krunchee
Scribe
Hi guys, I guess I'm relatively new at writing and I have found myself stumped a few times when introducing something I have either made up or that shouldn't have an English name for me to give the reader. E. G.
Gaidin watched the Manaut from the concealment of dense foliage.
How do I now explain to the reader that a Manaut its a waist high dinosaur creature like a mini velosaur raptor short of saying:
A Manaut was a small creature that stood waist high on a full grown man. It had a long face like that of a dog but it stood on two back legs supported by a long solid tail. It's arms were almost too short to be functional however the finger like talons were endowed with vicious looking sharp talons.
I'd go into more detail about its feet an so forth but I'm wondering if saying it like that is acceptable?
Gaidin watched the Manaut from the concealment of dense foliage.
How do I now explain to the reader that a Manaut its a waist high dinosaur creature like a mini velosaur raptor short of saying:
A Manaut was a small creature that stood waist high on a full grown man. It had a long face like that of a dog but it stood on two back legs supported by a long solid tail. It's arms were almost too short to be functional however the finger like talons were endowed with vicious looking sharp talons.
I'd go into more detail about its feet an so forth but I'm wondering if saying it like that is acceptable?