User blog comment:LctrGzmn/Orthographies/@comment-1917865-20100703223430

"they manage to look erotic". Freudian slip? I think you meant "exotic".

For natural conlangs I love to add diacritics. It definitely gives them an exotic distinction. But for auxlangs, I generally keep things simple, whatever you see on an American keyboard.

I suppose you can't avoid the typecast of diacritics (like the ring or hacek), but it's fun to experiment with different combinations. Put a dieresis over a 'v' for example, or add a tail to an 'e'. It certainly adds depth to what would surely be a bland writing system.

I obsess over things that are not possible in English (like diacritics), so I tend to overuse them whenever I create a Latin-character conlang. But mostly I just design a new orthography altogether XD