Mad Swede
Auror
So then, how many of us include shout-outs when we write? If you use them, is there anything in particular you refer to?
The reason for the question is a long running game I have with my editor. I included a shout-out quite unintentionally in the first book I had published (it came about as a result of something I was listening to as I wrote a chapter) and my editor only picked up on it after I'd pointed it out to her. Since then its become something of a challenge between the two of us. I include shout-outs and she has to try to spot them. My shout-outs vary, refering to everything from classic greek and latin literature through to modern popular music.
The reason for the question is a long running game I have with my editor. I included a shout-out quite unintentionally in the first book I had published (it came about as a result of something I was listening to as I wrote a chapter) and my editor only picked up on it after I'd pointed it out to her. Since then its become something of a challenge between the two of us. I include shout-outs and she has to try to spot them. My shout-outs vary, refering to everything from classic greek and latin literature through to modern popular music.