For anything to grow, there must be a seed. And you must plant it, and then water it with words and let it bask in the glow of setting and plot. “Writers will only be able to accomplish their artistic aims correctly by tending the seeds carefully throughout the whole course of the narrative after they have been selected in accordance with Party policy,” Kim writes. And we all know that nothing lets literary flowers bloom like one-party rule. “Life is complex and varied. Writers should choose from its varied features only those aspects which meet the requirements of their seeds.”
Writing for Commies: 7 Tips from Kim Jong Il’s 1986 Treatise on Literature
Want to write like the Dear Leader? Here's how.
Write the Seed
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Writing for Commies
- Learn to Write the Kim Jong Il Way
- Write the Seed
- Promote the Party
- The Lead Character Must Be a Revolutionary
- Compose the Plot Correctly (a.k.a Fertilize Your ‘Seed’)
- Each Scene Must Be Dramatic
- Use Words that Are Full of Meaning and Easy to Understand
- Settle All Conflicts in Accordance with Class Struggle