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By: Laura Gross Smith

Laura Gross Smith — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 13:42:43 +0000

I think my character might be the one learning the language! But this is a great way to force me to go back to studying Italian, and the research would be so much fun…planning a vacation, learning a language and writing!

By: ANGELA ACKERMAN

ANGELA ACKERMAN — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 17:14:59 +0000

In reply to Daniela Barragán. This is very good advice. Writers should definitely double check to make sure they have written any foreign bits in correctly, and Google translate is not the tool to do that. With all of us being so connected on social media, there really is no excuse for not reaching out to a few native speakers of a specific language and asking them if it's been done correctly for the context.

By: Daniela Barragán

Daniela Barragán — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 17:10:37 +0000

I love it when characters speak other languages, specially if it is to tell the heroine how beautiful she is or how much they love her but… and here comes the big “BUT” a lot of Authors seem to think that their readers won’t understand the other language anyway and just use google to translate whatever theire character has to say, saddly I’m one of these readers who understands more than 1 language and when your yummi/warrior heroe begins to speak like a 3 year old boy (or sometimes worse) it just doesn’t work.
It shouldn’t be too much work to check the few sentences they use with someone who knows the language.

By: C. Lee McKenzie

C. Lee McKenzie — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 22:37:01 +0000

I love it when the traits are essential to the character and integral to the story. Your lists are so helpful. They make it easy to focus on traits and choose while developing ideas for stories.

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By: Donna K. Weaver

Donna K. Weaver — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 12:22:31 +0000

I’ve know people with a gift like this. And I’ve known others who were tone deaf for other languages. lol

By: Rosi Hollinbeck

Rosi Hollinbeck — Sat, 31 May 2014 21:45:34 +0000

My daughter has this skill. It is really valuable! Maybe I will make her a character in one of my books.

By: BECCA PUGLISI

BECCA PUGLISI — Sat, 31 May 2014 18:22:02 +0000

My cousin has this gift. He speaks 3 foreign languages, and native speakers say that he does it without an accent. Pretty cool.

By: Julie Musil

Julie Musil — Sat, 31 May 2014 15:01:39 +0000

Sheesh, I wish I was one of these people! I can barely master English. My husband’s side of the family is Mexican, and you’d think I’d know a few Spanish words after going to family gatherings for 30 years. Nope. Thanks for the great entry!