646) on :
We don't have as many at Hatrack as at other sitse because, as writers, we expect our peers here to, well, write.
There are a few we do use, though:
WIP = work in progress BIC = butt in chair HUB = Hatrack utility belt (someone will have to dig up this old thread) POV = point of view
Posted by Robyn_Hood (Member # 2083) on :
MC - Main Character
Posted by autumnmuse (Member # 2136) on :
3PLO: 3rd person limited omniscient viewpoint.
There are other variations on that theme: FP = first person, etc.
Posted by Ransom (Member # 2712) on :
CCUWISIUCDMD
Can't Come Up With Ideas Sitting In Uncomfortable Chair Drinking Mountain Dew.
I've seen that one a lot.
Posted by Spaceman (Member # 9240) on :
OICURMT = what did the writer say when going to the cupboard for a snack?
Posted by Ransom (Member # 2712) on :
Umm, hold on, I know this one.
OICURMT
Olive ingots can't ultimately rectify my tie?
Posted by autumnmuse (Member # 2136) on :
Try saying it out loud.
Posted by ChrisOwens (Member # 1955) on :
<There are other variations on that theme: FP = first person, etc.>
Isn't it 1P?
Posted by JmariC (Member # 2698) on :
What about RoF?
Posted by Christine (Member # 1646) on :
Ahhh yes, the popular markets for our work:
ROF = Realms of Fantasy F&SF = Fantasy and Science Fiction A&A = Abyss and Apex SH = Strange Horizons (although this is usually spelled out around here, I have seen it written this way)
Posted by mikemunsil (Member # 2109) on :
IOTTMCO = Intuitively Obvious To The Most Casual Observer
ROFL = rolling on the floor laughing
TANSTAAFL = there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
TANJ = There ain't no justice
Posted by Ransom (Member # 2712) on :
OICURMT...
OH, I get it! That rocks, dude!
Posted by Doc Brown (Member # 1118) on :
Gosh, that's cool. You can make all kinds of words, even whole sentences that way. I wonder it it's possible to write a whole conversation, or even a short story this way?
