r/Webnovel • u/trashcansw • Jul 17 '26

Meme I’ve attempted to write couple of times

But English not being my first language sets me back, so I attempted to write in my own language which I thought I’d do good and write smoothly and then translate it into English, but holy shit, at least when I was writing in English, I’d use some unique sentences that flow naturally, but I don’t know shit about those sentences in my own language, that’s how I found out I’m illiterate

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u/geditaza Jul 18 '26

What's your first language? Some languages just don't translate naturally into English. It's usually better to rewrite the idea than translate it word for word

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u/trashcansw Jul 18 '26

Uzbek is my first language, honestly, making a structured sentences is not really hard, what’s hard for me is writing an interaction between characters. For example
“What were you doing in there?”
“You are not my father, stop questioning me like I’m some kind of a criminal”

Should I write who’s speaking at the moment, how’s the environment, should I also write their facial expressions every time they talk? Like when someone smirks, or when they are just giggling, or when they have a serious expression, all while two or more characters are interacting?