We're loading the car for Fencon as we speak (despite the fact that it's a 15 minute drive from our house and being there before noon tomorrow would just be silly). Look for us in the dealer room behind the table with the pretty chain maille jewelry! I'm looking forward to meeting people, but rarely get out and about before the filking begins, which is the other place to look for me!

Looking forward to sharing my first of probably many many ConDFWs with Jim! So moving to Texas isn't ALL bad I guess. 

My son has registered for the forums, and I can see his member profile, but he can't logon. Twice now he's been told the activation email was sent,but he's not getting it. user name is coilslade. Can someone help?

Just open up your mind and write whatever wants to flow out.

 Yes, those words have become loan words in English, but not in the context that they were originally meant. I fail to see any reason for avoiding "exotic" terms in an alternate world where our rules don't necessarily apply.

I still say stick to your guns Tasmin! It makes your world richer! Anyone who can't deal with it can go read Jackie Collins or John Grisham novels. 

Why not just make up words in english?  Plus, I think working on a similar set-up as words that do mean king queen prince princess (i.e.  tsar, tsarina, tsarevitch, etc, which your titles reminded me of) may have the exact effect you were hoping to avoid.

dare I mention here that those are not English words?

Tasmin, I think if people are so easily tripped up by terms that are not really even foreign in nature, but follow English word forms and should be easily understood in context, well...I have to wonder why they are reading a fantasy story.

I don't think you have at this point, any need of so much as a footnote, much less an appendix. Although I do enjoy fantasy novels with worlds so complex and full of so MANY characters and languages (as long as they are well constructed and not just made up words) that you need appendices.

*smile* indeed. I read, I has not much to contribute. I wait. I TRY to be patient. But is not in my nature.