#operafish

I just finished Salty yesterday, I can't stop thinking about it! I love anything folklore based, and your writing style made everything feel so cozy and magical.

I have a question - is Muirin's way of speaking English based on Gaelic grammatical patterns?

Thank you, and I can't wait to see what you write next!

Hi operafish! Thank you so much, I'm so happy you enjoyed Salty 💕 You're right—While I very much tweaked things to suit my storytelling needs, as well as trying to keep her from sounding too much like Yoda, Muirin's way of speaking is based on my (extremely limited) understanding of Gaelic grammar. I attempted to map her limited English vocabulary onto Gaelic grammar patterns then slowly improved her understanding of English grammar along with giving her more words to work with as the story progressed. That said, I only know a few phrases of Gaelic; I'm planning to find a class to learn more because trying to learn on my own with duolingo didn't do it for me at all!

@operafish submitted: pls cast my dog

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  1. The Man of Property & Indian Summer of a Forsyte by John Galsworthy. Love its style, characters, overall atmosphere of old good Britain.

2. Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov. One of those few books of Russian classic literature of 19th century I’m rereading at least once a year. Goncharov wrote about love in a way I wish I would one glorious day.

3. Poirot and Miss Marple novels by Agatha Cristie. Love crime stories, and Cristie’s the queen of them. Even if I know who’s the murderer, I can reread her books again and again, for the atmosphere, good sence of humor and collection of English characters.

4. The Ring by Koji Suzuki. I was SO scared after reading this book for the firts time! Now I reread it time to time, not to be scared again, but for details and shades of Japanese society.

5. The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. Humor and satire, drama and sharp social conflicts, mistery and love…

6. A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin, and her another novels as well. Love that combination of fantasy, social questions and philosophical issues in them.

7. Much Ado About Nothing and Twelth Night by William Shakespeare. He’s genius, isn’t he.

8. Lesio by Joanna Chmielewska. Humor in my favourite style.

9. Rafael Sabatini’s novels. Romantic, adventures, and pure love.

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