How would you portray "machinegun speak"?

Dreygan	How would you portray "machinegun speak"?
5,858 / 50,000 Joined: Oct 26, 2009 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 16 Posted on: Nov 2, 2009 - 18 09	If a character is talking in a very rapid almost unintelligable jumble of words, how would you protray that? i really dont want to write like 2 sentances of words that count as 1 word. ----------
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Poetmage	RE: How would you portray "machinegun speak"?
30,716 / 50,000 Official Participant Joined: Oct 31, 2003 Location: Camas, WA USA Posts: 39 Posted on: Nov 2, 2009 - 18 25	Break them down into word-like portions?
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KavikBearCat	RE: How would you portray "machinegun speak"?
32,984 / 50,000 Official Participant Joined: Oct 29, 2005 Location: Kelso, WA Posts: 10 Posted on: Nov 2, 2009 - 22 21	hmm...I feel like an example of how I would handle it, will be my answer. And so I shall answer thusly: The forumnite briefly drew breath. It would be his only one. "Don't use punctuation it requires interpretation don't worry about putting spaces the writing style itself implies rapid speech maybe pause for listener interpretation because the reader needs to know how fast the words are flying because" Technically the speaker was gesticulating at the components of speech, but the listener was concentrating too hard on the staccato beat to worry about anything else. Still, the words flew past. "if you just type a run-on sentence readers might think it just took all day but use because a lot and but and other connecting words that make it a run on sentence but don't use commas because they imply the speaker is pausing because the reader might pause to interpret" The listener blinked. There were commas? There were no commas, if there were he would have been able to follow the explanation. "it as a pause still run on sentence structure can imply and thus communicate a flurry of words too fast for the human ear." His words had blurred together, towards the end. There was something about humans, and furries in there. The listener was certain.
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CallMeMo	RE: How would you portray "machinegun speak"?
35,950 / 50,000 Official Participant Joined: Oct 14, 2008 Location: La Center, wa Posts: 20 Posted on: Nov 4, 2009 - 23 37	that was beyond awesome. I think that I shall have to insert a rapid fire walk on, I have been so inspired. thank you! edit, additional: Quote: “Good day my lords what can I get you for lunch May I suggest the rock fish in torpon sauce with the shrimp for starters it really is excellent and fresh caught this morning it is something of a specialty of the cook who learned from his mother who may be the best rock fish cook in the capital and I do include those fancy chefs that work for the high lord and the grand duke, though I have not partaken of the imperial kitchen's rock fish I doubt they could better the cooks rendition let alone his mothers whose recipe is the special today. Or the salt and pepper bream with white wine and citrus medley which is the owners favorite and so this months lingering special a sort of seasonal dish you know as the bream is terrible salted or otherwise preserved save by magic which can never match the taste of fresh caught and is terribly expensive well beyond the means of our humble establishment.” the waiter looked expectantly from my guest to me, with no appearance of shortness of breath, nor magical enhancement to his lungs; perhaps he was part frog, able to breath through his skin. “I think I will have the rock fish.” I said after a moment's consideration. 215 words. bwa ---------- "Make my soul a blade/ so even as I fade/ I will remain unbroken." -Warrior's prayer To those with sufficient disregard for the consequences, anything is possible.
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