writing in your first and second language

okay. just sharing.

 

during the past few days i wrote a fic in my native language, filipino.

and look what i've discovered to myself. i could write 6,000 words per day.

while in using english, i could only write about 2,000-3,000. it's because i keep on searching for the words i want to use in the dictionary. then i look at the thesaurus to prevent being repetitive in words.

 

i am overwhelmed. like really? my thoughts flow so fast when i use my own language. it's like uhm...i had a boost of confidence in writing, because when using english i feel like a trying hard snail, though i know how to use it.

before i also write so slow in filipino, but now, i got faster!

maybe from now on i'll write in filipino more often than in english.

 

okay. bang bang bang.

 

i can't get enough g dragon for that. gosh that glittery face is heaven to the eyes.

 

bang! bang! bang!

 

 
 
 
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lynkoo #1
I completely understand how you feel. I also find it harder for my thoughts to flow when I write in English !
AmethystStyle #2
I think you just have to practice writing in english :) You will be good at things you always do! Fighting :)
imlianakads26 #3
Mas nahihirapan ako sa filipino. T_T
icestaricle #4
Congrats!!! Im better at writing in my second language than my first language in many ways I'm losing my first language o.O
General #5
That's great for you! Writing on second language is truly challenging, but just like you said, you wrote slowly on Filipino too. Look at English as a challenge - the more you write, faster you'll manage to put the words you have in mind on the paper.
One of the most helpful tips I ever got for writing is - write now, edit later.
What maters is that you write the idea now, but thesaurus can be used later; if you need to use dictionary a lot, try writing that word on filipino first and later on when you're editing, look it up at the dictionary. It helped me a lot, so it might be useful to you too.
Best of luck with writing! :3
Hellody #6
That's great~ It's kind of the opposite for me. Writing in Spanish is kind of difficult for me because it's a romance language. English is more of a serious language, and I enjoy writing angsty. :) But that's wonderful to know. English is indeed a hard language from grammar, words, rules, and punctuation that even as a fluent speaker is so hard to understand >.<
pawlinne17 #7
nahiya ako bigla.. bakit ako mas nahihirapan pag filipino? TT^TT im not a patriot.. isinusumpa ako ni rizal...
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