u/silkrose05
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When you tell your friend a backstory to one of the characters and they hit you with this
u/silkrose05 — 7 days ago
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We make fun of men writing women all the time, but what about the opposite?
During a conversation I had with my brother he said that "male authors are bad at writing women and know it but don't care, female authors are bad at writing men but think they're good at it". We had to split before continuing the conversation, so what's your thoughts on this.
Genuinely interested.
u/silkrose05 — 11 days ago
Juro que llevo años estudiando inglés, tomé clases en la escuela, usé apps, vi series en inglés... y nada de eso me preparó para ese momento.
Porque una cosa es saber inglés sentado en tu casa sin presión, y otra muy diferente es tener que hablar con un oficial mientras el corazón se te sale del pecho y el cerebro se congela como computadora del 2003.
Me puse a pensar: ¿por qué nadie nos enseña inglés para situaciones reales? No el inglés de "the cat is on the table." El inglés de "officer, I apologize, I didn't see the sign."
Hace poco encontré una app que al menos va por ese camino, se llama Idiomas Lynx y está hecha pensando en hispanohablantes. Se siente diferente aprender así, sin tener que adivinar la mitad de la explicación.
Igual no sé si algo nos va a preparar para los chichis de gallina en el momento de verdad... pero al menos podemos intentarlo 😂
¿A ustedes también les pasa que el inglés "se va" justo cuando más lo necesitan?
u/silkrose05 — 12 days ago
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We always hear that everyone starts bad and gets better with practice, but that's the effort side of things. I'm curious what you actually notice when you read someone's work, whether they're a student, a debut author, or someone who's been in the industry for years, that makes you stop and think this person has something real. What jumps off the page for you?
u/silkrose05 — 15 days ago
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For example, I was in high school reading a book with a tennis scene and they called "game point" 45-love. I was so confused and completely taken out of the story.
Bonus points if you can share a fun fact about your area that the average person wouldn't know, but if a writer included it in their novel you'd immediately think "okay, this person actually did their homework.."
u/silkrose05 — 23 days ago