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VANDOO · 22nd October 2008, 07:20 PM

THANKS FOR THE POSITIVE INFO ON THE USE OF THE TERM MORO, I AM GLAD IT IS AN ACCEPTIBLE NAME TO USE. AS TO WHEN THE BOOK WILL BE FINISHED OR IF IT WILL EVER SEE PUBLICATION

I AM MAKEING STEADY PROGRESS OF LATE BUT STILL HAVE A LOT MORE PAGES TO GO TO MAKE IT THE PROPER SIZE FOR A NOVEL. I DON'T HAVE A CLUE AS TO HOW TO GET SOMETHING PUBLISHED AND WILL SEEK ADVICE AND GIVE IT A TRY. IF NOT SUCESSFUL PERHAPS I WILL GET HELP TO PUT IT ON THE WEB WHERE IT CAN BE READ. I AM JUST WRITING IT FOR FUN BUT IF ITS POSSIBLE TO MAKE A LITTLE MONEY THAT WILL BE EVEN BETTER PERHAPS I CAN BUY SOME MORE SWORDS.

kai · 23rd October 2008, 08:24 AM

Hello Barry,

AFAIK, the term Dayak/Dyak has also evolved from a mere catch-all label to a name which is acceptable to use. At least there have been political parties in Indonesia utilizing Dayak in their names...

OTOH, the majority of the readers won't be acquainted with Moro nor Dayak. Since both of these groups are pretty diverse, wouldn't it make more sense to just focus on a specific ethnic group (like Tausug and Murut) in your novel?

Regards,
Kai

22nd October 2008, 07:20 PM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THANKS FOR THE POSITIVE INFO ON THE USE OF THE TERM MORO, I AM GLAD IT IS AN ACCEPTIBLE NAME TO USE. AS TO WHEN THE BOOK WILL BE FINISHED OR IF IT WILL EVER SEE PUBLICATION I AM MAKEING STEADY PROGRESS OF LATE BUT STILL HAVE A LOT MORE PAGES TO GO TO MAKE IT THE PROPER SIZE FOR A NOVEL. I DON'T HAVE A CLUE AS TO HOW TO GET SOMETHING PUBLISHED AND WILL SEEK ADVICE AND GIVE IT A TRY. IF NOT SUCESSFUL PERHAPS I WILL GET HELP TO PUT IT ON THE WEB WHERE IT CAN BE READ. I AM JUST WRITING IT FOR FUN BUT IF ITS POSSIBLE TO MAKE A LITTLE MONEY THAT WILL BE EVEN BETTER PERHAPS I CAN BUY SOME MORE SWORDS.

23rd October 2008, 08:24 AM	#2
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,255	Hello Barry, AFAIK, the term Dayak/Dyak has also evolved from a mere catch-all label to a name which is acceptable to use. At least there have been political parties in Indonesia utilizing Dayak in their names... OTOH, the majority of the readers won't be acquainted with Moro nor Dayak. Since both of these groups are pretty diverse, wouldn't it make more sense to just focus on a specific ethnic group (like Tausug and Murut) in your novel? Regards, Kai