I’ve resurrected a writing project from my grad school days, called Málorvat, Or the Kiri Gilgamesh,” which is a retelling of Gilgamesh as a foundational story of the Kiri culture in my sci-fi Continuation universe. I am discovering that it is really hard to write action scenes that…
a) use science fiction settings and tech
b) while largely discussing things in metaphorical/mythic terms
c) in lines of nine syllables
d) with six lines per stanza
e) and reasonable use of phonetic devices (alliteration, etc.)
I mean, try to describe tazing (tasing?) someone within those constraints without sounding stupid! Actually, I’m having fun with it, though it is slow going. It feels more like solving a puzzle than doing actual creative writing. 🙂
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