The rules of writing (academic, fiction, & even music) are simple: write the rules, keep to the rules.
In academic writing it's called your methodology. And once you've nailed it down, everything - everything - you write has to fit neatly within it. You build your argument, you investigate possibilities. If its within the rules set in your methodology, you're good. Beginning, middle, end. Good to go.
In writing fiction (especially speculative fiction: science fiction/fantasy) it's all about the world you create. The world can have aliens and starships, or vampires and ancient beasts of evil, or dragons and barbarian heroes - but everything you write has got to be consistent with the rules of the world as you envision it.
This doesn't mean there can't be surprises. There are a number of ways to keep everything fresh and new and even surprising. The first is just set the boundaries wide from the outset (magic can be pretty limitless in this sense - or the possibility of alien technology is boundless by definition).
Another trick can be to gradually unlock the rules of the world only as the characters themselves discover them.
I see it as world building. I close my eyes, think about it all, and make sure it fits in a swirling, chaotic but consistent form - kind of like a world.
Music can be more problematic, especially when writing for a band, the members of which like to write their own fantastic parts into the songs. But again, seeing the music as a world which has to make sense with itself helps. The parts will either fit right in, or be clunky and have to be changed. If it's a neat fit, go with it!
Happy writing!
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" My hand is the poem . My pen is the string and all these words are my puppet"
I write songs for other singers , but believe me each time i give them some lyrics they come out with a music that I had not imagined....for the same lyrics other singer would make it a sad one ,other would make it a party anthem !! I guess our perception of what we read is not limited and Music is dimensionless
Exactly!
It's so amazing and cool how that happens!
well i have the same case ! I wrote lyrics to this song "burning my love to ashes" and all of sudden i got so many requests for the lyrics and there were so many versions of the song on steemit !!
Cool!
I have seen you are a musician too !! wanna give it a try , say what another collaboration ??
Let's see, hey?
you can go to my blog and see the four versions of the same song !! we have many people who are waiting for another version of the song ... I give you the rights to reproduce the sonng however you like !!
your article is full of knowledge thank's for sharing
No worries!
World building is fun XD
Even coming up with a few thousand years of history is fun.
Yep - you sound like you've been there, done that, too 😊
So much fun!
Still doing it! Though trying to focus in on stories within now, 2000 years worth of history is enough right? XD
I think 2000 years of history should just about cover it! 😊
I wish I could write coherent narratives!
After 25 years of not writing anything worth mentioning, it really is a steep learning curve.
(It must be very slippy, this learning curve - 'cos I keep sliding back down it !)
Hahahaha
I know the feeling 🙃
I've had some good feedback from Editors and a publisher, but that's about it!
damn! - that is pretty good. (I'll start with grammar)
haha 😀
Wow. that pretty good.
Interesting post - thanks @drwom .
No worries!
I'm trying to get better in writing and this was awesome, thank you! Keep posting stuff like this
I'm really pleased you appreciate it! I'll try to!
so true!
Thanks:-)
ur welcome :)
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