Conde
@3lwriter.bsky.social
YA SFF after working with kids and teens for over a decade | Writer in EN ES GL | I edit my books by writing them 3 times in 3 languages http://threelanguagewriter.substack.com
Things You Can Say in English That You Can’t Say in Spanish and Galician
4/Strained
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4/Strained
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September 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Things You Can Say in English That You Can’t Say in Spanish and Galician
4/Strained
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4/Strained
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Writing Sayings and Idioms in Three Languages
2/Knowing When Not to Use a Popular, Close-to-Your-Heart Saying
You need sayings and idioms specific to the world you’re building.
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2/Knowing When Not to Use a Popular, Close-to-Your-Heart Saying
You need sayings and idioms specific to the world you’re building.
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September 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Writing Sayings and Idioms in Three Languages
2/Knowing When Not to Use a Popular, Close-to-Your-Heart Saying
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2/Knowing When Not to Use a Popular, Close-to-Your-Heart Saying
You need sayings and idioms specific to the world you’re building.
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Writing Teens
6/ Perfectly Healthy Teens Glued to Their Smartphones
Society kind of hates teenagers. It certainly doesn’t respect them.
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6/ Perfectly Healthy Teens Glued to Their Smartphones
Society kind of hates teenagers. It certainly doesn’t respect them.
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August 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Writing Teens
6/ Perfectly Healthy Teens Glued to Their Smartphones
Society kind of hates teenagers. It certainly doesn’t respect them.
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6/ Perfectly Healthy Teens Glued to Their Smartphones
Society kind of hates teenagers. It certainly doesn’t respect them.
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The view from my day job
August 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The view from my day job
Writing Sayings and Idioms in Three Languages
2/Enough for Seven
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2/Enough for Seven
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August 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Writing Sayings and Idioms in Three Languages
2/Enough for Seven
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2/Enough for Seven
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How translating helps with rewriting
11/Descriptions (II)
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11/Descriptions (II)
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August 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
How translating helps with rewriting
11/Descriptions (II)
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11/Descriptions (II)
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Writing Sayings and Idioms in Three Languages
1/The Seventh Plane
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1/The Seventh Plane
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August 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Writing Sayings and Idioms in Three Languages
1/The Seventh Plane
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1/The Seventh Plane
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How translating helps with rewriting
10/Idioms that Come Full Circle
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10/Idioms that Come Full Circle
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July 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
How translating helps with rewriting
10/Idioms that Come Full Circle
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10/Idioms that Come Full Circle
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Easy/Hard to Translate Made-Up SFF Words
1/Magic Users
Mage, wizard, sorcerer… I wanted to come up with a cool, different name for magic users.
I failed miserably.
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1/Magic Users
Mage, wizard, sorcerer… I wanted to come up with a cool, different name for magic users.
I failed miserably.
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July 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Easy/Hard to Translate Made-Up SFF Words
1/Magic Users
Mage, wizard, sorcerer… I wanted to come up with a cool, different name for magic users.
I failed miserably.
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1/Magic Users
Mage, wizard, sorcerer… I wanted to come up with a cool, different name for magic users.
I failed miserably.
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How translating helps with rewriting
9/Is “A nonsense” Right in EN?
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9/Is “A nonsense” Right in EN?
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July 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
How translating helps with rewriting
9/Is “A nonsense” Right in EN?
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9/Is “A nonsense” Right in EN?
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Writing Teens
5/ No Parents to Be Seen
Most literary preteen/teen adventurers have something in common:
👉 Their parents are dead.
👉 They are neglected by their parents/parent figures.
👉 Some combination of those.
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5/ No Parents to Be Seen
Most literary preteen/teen adventurers have something in common:
👉 Their parents are dead.
👉 They are neglected by their parents/parent figures.
👉 Some combination of those.
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July 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Writing Teens
5/ No Parents to Be Seen
Most literary preteen/teen adventurers have something in common:
👉 Their parents are dead.
👉 They are neglected by their parents/parent figures.
👉 Some combination of those.
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5/ No Parents to Be Seen
Most literary preteen/teen adventurers have something in common:
👉 Their parents are dead.
👉 They are neglected by their parents/parent figures.
👉 Some combination of those.
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The view from where I write
July 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The view from where I write
Easy/Hard to Translate Existing SFF Words
3/Scroll
Scrolls, particularly magic scrolls, are a staple of fantasy.
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3/Scroll
Scrolls, particularly magic scrolls, are a staple of fantasy.
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July 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Easy/Hard to Translate Existing SFF Words
3/Scroll
Scrolls, particularly magic scrolls, are a staple of fantasy.
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3/Scroll
Scrolls, particularly magic scrolls, are a staple of fantasy.
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How translating helps with rewriting
8/Subtle Differences
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8/Subtle Differences
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June 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
How translating helps with rewriting
8/Subtle Differences
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8/Subtle Differences
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Things You Can Say in English That You Can’t Say in Spanish and Galician:
4/Stare
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4/Stare
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June 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Things You Can Say in English That You Can’t Say in Spanish and Galician:
4/Stare
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4/Stare
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How translating helps with rewriting | The Process
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June 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
How translating helps with rewriting | The Process
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How translating helps with rewriting
7/Verb Tense Agreement
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7/Verb Tense Agreement
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June 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
How translating helps with rewriting
7/Verb Tense Agreement
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7/Verb Tense Agreement
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On Editing
4/ Gideon the Ninth and Clarity
One consistent note my beta readers gave me was:
• Too many characters, too many character names.
• Many appeared in a single scene.
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4/ Gideon the Ninth and Clarity
One consistent note my beta readers gave me was:
• Too many characters, too many character names.
• Many appeared in a single scene.
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May 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
On Editing
4/ Gideon the Ninth and Clarity
One consistent note my beta readers gave me was:
• Too many characters, too many character names.
• Many appeared in a single scene.
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4/ Gideon the Ninth and Clarity
One consistent note my beta readers gave me was:
• Too many characters, too many character names.
• Many appeared in a single scene.
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Reposted by Conde
How translating helps with rewriting
6/This Is not Snake Oil
This is not snake oil. It’s not perfect, easy, foolproof, cure-all writing advice. It won’t solve all your writing problems. Nothing does.
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6/This Is not Snake Oil
This is not snake oil. It’s not perfect, easy, foolproof, cure-all writing advice. It won’t solve all your writing problems. Nothing does.
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May 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
How translating helps with rewriting
6/This Is not Snake Oil
This is not snake oil. It’s not perfect, easy, foolproof, cure-all writing advice. It won’t solve all your writing problems. Nothing does.
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6/This Is not Snake Oil
This is not snake oil. It’s not perfect, easy, foolproof, cure-all writing advice. It won’t solve all your writing problems. Nothing does.
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Existing SFF Words
2/Direwolf
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2/Direwolf
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May 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Existing SFF Words
2/Direwolf
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2/Direwolf
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How translating helps with rewriting
5/How to Write in a Different Language and Match the Original Culture (I)
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5/How to Write in a Different Language and Match the Original Culture (I)
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May 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
How translating helps with rewriting
5/How to Write in a Different Language and Match the Original Culture (I)
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5/How to Write in a Different Language and Match the Original Culture (I)
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