Hyzaleia
Dreamer
I'm wondering what makes more sense to use. Let's say somebody is a magician of sorts and uses a certain phrase to summon their power. Should it be based off the language I'm writing in, which is English, or should I make it up entirely? That might mean I have to actually flesh out a whole fantasy language though, which I don't want to do for this story. I know authors do a mix of both, or they sort of base it off another language like Latin (seems a popular choice for magic words).
But what makes most sense to YOU when you read a book? Would you prefer reading a phrase made up of English words? Or something gibberish? Or words inspired by another real language? If it's going to be used multiple times throughout the story, maybe with slight variations, which option do you personally find most realistic? I don't want to use something that literally pulls the reader out of the world/story/realism every time I use it.
Is there any of those above options that you dislike when reading a story?
But what makes most sense to YOU when you read a book? Would you prefer reading a phrase made up of English words? Or something gibberish? Or words inspired by another real language? If it's going to be used multiple times throughout the story, maybe with slight variations, which option do you personally find most realistic? I don't want to use something that literally pulls the reader out of the world/story/realism every time I use it.
Is there any of those above options that you dislike when reading a story?