Write in other language which isn't my mother language – how do you think?

by Jeferson Bello
19th July 2013

Hi, everyone! It's me again and in this opportunity I write because want know what's your opinion about I write my story when my mother language is Spanish. Yeah, you think – in this moment – I'm stupid for don't write in my mother language, but I've got say, in my defence, you the ideas come to me in that language (English). I know the English Grammar and all that, but obviously no completely all the Grammar because isn't my mother language and for that I want to know what's your opnion.

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Thanks everyone for reply my question and for your incredible advices! Especially to Gayle Bentham.

Good luck everyone! :)

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Jeferson
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Jeferson Bello
23/07/2013

Hi Jeferson. It depends what you want to do with your writing. If you will be writing for your own pleasure and to improve your English then by all means go for it! If you want to try to get your writing published then stick with your native language as your English grammar wouldn't be good enough to be picked up by an agent or publisher.

Good luck with your writing! :)

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Gayle Bentham
21/07/2013

I started writing a Japanese story, but felt although I wanted to include the language I could not do so with every word; instead I only used that language in the speech :)

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