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Mad Swede replied to the thread Prose Style Concern.Ah, this is the beauty of jewelry combined with clothing from those parts of the world. It is stunning, and yes it does give the sense... -
Mad Swede replied to the thread Prose Style Concern.If you lived there that long I have to ask why you think MSadiq needs to change his prose style? Sure, you could write it all in a...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Prose Style Concern.There's nothing worse than a lazy translation which loses the meaning and sense of the original prose. That's why a good translation is...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Prose Style Concern.We'd write something similar in Swedish, so I don't have a problem with the original wording. Now I'm going to be a bit critical. I've...
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I agree with you on translated work; nothing irks me more when English texts come out a slop. The Arabic translation of the Hobbit is...
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For multiple reasons. First, because it's simply harder, not because Arabic is some super-duper, ultra, mega, hard language, but...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Prose Style Concern.It's in your style, in the same way that I (as a Swede) write English prose in a style which derives from my native language. I...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread What do we think of POV writing?.My advice to you would be to use POV as appropriate to your writing. There are situations where a single POV per chapter is right (for...
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I can't in any true visceral sense relate to the OP's issue - my level of sales/fame is significantly lower than MS's - but I can relate...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Is this success?.Yes, although I really wasn't aiming for fame when I sent the first story off to the publisher. Such fame as I have is very limited...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Has anyone tried writing a modern epic?.I think you're possibly a little confused by epics like Beowulf and the Iliad. They were meant to be told, and their style reflects the...
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Mad Swede reacted to The Dark One's post in the thread Received my first response from a publisher! with
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After so many rejections we learn to scan across any opening praise looking for the BUT. Imagine my surprise about a year ago when I... -
Mad Swede reacted to The Dark One's post in the thread Received my first response from a publisher! with Like.
Good god... after a measly 31 rejections? I had at least 500 rejections across my first three novels until the fourth one was accepted...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Career success?.I've put my thoughts on success in another thread so I won't repeat that here. The Dark One is right in his advice, and the only thing...
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Would-be writers ask me all the time for advice and pretty much all of them are disappointed when I give it. This is more or less my...