I know that inventing a language takes a lot of time and determination. I also know that for readers to understand what the characters mean in that language I would probably have to publish a translation book from the language of my characters to English(since I always aim for English readers and speak in English).
But that isn't the only problem I can see with inventing a new language.
For one the language might spread across the world and become a native language somewhere.
Also I might not understand why I invented the language, even if the readers understand the language.
Lots of critiquers and editors and beta readers would probably say "This is bad English, rewrite the whole thing" when it is really a different language than english."
The English readers might not understand why I didn't use English, even if they understand the language itself.
So there are a lot of problems to face when inventing a language. Should I do it or not?
But that isn't the only problem I can see with inventing a new language.
For one the language might spread across the world and become a native language somewhere.
Also I might not understand why I invented the language, even if the readers understand the language.
Lots of critiquers and editors and beta readers would probably say "This is bad English, rewrite the whole thing" when it is really a different language than english."
The English readers might not understand why I didn't use English, even if they understand the language itself.
So there are a lot of problems to face when inventing a language. Should I do it or not?