All quiet in France – Writing in a foreign language, or why I find it hard to discuss SF in French

Campbell nominee Aliette de Bodard has a fascinating extended blog post on what it’s like to write in a foreign language

I could go on for a bit about the reasons I write in English (the main one being that SF and fantasy remain very much anglo-centred), but that’s not really the point of this post. What I wanted to talk about was what the experience of writing in a foreign language was like, and how it differed from writing in your native language.

It’s an seriously interesting look into the creative process. I highly recommend checking it out.

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