Hi, all!
I'm not sure if this is where I should put this or not, and I considered posting this in the Ireland thread in the International District. I'm looking for someone who's native to Ireland. I have a few sections in my manuscript where I have dialogue from characters who are Irish, and I want to make sure it rings true to the ear.
I also have a scene that touches on some very basic Irish history, mainly pertaining to the fact that Ireland was once a strictly oral society, and my character speculates that this known fact might be a little inaccurate based on some objects she finds. I would like to know if the objects she finds and the speculation she makes COULD be even remotely possible with the way that particular scene is set up.
I'm not asking for a beta reader, as I'm not asking this person to read the entire manuscript. I would like for someone to just read the scene regarding the history, and the dialogue scenes to see if they're as accurate as possible, and ring true to the ear. Even though the accents do bear a slight resemblance to each other, I'm concerned my Irish characters might be sounding a tad too Scottish.
If anyone can help with this, I would greatly appreciate it. Please PM me, and I'll send you the details. There are only five sections, including the history one. One section is longer because there's narration mixed in with the dialogue. The approximate word count for all of the sections is 6,500.
Thanks in Advance!
Angela
I'm not sure if this is where I should put this or not, and I considered posting this in the Ireland thread in the International District. I'm looking for someone who's native to Ireland. I have a few sections in my manuscript where I have dialogue from characters who are Irish, and I want to make sure it rings true to the ear.
I also have a scene that touches on some very basic Irish history, mainly pertaining to the fact that Ireland was once a strictly oral society, and my character speculates that this known fact might be a little inaccurate based on some objects she finds. I would like to know if the objects she finds and the speculation she makes COULD be even remotely possible with the way that particular scene is set up.
I'm not asking for a beta reader, as I'm not asking this person to read the entire manuscript. I would like for someone to just read the scene regarding the history, and the dialogue scenes to see if they're as accurate as possible, and ring true to the ear. Even though the accents do bear a slight resemblance to each other, I'm concerned my Irish characters might be sounding a tad too Scottish.
If anyone can help with this, I would greatly appreciate it. Please PM me, and I'll send you the details. There are only five sections, including the history one. One section is longer because there's narration mixed in with the dialogue. The approximate word count for all of the sections is 6,500.
Thanks in Advance!
Angela
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