Tag: rule of three

POWER POSITIONS IN PROSE: Niloufar-Lily Soltani’s ZULAIKHA

Nov 20, 2023

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Ace Baker

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I met Lily Soltani at the Robson Indigo bookstore this past weekend, where she was doing a book signing. In fact, I was the first to get a signed copy… I cracked open the cover, began to read, and quickly discovered what the publisher, Inanna, must have noticed when they selected this book for publication;…
3 Days to SIWC…so here’s a link to a post on the power of 3!

Oct 23, 2013

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Ace Baker

in power punch, writing technique

Three days until SIWC . . . so here’s a link to an Aussie writer, Jonathan Crossfield, who has penned his own take on the POWER OF THREE in writing. Click and take a peek: http://www.jonathancrossfield.com/blog/2009/06/writing-the-power-of-three.html
Gaiman #005: Explore a difference

Jul 13, 2013

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Ace Baker

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As I’ve said before, contrast makes writing interesting. But in a longer work of fiction, it’s possible to REVISIT the same contrast in different ways. Here’s how Neil Gaiman does that in The Ocean at the End of the Lane: “Adults follow paths. Children explore. Adults are content to walk the same way, hundreds…
TC Boyle Week #7–Sanders and Boyle BEND the Rule of 3!

Jun 15, 2013

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Ace Baker

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Touch gloves–Sanders meets Boyle today. Yesterday, we saw Rule of 3, a common technique employed by MANY writers, especially those who write in English. There’s something about the rhythms it creates that are pleasing to the ear. Today, we’re going to see how both Sanders and Boyle BEND that rule. First, I’ll show…
TC Boyle Week # 6–Scott Russell Sanders stops by to teach RULE OF 3

Jun 15, 2013

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Ace Baker

in fancy footwork, fiction, nonfiction, novels, short stories, writing technique

In North America, in English, people love the sound of items in groups of three: Goldilocks and the 3 bears, 3 Little Pigs, 3 Billy Goats Gruff…but we even like the sound of simples lists of three. Many writers know this, and Scott Russell Sanders is one of them. Here are a few examples of…

Tag: rule of three

POWER POSITIONS IN PROSE: Niloufar-Lily Soltani’s ZULAIKHA

3 Days to SIWC…so here’s a link to a post on the power of 3!

Gaiman #005: Explore a difference

TC Boyle Week #7–Sanders and Boyle BEND the Rule of 3!

TC Boyle Week # 6–Scott Russell Sanders stops by to teach RULE OF 3