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My favourite invented language is the degraded English that constitutes the entire book and the voice of MC (and all characters speak it) in Russell Hoban’s dystopian Riddley Walker. Apparently he kept all these cards with bits of language on it to ensure consistency as he was writing.
SFFChat#SFFChat Q2: Have you invented words, phrases, slang, or even whole lexicons for any languages in your work? OR, if you haven’t, do you have favourite conlangs/fiction languages from other SFF worlds?
I write magical realism and dystopian fiction. I lived in Spain yesrs ago and speak some Spanish - I quite often have Spanish speaking secondary characters in my fiction. I am trying to learn Arabic for my WIP as a secondary character is Iraqi.
SFFChatGood morning, #SFFChat! Sorry for missing the evening one. We're back today with a focus on language, as suggested by the wonderful @mkmartinwriter.com ! Intro: Introduce yourself & tell us what language(s) you speak! And/or what language(s) you'd love to learn.
Two of my favourite short story collections of all time by indie presses on #indiepressday #indiepress by @dumb-belles.bsky.social and @clairedean.bsky.social