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: Re: Would using Real alphabets on fantasy maps/emblems make any sense? I'm trying to make flags for all my fictional countries. On some of these flags, it makes a great deal of sense to use a
You use an alphabet that the readers can read for the same reason you don't have all dialog in foreign languages. It just gets in the way of telling the story.
There is an assumed translation for the reader.
Anything else just transforms the work from a story into a written puzzle for those handful of people who enjoy that sort of thing.
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: To answer your question directly, possibly yes. If I understand correctly, you have the same scene occurring at two different times during the story, with a change in how much we're told
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: Handling Earth-based religions on a foreign planet For some context to my question: The story I'm currently writing takes place on another planet. It is never mentioned whether Earth exists (or
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