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Book 1 is also available 🧵
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Books: campsite.bio/nicolehidalgo.
Book 1 is also available 🧵
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So far, I haven't actually devised the transliteration of any of our popular compound words for the Kirrhin language, so here's an attempt at brand-new potential examples that I may keep or not.
In Kirrhin, compounding words is, 🧵
This is gonna be a sort of loose topic day - do what you want with it!
Today is about compound words & other affixes. Can you combine words in your conlang? Do you have any examples? What kind of prefixes/suffixes exist, & how are they used?
More to consider in the thread! 🧵👇️
So far, I haven't actually devised the transliteration of any of our popular compound words for the Kirrhin language, so here's an attempt at brand-new potential examples that I may keep or not.
In Kirrhin, compounding words is, 🧵
Assassination Classroom by Yusei Matsui
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Assassination Classroom by Yusei Matsui
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I, incidentally, do not have one of these YET who has been story-acknowledged. However, I do have plans for not one, BUT TWO, such characters, albeit one's technically already dead. Weslea's aunt, who was a soldier serving in 🇺🇸 🧵
I, incidentally, do not have one of these YET who has been story-acknowledged. However, I do have plans for not one, BUT TWO, such characters, albeit one's technically already dead. Weslea's aunt, who was a soldier serving in 🇺🇸 🧵
Ordinarily, Weslea cooks for himself (and for a host of others), but if he had unlimited cash and could go anywhere on Earth?
I think he would, absolutely, choose a casual dining location — which might also be amazing but 🧵
Your character is in the modern world, money is no object.
Where are they going to eat?
1) Michelin star restaurant
2) Casual dining place
3) Little known but amazing hole in the wall
4) Sidewalk hot dog cart
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Ordinarily, Weslea cooks for himself (and for a host of others), but if he had unlimited cash and could go anywhere on Earth?
I think he would, absolutely, choose a casual dining location — which might also be amazing but 🧵
"They don't have a reliable safety net."
The plot and characters are perfected. But now you've gotten to know Greek culture and things got complicated. Insecurity creeps in.
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"They don't have a reliable safety net."
The plot and characters are perfected. But now you've gotten to know Greek culture and things got complicated. Insecurity creeps in.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
Talking about politics is a social no-no for me (as it leads to arguments), but here goes.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
Talking about politics is a social no-no for me (as it leads to arguments), but here goes.
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-Educator, activist, and writer Michelle Alexander, born on this day in 1967
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-Educator, activist, and writer Michelle Alexander, born on this day in 1967
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The Ghan Desert is a bit of a cross between Tatooine and the Sonoran Desert, a xeric shrubland, one having several sources of reliable water, the most famous and well-known being the Starflow River. There are also other 🧵
The Ghan Desert is a bit of a cross between Tatooine and the Sonoran Desert, a xeric shrubland, one having several sources of reliable water, the most famous and well-known being the Starflow River. There are also other 🧵
Most of the Seven Cities of Ghan obtain their water in one way: living beside it, either the Ghan Meridia, a massive inland sea in the far eastern quarter of the desert, or the rivers that feed that.
One or two may set 🧵
Most of the Seven Cities of Ghan obtain their water in one way: living beside it, either the Ghan Meridia, a massive inland sea in the far eastern quarter of the desert, or the rivers that feed that.
One or two may set 🧵
I actually kind of tried to ensure Elaine doesn't really have any of these, because I sort of wanted her to be completely alien.
I failed at that, because she's someone you can understand in the context of lived one's own 🧵
Antagonist day!
I think even the most evil villains have things people will connect to, either something big or small.
What's something you think people will find relatable about your antagonist?
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I actually kind of tried to ensure Elaine doesn't really have any of these, because I sort of wanted her to be completely alien.
I failed at that, because she's someone you can understand in the context of lived one's own 🧵
I could potentially see Weslea offering haunted forest rides with a herd of horses he's formed connections with — as an Omega, he can basically communicate with them pheromonally, so he'd be able to form the connection pretty easy. 🧵
TODAY'S QUESTION: What kind of haunted business would your character start?
With entrepeneurship your characters are cursed! For what ghostly endeavor would they start to fill a purse?
Have fun! Don't think too hard!
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I could potentially see Weslea offering haunted forest rides with a herd of horses he's formed connections with — as an Omega, he can basically communicate with them pheromonally, so he'd be able to form the connection pretty easy. 🧵
(An excerpt from Book 2 (Untitled) of the Kendrick Chronicles)
Word - Injury
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(An excerpt from Book 2 (Untitled) of the Kendrick Chronicles)
Word - Injury
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Maus by Art Spiegelman
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Maus by Art Spiegelman
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They miss their chance to explore Greek culture and make their readers fall in love with it:
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They miss their chance to explore Greek culture and make their readers fall in love with it:
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When an academic's rigid opinion gets mistaken for consensus, thousands of family trees get broken by lazy logic.
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Continue?
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Kirrhin is sort of an all-rounder, aside from the creole notion.
It developed in isolation on the moon, where the reihyanyun evolved and are natively from. It served as the step-stone of their people to communication with others 🧵
We're taking a step back from the details of your conlang today to look at the big picture. What's the origin of this language? How did it evolve? What purpose did it serve?
This is important to think about, because it should inform things like grammar rules & word etymology!
Kirrhin is sort of an all-rounder, aside from the creole notion.
It developed in isolation on the moon, where the reihyanyun evolved and are natively from. It served as the step-stone of their people to communication with others 🧵
In the Hero's Edge, there aren't any organised religions, only a few disorganised ones, and some assorted spiritualistic faiths. Thus far, I haven't actually delved into them or their assortment of beliefs, but I will - 🧵
In the Hero's Edge, there aren't any organised religions, only a few disorganised ones, and some assorted spiritualistic faiths. Thus far, I haven't actually delved into them or their assortment of beliefs, but I will - 🧵
QUOTE:
In the outer fringe of my field of vision, barely in the periphery, I can see a man in a long, beige coat, with a short-brimmed, tan hat with a diamond crown and a black ribbon. The man's wearing a white sneakers and 🧵
QUOTE:
In the outer fringe of my field of vision, barely in the periphery, I can see a man in a long, beige coat, with a short-brimmed, tan hat with a diamond crown and a black ribbon. The man's wearing a white sneakers and 🧵
At the start of the story, Weslea is displaced and living nowhere.
Shortly after arriving in Lincoln Park, he discovers a cave which has bioluminescent mushrooms and earthworms, and he stays.
Later, this is expanded into 🧵
What is your character's living situation like?
Do they have roommates? Pets? Live with family? Alone in a mansion? On the road? On a ship? Other?
Are they happy where they are, or striving for something else?
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At the start of the story, Weslea is displaced and living nowhere.
Shortly after arriving in Lincoln Park, he discovers a cave which has bioluminescent mushrooms and earthworms, and he stays.
Later, this is expanded into 🧵
I would envision the Kirrhin language as non-tonal language, but the emphasis/stress on certain letter sequences in some word could be a source of distinction for intended meanings. Similar to the variations in pronunciation with 🧵
This is our last day dealing with the sound of your language! So let's talk about pronunciation.
Which syllables get stressed & when? Does it change the meaning? Is your language a tonal language? Do letters ever change based on other sounds near them or their place in a word?
I would envision the Kirrhin language as non-tonal language, but the emphasis/stress on certain letter sequences in some word could be a source of distinction for intended meanings. Similar to the variations in pronunciation with 🧵