The purpose of this article is to help those authors who want to include language and linguistics in their books but don’t feel that they have sufficient skills, experience, or knowledge to properly write a conlang, and who don’t feel that they have the time (or the desire) to take actual linguistics classes and read all of the many books published on the topic of creating conlangs. I’m here to tell you that you don’t need to be an expert to include language in your book. You don’t even need to fully write a conlang! It’s possible to competently include language and linguistics as part of the world-building for your novel in ways that will enhance your world, story, and characters, all without spending thousands of hours studying language creation.