Write Better, Write Happier...

By HeyMysty

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Enjoy your writing! ☺ 2022. Help from a Watty Award-Winning Author, Wattpad Creator, and long-tenured Senior... More

Why Mysty's Book?
① ✍️ Writing Tip: How To Stay Inspired
② ✍️ Writing Tip: Notice "Was"
③ ✍️ Writing Tip: The Reader Isn't You
④ ✍️ Writing Tip: Finding the Middle Way
💚 Write Happier 💚
⑤ ✍️ Writing Tip: Show, Don't Tell
⑥ ✍️ Writing Tip: Using Descriptions as Space
⑦ ✍️Writing Tip: The Word:Idea Ratio
⑧ ✍️ Writing Tip: Double Justification
⑨ 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Gaining a Following
①⓪ 🧡 Wattpad Tip: The Truth About Feedback
①① 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Intro to Contests & The Wattys
#1 in Nonfiction - Thank You!
①② 🧡 Wattpad Tip: User Contests and Wattpad Genre Profiles
①③ 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Naver, Wattpad Stars, Studio, Etc.
①④ 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Appearances + Blurbs
①⑤ 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Cover + Title
💚 Positive Motivation - ☯︎ Yin 🌚
💚 Positive Motivation - ☯︎ Yang 🌞
①⑥ ✍️ Writing Tip: Where You Write Matters
①⑦ ✍️ Writing Tip: Editing with Basic Tips
①⑧ ✍️ Writing Tip: How to Begin a Book
①⑨ ✍️ Writing Tip: Outline Your Story
②⓪ ✍️ Writing Tip: "Said" Never Died
②① 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Chapter Length, Rankings, and Release Schedules
②② 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Keeping Up With Your Release Schedule
②③ 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Wattpad Burnout
②④ 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Your Happiness
❤️ More Help! ❤️
②⑤ 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Help Books and Advice
②⑥ ✍️ Writing Tip: Write Stronger Characters
②⑦ ✍️ Writing Tip: Write Stronger Characters ❷
②⑧ ✍️Writing Tip: Characters, A Big Entrance
②⑨ ✍️ Writing Tip: One Main Character
③⓪ ✍️ Writing Tip: POV and The Narrator
③① 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Avoid the Mature Rating
③② 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Multimedia
③③ 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Wattpad Friendships
③④ 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Dealing with People on Wattpad
💚 Meditation For Writing and Wattpad 💚
③⑤ ✍️ Writing Tip: Pacing
③⑥ ✍️ Writing Tip: Editing, and Giving Your Story Some Space
③⑦ ✍️ Writing Tip: The Art of a Paragraph
③⑧ ✍️ Writing Tip: The Semi-Colon
③⑨ ✍️ Writing Tip: The Ellipsis
④⓪ ✍️ Writing Tip: The Dash, and Read a Book!
💚 You Get Out What You Put In 💚
④① 🧡 Wattpad Help: Getting Others Involved
④② 🧡 Wattpad Help: Getting Others Involved ➋
④③ 🧡 Wattpad Help: Disclaimers, Front Matter, Warnings, etc.
④④ 🧡 Wattpad Help: Copyright
④⑤ 🧡 Wattpad Help: Mirror Sites
💚 It's Never the End 💚
𝘾 𝙖 𝙡 𝙢 🌼 A Pocket Guide To Breathe Easy
➊ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: Writing Poetry
➋ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: The Thesaurus
➌ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: Is It Too Big?
➍ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: The Perfect Story
➎ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: Asking For Follows
➏ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: Trying to Surprise the Reader
➐ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: The Problem with Flashbacks
🧩 Bonus Advisory - You MUST Do This 🧩
➑ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: Rich Fictional Settings
➒ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: No Really, When Do I Get Readers?
➊⓿ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: Planning Your Story Saves Lives
➊➊ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: Writing Drama
💌 Mysty's Mailbox (#1-3)
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④⑥ 🧡 Wattpad Help: Translations

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By HeyMysty

No one has ever offered to translate one of my books, but I would decline were somebody to offer—unless I really trusted their writing ability, that is.

Translating words to another language involves a great amount of skill when art is involved, and requires a great number of judgment calls. In other words, to be a good translator of fiction, you need to be a good writer of fiction, too.

If you're planning on selling your books, also don't get a translation done unless you plan to sell that translation. When you want to sell in other languages, you need to formalize an agreement with your translator regarding their payment, their rights, etc. I suggest a flat fee, and of course be sure to obtain everything in writing via email. Consult a lawyer or your agent!

If you your book is just for fun or free, it's still good to consider what they expect for the translation, and of course, as stated previously, their ability as a writer in both English and their native language.

And well, that's about it. 

No really, that's it for the book!

... or is it?

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