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RE: Constrained Writing Contest #20 + Winners of Constrained Writing Contest #19
I win 1st place? I certainly did not expect that, Thank you!!. sorry about the grammatical errors i´m latin american so writing stuff in english is sometimes hard for me but thank you for the recommendations i´ll keep it in mind.
Lately, there have been several entries from people who don't speak/write in English very well. Because of that, I try not to get hung up on the grammer and instead judge based on creativity or including all of the constraints. This is just me as a judge though. Each judge is free to choose the winners based on their expectations. However, a story that meets the constraints and is as grammatically correct as possible, is the ideal entry to have.
I'll just add to @foragingqueitude's reply;
Whenever you write in a language that is not your own - and hell, even if you write in your own... you just give it your best to do best you can. If you give it your all, but there's still typos, well you've given it all you've got at this point in time, and that - I believe - is what matters most.
And knowing you can improve is one of the greatest knowledges there is! :D
I also write in a language that is not my native - I'm Slovenian and speak Slovene - and I know my English could use a tonne more other words that I don't know, or at least don't remember... and that my tenses sometimes suck, and the list goes on... but with everything I write I give it my all to do the best I can... then improve from there. And reading my first few stories and comparing them to my recent ones.. I've advanced... Both in my writing style, and in my English... And I believe you can - and will - also! :D
Well said @svashta!