So, I am writing this book about fae, and I was wondering if I would be allowed to use the term 'mate' for my characters in my book. If you know, please reply to this discussion.
So, I am writing this book about fae, and I was wondering if I would be allowed to use the term 'mate' for my characters in my book. If you know, please reply to this discussion.
I think you can, mate isn't just something from the Sarah j. maas books or something like that. "mate" is a word used in many books and series etc.
Yeah, that should be okay. I mean, while SJM created how the work "mate" would be used in her books, she didn't create the word itself, so it should be okay. At the least, just add that you used the meaning of the word mate from Sarah J. Maas's series, giving her credit for the used definition of it.
Mate has been used is several werewolf books as well so it is ok.
What is no ok is characters. If you directly copy a character you would need to get permission first.