Write in Another Language: 10 Easy Steps

by Helena Halme

Would you like to write in another language? Here is a handy guide to get you started!

Knowing different languages enriches your life and through that your writing. I took the decision early on in my career to write in English, even though it’s my third language after Finnish and Swedish.

In this book, I share with you a few practical tips to make it easier to write in another language. I also discuss topics such as how language affects our behavior and reveal techniques I have found useful when writing in another language. Four other authors who write successfully in a second language also share their knowledge and methods.

“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.” – Amy McCracken, Editor, Designer, and Author.

Get this easy guide to writing in another language today!

134 pages, Paperback

Published July 2, 2019

About the author

Helena 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.

Reviews

[Amie McCracken · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[Olivia · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.