An award-winning author, whose first language is not English… there’s hope for me yet! I second his motion of hiring editors, regardless of where you were born.
Comic by Cyanide and Happiness
Happy Memorial Day, to my American readers!
You see, I may live in Greece, but I know it’s Memorial Day today. Likewise, English is not my first language. I was taught English at the tender age of two and a half, alongside Greek. I had English-speaking au pairs to improve my English, I went to a school with plenty of English courses and I read English books, but I grew up in Greece, had Greek friends and spoke and read Greek on an everyday basis. Therefore, you can understand why I was concerned when I decided to write in English: I was worried of making the odd silly mistake, having people laugh at my writing skills. I have studied more grammar and vocabulary websites and books than I care to remember, just to make sure my English was correct. And then I realized that perhaps…
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Ana Spoke, author 
Thank you so much for sharing this 🙂
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You are welcome. It’s a great post, I was inspired 🙂
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Haha! I like 🙂 do stop by at my blog too “will appreciate your reviews!!
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Followed 🙂
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Wow! Coming from such a renowned author, it surely feels great!!! *All smiles*
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Lol – I wouldn’t go that far, but thank you *courtseys* 😀
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You are just too kind 🙂
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