: Re: Describing big cities and using slang words while writing I've been trying to write a book that takes place somewhere in America, maybe New York, Chicago, or another large city. But the problem

@Caterina108

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Write what you know, or you will be risking to be ridiculed (and deservingly so) by the people who do.

If the location is important to your story, do your research (preferably in person). New York, Chicago, San-Francisco are all big cities, but they are extremely different from one another.

As for the slang--Lauren Ipsum is absolutely right--you better get things right, before new yorkers stone you alive for mispronouncing Greenwich Village or Houston St. (OK, you can get away with pronunciation, using only written words, but you get the drift...)

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