Hey, it might just take off...

Last year, I tried to set up a database in MS Access to create random strings of letters. As a science fiction writer who dabbles occasionally with fantasy stories, I like the idea of having a quick way to get a language up and running. Last year when I tried this, I got a few nice words like "aucokian" and "zokoturu" to come out of the database. But it was randomly creating other things like "naoifdliuleiugbn" and "ahoksbduigfdliuh" and that just wasn't acceptable.

It took me a while to get up the nerve to gut the old database and redesign it. Mind you, I was doing this at about 3 in the morning a couple of days ago. I figured out how to implement rules, add weight to letters, and find the readable parts in almost any string of gobbledygook (how is that spelled anyway?).

Surprisingly, it showed a bit of promise with fairly little frustration. Meanwhile, the databases I use at work are getting very cranky. I must not be giving them the attention they feel they deserve.

I may have to post more on this later. If it works out, I could be well on my way to having a much more "official" looking language. My favorite part about the latest installment of database-building hobby is that I can see this one catching on. Once I set up the automation, I may have to share it.