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If you think that writing only requires creativity, you are wrong. Renato Mite tells us this in his article on Goodreads Building the rules for writing . It was an interesting read, also because it was something I had never thought about. @ludus Thanks for the quote, what can you tell me about your rules for writing? — Renato Mite (@renatomite) December 12, 2014 @ludus I'm glad I gave you something to think about, maybe a post on your blog will come out of it, let me know so I don't miss it;-) — Renato Mite (@renatomite) December 12, 2014 Rather than reply to his tweet, I decided to think about what my rules were. Because they are there, obviously, even if inside me - inside you, too - I don't realize it.
They are invisible rules, unwritten, Phone Number Data but well imprinted in my mind, so much so that they are activated automatically when I write. The basic rules: grammar and documentation Why basic rules? Because any writer cannot write without knowing grammar. Check out the Self Publishing Stuff blog , there are several examples of self-published authors who don't know punctuation, accents, etc. Knowledge of grammar is part of the cultural background that the writer must possess before becoming a writer, before feeling like a writer, before starting to write his bestseller. The documentation, however, is part of the information needed to write: for me it is impossible and even illogical to write a story set in Siberia and limit myself to the knowledge I currently have about Siberia: namely that they speak Russian (I think) and it is cold.
I would go to Siberia, I guarantee you, before writing that story, as it is part of my travel destinations, given that it is a polar land. These, then, are my basic rules about creative writing . Rules that I have now acquired and that I activate without even thinking about them are part of me. The rule of credibility A three year old should talk like a three year old. He can't know subjunctives better than me. An illiterate eighty-year-old pastor cannot express himself like a magistrate. I could really go on forever, giving all the possible examples. In general, however, we can say that the language of a person - and therefore of a character - is defined by a series of elements: personal cultural level historical and geographical context in which he lives social environments frequented (family, work, friends, recreational activities) If you think about it, it's a lot of work that a writer has to do to understand how his character will speak.
They are invisible rules, unwritten, Phone Number Data but well imprinted in my mind, so much so that they are activated automatically when I write. The basic rules: grammar and documentation Why basic rules? Because any writer cannot write without knowing grammar. Check out the Self Publishing Stuff blog , there are several examples of self-published authors who don't know punctuation, accents, etc. Knowledge of grammar is part of the cultural background that the writer must possess before becoming a writer, before feeling like a writer, before starting to write his bestseller. The documentation, however, is part of the information needed to write: for me it is impossible and even illogical to write a story set in Siberia and limit myself to the knowledge I currently have about Siberia: namely that they speak Russian (I think) and it is cold.
I would go to Siberia, I guarantee you, before writing that story, as it is part of my travel destinations, given that it is a polar land. These, then, are my basic rules about creative writing . Rules that I have now acquired and that I activate without even thinking about them are part of me. The rule of credibility A three year old should talk like a three year old. He can't know subjunctives better than me. An illiterate eighty-year-old pastor cannot express himself like a magistrate. I could really go on forever, giving all the possible examples. In general, however, we can say that the language of a person - and therefore of a character - is defined by a series of elements: personal cultural level historical and geographical context in which he lives social environments frequented (family, work, friends, recreational activities) If you think about it, it's a lot of work that a writer has to do to understand how his character will speak.