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Q&A Choosing between your Mother Tongue and another language

I am in a similar situation, where I alternate between english and french (my native tongue). I know my english is not good enough to write an entire novel, but I often write short stories and exe...

posted 10y ago by Burnlan‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Burnlan‭ · 2019-12-08T03:35:12Z (almost 5 years ago)
I am in a similar situation, where I alternate between english and french (my native tongue).

I know my english is not good enough to write an entire novel, but I often write short stories and exercise writing in both english and french. I don't know how hindi compares to english, but I assume it's pretty different in it's structure.

Writing the same story in different languages can drastically change it's pacing and tone; one language being moreable to handle certain kinds of writing styles. At least that's what I've gathered from my experience.For example I love writing /reading science-fiction in english while I strongly prefer french for thriller-type stories.

For now I'd say **experiment writing the same stories in both languages** and see how it turns out. Chances are you'll find what languages goes best with the type of stories you want to write.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2014-06-16T12:21:10Z (over 10 years ago)
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