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Grammata

Writing

The Grammata composition flow - choose a form, type, choose a style, publish.

Writing a page is a three-step flow. You always see what you are publishing before you publish it.

1. choose a form
haiku, tanka, sonnet, basic page, open letter
2. write
title + content, live preview at your side
3. choose a style
visual template by an artist
4. review
customize the fine print (optional)
publish
your page is on the wall

Forms

FormShapeUse it for
Haiku3 lines, soft 5-7-5 syllable guidanceA single moment, an image, a turn
Tanka5 lines, soft 5-7-5-7-7Haiku with two reflective lines that expand it
Sonnet14 lines, three quatrains + couplet, ABAB CDCD EFEF GGA full Shakespearean argument
Basic pageFree-form, up to 1000 charactersEssays, prose, anything that doesn't fit a fixed form
Open letterTitle + recipient + 1000 char bodyPublic statements anyone can co-sign

Character limits guide - they do not block. Syllable counters show three tiers (ok, soft warning, over) but never prevent publishing.

Styles

The style is the visual layer the platform applies to your content. The same haiku takes on a completely different feel in different styles:

Haiku in zen-garden template

Haiku in notebook template

Each style is published by an artist. When a reader collects your page, the artist earns a royalty automatically - no licensing deal to negotiate, no per-page payment to chase.

Customize the fine print

The review step shows a "customize the fine print" expand. By default it stays closed and your page publishes with sensible defaults. Inside you can:

  • Adjust the edition cap (how many copies can be kept, or unlimited)
  • Set a custom price for what readers pay to keep a copy
  • Add collaborators with their share of every collect
  • Direct a percentage to an approved funding group

Nothing here is required. If you do not touch it, the protocol applies the defaults and you keep the majority of every collect.

What gets published

When you click publish, the protocol records:

  • Your page content (title, subtitle, lines) - permanent
  • The style you chose - the artist gets a royalty on every future collect
  • Your revenue split - frozen at publish, applies to every future collect
  • The ownership address - your wallet is the creator

After that moment, your page is on the network. It is yours, it is permanent, and it can be collected.