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Article: Ironclad Rules for Creative Writing

1. Like any prose and poetry, creative works should follow the typical rules of grammar, style, spelling, structure, and syntax.

2. A creative writer is allowed, even encouraged, to break Rule #1.

3. However, Rule #1 must be broken for specific artistic purposes, not out of ignorance of the rule.

In other words, to break a rule, one must know what Rule #1 entails.

Know Thy Grammar!

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