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Q&A Rules about breaking the rules. How do I do it well?

There are rules to writing and we often talk about them here. But sometimes a good writer will break the rules. And to be honest some of my favorite pieces of writing are from when this is done wel...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by AGirlHasNoName‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:20:07Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/43508
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar AGirlHasNoName‭ · 2019-12-08T11:20:07Z (over 4 years ago)
There are rules to writing and we often talk about them here. But sometimes a good writer will break the rules. And to be honest some of my favorite pieces of writing are from when this is done well.

So how do we do it well? Is there some way to measure whether our own application of rule-breaking is done well? Or is it a mostly intuitive process?

I am not concerned with the reception of publishers. I am concerned with the reception of readers and the idea of creating good work. I am just interested if there is any type of guideline that can be followed to writing good creative works.

I have heard two rules about this in the past:

- You need to fully understand a rule before you can break it
- Only break one rule at a time

**Are there any others? Does it change for rules of grammar as apposed to the rules of style? Are these rules about breaking rules as equally breakable as the rules that are being broken?**

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-03-14T15:20:26Z (about 5 years ago)
Original score: 13