: Re: Can a "Translation Notes" section also be used for terms used in my fictional world? In the back of the Strawberry Panic Complete Novel Collection there is a "Translation Notes" section

CAN you do it? Of course. There's no law against it.

But I'd advise against this glossary being the only source of the included information. When I'm reading a novel, I don't want to flip to a glossary every time the author introduces some made-up word. It breaks the flow of the story. And I may not know what are made-up words for this story and what are real English (or whatever language) words that I just don't happen to know.

So I'd suggest that if you use a made-up word, that you explain it in the body of the story. Either have the narrator define it, or have a character explain it, or make it clear from context. If there are many made-up words, then having a glossary that the reader can refer to if he forgets might be a good idea.

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