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    Conveying two different spoken languages in the same text

    The other language is an invention that's incorporated into the story. It's based on modern turkish so I have a go-to reference for words, but the language itself is entirely its own.
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    Conveying two different spoken languages in the same text

    I've entertained what you said at the end there, Shreddies. I know italics can be hard to read for some people but I wasn't sure the gradual shift from italics to normal text would properly convey that this young woman has slowly become fluent in the Vanari language instead of the reader...
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    How did you discover Mythic Scribes?

    I found the site through a recommendation from a blog called Tribal Messenger Daily. It was chosen as one of the top 50 blogs for Writers of Fantasy.
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    Conveying two different spoken languages in the same text

    Hello! Recently I've gotten a muse for a world in which a young woman is taken from what is considered civilized society into a group of tribal people who live a semi-nomadic lifestyle. These people speak an entirely different language from the young woman, so she's having to learn through...
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    Looking for the right word to describe a type of soldier

    I know the author said he didn't want to make up a term to describe these men, but it seems like the best solution since none of the offered names seem to fit. This reminds me of the assassins that were sent after the Confessors in Terry Goodkind's The Sword of Truth series. The men were all...
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    Hi guys!

    I found the forums through a blog I frequent and thought I'd join since the author mentions the community is very welcoming to new people. I've got several ideas floating around inside my head with lots of details down on paper, so having a community to discuss them with would be an ideal way to...
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