I'm doing a romance-drama with my two leads in their early twenties. The story is paranormal in nature. I am writing the dialogue in a more adult manner, as I feel this lends more credence to the story, but I'm concerned about speech style. It's not a rom-com so I'm not loading it up with the current hip slang but at the same time I feel I should balance it with some. Problem is I'm 52, not 22.
My question is: How do you approach using modern slang when you don't use it yourself?
My question is: How do you approach using modern slang when you don't use it yourself?
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