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I've spent a decade trying to write as an ESL. How awful am I?
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>>24690866
The problem with writing bizarre stuff as an ESL, is that your intentional choices are indistinguishable from actual mistakes. So the entire thing just reads as incoherent. What is a “single standing bag holder trying to cross a Lapp,” even mean, and how does it relate to Michael? Just seems disorganized.

Start from square one, write some simple short stories. Read more. Then come back when you have built up those technical skills, so you can actually convey whatever strange things you’re trying to communicate. Of course, you say you’ve been doing this for a decade, so I doubt this is the first time you’ve heard this.
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>>24690866
>https://www.mongoldev.com/

start writing one paragraph and one page flash fiction. Create an emotional arc in as short of a time as possible, then whatever you write will have the structure to hold.
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The power is your imagination is evident. It is your exactitude that is lacking. My advice is this: write simpler sentences. Your ideas are strong enough to stand alone.
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Will do, thanks fren.



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