Writing - Posts tagged translation

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Everyone's a woman: how do you show that through gender-neutral language?

1 answer · last activity 4 months ago by ‭Prahara‭

description translation gender pov

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How to convey that the POV character *does not understand* what's said in dialogue?

5 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭Amadeus‭

language translation dialogue multilingual constructed-language

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Book translation from English to Portuguese

1 answer · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

tools translation

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How to handle translation of a language in a comic, while preserving a sense that the language is significant?

6 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

viewpoint language translation comics constructed-language

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Formatting multiple languages while avoiding italics for native speakers in their POV

2 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

language translation formatting multilingual constructed-language format

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How do I include translations without ruining the flow of the text?

2 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

characters translation dialogue multilingual flow

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Naming non-English folklore creatures

3 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

language naming translation fantasy mythology

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Can a "Translation Notes" section also be used for terms used in my fictional world?

3 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction translation notes

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Writing scenes that involve two languages

2 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

language translation dialogue

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Constructed Language - how to spell words that will be mispronounced in English

8 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction language translation constructed-language

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How should I translate this?

2 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

translation

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How to write when thinking in multiple languages?

3 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

planning editing translation creative-writing multilingual

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How does one get Fanfiction "Published"?

4 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction fan-fiction translation

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"ing" words in technical translations from Japanese to English

1 answer · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

translation legal

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How to write to accommodate subsequent automatic translation

3 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

translation technical-writing

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Should this introductory quotation be translated, untranslated, or dropped?

2 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

poetry language translation quotes

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What's a word for a person who took a very rough story and made it into a book?

9 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

editing collaboration translation word-choice memoir

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Referring to people in a book

2 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

naming translation international

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How to better describe "jet-black (pitch-black) darkness"?

7 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

translation creative-writing

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Tips for writing sentences like a native speaker

7 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

translation creative-writing learning

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Is a glossary needed in a novel?

4 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

translation creative-writing

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How to quote from a foreign journal that has not been translated?

1 answer · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

style translation citations quotes

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Are music lyrics copyrighted?

6 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

translation legal copyright lyrics

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Using Glossary Instead of Footnotes (for translation/transliteration)

1 answer · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

style translation technical-writing notes formatting footnotes format

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Should one blog in a few languages?

6 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

language translation blog

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What's the best way to show a foreign language in a manuscript?

9 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

language translation formatting multilingual format

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Is translation work likely to help me develop my own writing abilities?

2 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction translation learning

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English words in a non-english sci-fi novel

6 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction language translation science-fiction science

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How to write Arabic in dialogue for an English piece?

4 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

language characters translation creative-writing dialogue

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How much does translating a novel cost?

1 answer · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

novel translation fantasy

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How do I write in English if it's not native for me? [closed]

1 answer · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

translation copywriting

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Simultaneous Bilingual Writing

2 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

software editing translation latex

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Famous mistranslations - correct them?

3 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

translation

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What language shall they sing in?

7 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

language translation lyrics middle-grade

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Translating non-English lyrics to English

3 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

translation lyrics

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Is it plagiarism to use Google Translate?

3 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

translation plagiarism

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The use of footnotes to translate foreign words in a novel

8 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction language translation notes footnotes

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Using the grammatically correct way or the casual way to express the same idea in another language?

5 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

style language translation creative-writing

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How to indicate that the source language is gender-neutral?

3 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

language translation grammar gender

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How to describe a mythological creature that English has no vocabulary for?

7 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

language translation

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How to address family members solely by relationship in dialogue?

7 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

language naming translation creative-writing relationships

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Are translated Basho poems copyrighted?

1 answer · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

poetry translation copyright

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How does one add puns in another language?

5 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction language translation

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Why would a translator leave comments all over the translation?

1 answer · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

translation notes footnotes

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What happens when you translate a quotation? [closed]

1 answer · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

translation

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How to write long extracts in a foreign language?

3 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

language translation creative-writing

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To translate a novel with Westerner's point of view

3 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

translation creative-writing technical-writing

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How do I judge the quality of a translation?

1 answer · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

translation criticism

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Who translates made-up words from popular fiction into other languages?

3 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction translation international

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What information should I provide when submitting a translated, previously-published story?

1 answer · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

short-story translation submitting-work