How to write in a language that is not your mother tongue

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Back story:

My mother tongue is Bangla (Sylheti form). My dream is to become a great writer in English. But I was struggling to find a way to write well in English. I used to think to myself, "I am trying so hard, but it's not going well enough." Then finally, I found a way. Alhamdulillah!

Step by step walkthrough:

Step 1: Think in your mother tongue what you want to write,

Step 2: Create an outline in your language and note them point by point in your mother tongue,

Step 3: Start your writing in the writing language. Think of the sentence in your mother tongue and then just translate it to the other language. You may need to use a dictionary and google translate for the translation because you will produce some perfect and deep words in your mother tongue which may need to be translated into a perfect word of the other language.

Step 4: After finishing your writing, use a grammar and spell checker service.

Step 5: Proofread.

Step 6: Done.

Some tips:

1. Read articles regularly in both the languages,

2. Develop new ideas and write new articles every day; you will improve gradually.

3. Backup your writings in your personal blog or google docs.

3. Practice the second language regularly through a good language learning and skill developing website.

Some websites to help you grow into a great writer:

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing

https://writeandimprove.com/workbooks#/wi-workbooks

https://www.inc.com/glenn-leibowitz/16-click-worthy-topics-to-write-about-so-you-never-run-out-of-ideas.html

https://www.paperrater.com/

https://app.grammarly.com/ddocs/798960410

https://docs.google.com/

https://www.blogger.com/

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