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Writing Fractal Scifi Novels
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; scene sequences for sci-fi writing
; how to make fractal progressions for a book?
; define a structure
(def-grammar 'structure
a (b c d)
b (c e)
c (b a)
)
; when structure is generated it results into symbol list
; (gen-notrans a 4 'structure)
; --> (a b c b c e a b c d e c b c b a e a b c e c b a d d)
; define a neuron that converts each symbol into a meaningful scene type
(def-neuron section-convert
(in 1 'a) 'action
(in 1 'b) 'rest
(in 1 'c) 'time-warp
(in 1 'd) 'sex&violence
(otherwise 'free)
)
; generate recursive progression structure and convert it to the scene types
(run-neuron 'section-convert
(gen-notrans a 7 'structure))
-> (action rest time-warp rest time-warp rest time-warp rest action free action rest time-warp free time-warp rest action sex&violence free action rest time-warp rest time-warp free action rest time-warp sex&violence free time-warp rest time-warp rest action free action rest time-warp free time-warp rest action sex&violence sex&violence free time-warp rest time-warp rest time-warp rest time-warp free action rest time-warp sex&violence free action rest time-warp rest action free time-warp rest time-warp free action rest time-warp sex&violence sex&violence free action rest time-warp rest time-warp rest action free action rest time-warp free time-warp rest action sex&violence free time-warp rest time-warp rest time-warp free action rest time-warp sex&violence free action rest time-warp rest action free time-warp rest time-warp free action rest time-warp sex&violence sex&violence sex&violence sex&violence)
; then write the book