Pistachio
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It was a struggle for most of my teenage years to write a novel-length story; long chapters, complete, and in fluent English. I wanted to write but I couldn't put the right words on paper because English is not my native language, it's my second. Grammar alone is a wall, vocabulary a stumbling block, and forming coherent sentences had practically paralyzed me from even attempting a draft. It took me countless reading, studying, and envy to finally make and finish a written work. Even to this day, I wrestle with the language in my ongoing works and with my recent slump I remembered, recalled, and wondered if it is easier for native English writers to write what's in their head or just as difficult. Is it? Why?
Since English is my second language, the process of writing is similar to a translation procedure; I think of it in my native language then, I find an equivalent English word. It sounds time-consuming, it is, but with time and practice, I've become faster in creating sentences that flow and understanding words in milliseconds. So, back again at the question above, is it difficult? My naive brain tells me it's not that difficult because, well, it's your first language after all! Still, enlighten me.
Since English is my second language, the process of writing is similar to a translation procedure; I think of it in my native language then, I find an equivalent English word. It sounds time-consuming, it is, but with time and practice, I've become faster in creating sentences that flow and understanding words in milliseconds. So, back again at the question above, is it difficult? My naive brain tells me it's not that difficult because, well, it's your first language after all! Still, enlighten me.