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  • Research Re: Using close sounding names

    There are circumstances where it's allowed and sometimes expected, like between a parent and child. In the novel I'm working on the father is Rory and his son is named ...

    Dec 6, 2012
  • Writers Corner Re: Inside of a Star [Spoiler Alert!]

    Not Dante, I know a few girls with that name. I'll agree with Jasmine on "Dorian." The last book I read with a character named Dorian, made Dorian one of ...

    May 4, 2011
  • Writing Tips Re: What Is Your Favorite Writing Tip?

    1) when something strikes you, write it down 2) no idea is a bad one 3) when you want to write, just write. Write what you feel, what you see, ...

    Mar 20, 2011


That's just what translation is, I think. That's all speaking is. Listening to the other and trying to see past your own biases to glimpse what they're trying to say. Showing yourself to the world, and hoping someone else understands.
— Ramy (Babel by R. F. Kuang)