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Q&A How to write when thinking in multiple languages?

When writing, scenes come to my mind in different languages mixed together. For example in a single scene a description will be in French, some dialogues in English, with a few words of Spanish and...

1 answer  ·  posted 9y ago by Babika Babaka‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T04:22:06Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Babika Babaka‭ · 2019-12-08T04:22:06Z (almost 5 years ago)
When writing, scenes come to my mind in different languages mixed together. For example in a single scene a description will be in French, some dialogues in English, with a few words of Spanish and Occitan appearing here and there. Sometimes a single sentence contains three different languages. The result can be an incomprehensible mess.

How should I proceed?

Should I write everything as it comes and have an editing phase later? Or should I try to translate my thought during the writing process?

Are there exercises or rules I could follow to help me control/focus my thoughts?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2015-06-16T10:51:11Z (over 9 years ago)
Original score: 5