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Write in Another Language: 10 Easy Steps
Would you like to write in another language? Here are some practical writing tips to get you started!
Knowing different languages enriches your life and through that your writing. I decided early in my career to write in English, even though it’s my third language after Finnish and Swedish.
Now a bestselling writer of 16 fiction and three nonfiction titles, I am a former BBC journalist, translator, and magazine editor. I began writing fiction after gaining an MA in Creative Writing from Bath Spa University over ten years ago and have since sold nearly 200,000 copies of my books on Amazon alone.
In Write in Another Language, I share with you a few practical tips on how to write in a foreign language. I also discuss topics such as how language affects our behaviour, touch on linguistic theory, and reveal writing techniques I have found useful.
Four other bestselling authors writing successfully in a second language, Heidi Amsinck, Freddie P Peters, Andrienne Lecter, and Eivor Martinus, also share their writing advice and techniques in this book.
“Helena's experience and tips are excellent. She covers foreign languages, language itself, and even writing as a whole. I highly recommend this book to anyone hoping to express themselves in a second language.” – Amy McCracken, Editor, Designer, and Author.
Get this inspirational guide to writing in another language today!
Knowing different languages enriches your life and through that your writing. I decided early in my career to write in English, even though it’s my third language after Finnish and Swedish.
Now a bestselling writer of 16 fiction and three nonfiction titles, I am a former BBC journalist, translator, and magazine editor. I began writing fiction after gaining an MA in Creative Writing from Bath Spa University over ten years ago and have since sold nearly 200,000 copies of my books on Amazon alone.
In Write in Another Language, I share with you a few practical tips on how to write in a foreign language. I also discuss topics such as how language affects our behaviour, touch on linguistic theory, and reveal writing techniques I have found useful.
Four other bestselling authors writing successfully in a second language, Heidi Amsinck, Freddie P Peters, Andrienne Lecter, and Eivor Martinus, also share their writing advice and techniques in this book.
“Helena's experience and tips are excellent. She covers foreign languages, language itself, and even writing as a whole. I highly recommend this book to anyone hoping to express themselves in a second language.” – Amy McCracken, Editor, Designer, and Author.
Get this inspirational guide to writing in another language today!
136 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 29, 2019
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About the author
Helena Halme
28 books223 followersHelena Halme is a Prize-winning Finnish author based in London. Her books include The English Heart, a best-selling romantic novel, which won an Awesome Indies badge on publication. Her other titles include The Faithful Heart, The Good Heart, The True Heart and The Young Heart in the Nordic Heart Series and Nordic family drama, Coffee and Vodka. Helena has also written a Cold War spy thriller, The Red King of Helsinki.
Helena is the winner of the John Nurminen prize for best thesis on British politics, a former BBC journalist, and has also worked as a magazine editor and a bookseller and, until recently, ran a Finnish/British cultural association in London. Her articles have been published in the CoScan Magazine, The ScanMag and the Finn-Guild Magazine.
After gaining an MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University, Helena is now a full-time author and mentor. She lives in North London with her ex-Navy husband and an old stubborn terrier, called Jerry. She loves Nordic Noir and sings along to Abba songs when no one is around.
Helena is the winner of the John Nurminen prize for best thesis on British politics, a former BBC journalist, and has also worked as a magazine editor and a bookseller and, until recently, ran a Finnish/British cultural association in London. Her articles have been published in the CoScan Magazine, The ScanMag and the Finn-Guild Magazine.
After gaining an MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University, Helena is now a full-time author and mentor. She lives in North London with her ex-Navy husband and an old stubborn terrier, called Jerry. She loves Nordic Noir and sings along to Abba songs when no one is around.
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May 31, 2019
I have just begun my foray into writing in my second language and Helena's experience and tips are excellent. She covers foreign language, language itself, and even writing as a whole. I highly recommend this book to anyone hoping to express themselves in a second language.
May 12, 2020
A quick, extensive overview of true polyglot grit
I downloaded this book because I'm working on a guest post for a language blog about how bilingual speakers experience different emotions between languages. Helena's book is informative and encouraging for writers with skills in more than one language. I loved reading about her research and adventures in learning technical Navy vocab to add authenticity to her novel. Thanks to Helena's Ebook, I got up today and hammered out 500 words in my 2nd language.
I downloaded this book because I'm working on a guest post for a language blog about how bilingual speakers experience different emotions between languages. Helena's book is informative and encouraging for writers with skills in more than one language. I loved reading about her research and adventures in learning technical Navy vocab to add authenticity to her novel. Thanks to Helena's Ebook, I got up today and hammered out 500 words in my 2nd language.
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