Tag Archives: plotting novels

steves silly writing rules

Posted on June 5, 2012 by 3by3 writing method

Only one character starting with the same first letter (no Steve and Sean and Sally) Write daily even if you don’t feel like it, sometimes a writer’s internal conflict can result in a positive session Know your ending before you … Continue reading →

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3by3 Meetup.com

Posted on June 3, 2012 by 3by3 writing method

As a final test of the 3by3 Writing Method, a Meetup.com group has been created. Physically located in Pasadena, CA we will be working with novelists and memoirists. When the last of the real-life tests conclude, the 3by3 Writing Method … Continue reading →

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My Dog Food Story

Posted on June 2, 2012 by 3by3 writing method

I buy dog food in a fifty-five pound bag. Every day I feed my dog one cup of the pellets. It seems impossible but little by little I empty that huge bag and have to buy another. Writing a novel … Continue reading →

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Why we write

Posted on June 1, 2012 by 3by3 writing method

As far as I know there is no simple answer to this question. Some of us write for personal therapy. Some to mentally escape our “real” surroundings. Some of us run with the idea we are or could be the … Continue reading →

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short piece on miss snark’s first victim

Posted on May 23, 2012 by 3by3 writing method

Miss Snarks First Victim is a great writers resource. I happen to have a short excerpt from my book on that site today If you have time, check it out its selection number 23 http://misssnarksfirstvictim.blogspot.com/

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Why my critique group rocks

Posted on May 18, 2012 by 3by3 writing method

I wrote a while ago about being bummed that an agent had rejected my book query in just under an hour. That’s like going home in the middle of a first date. She didn’t even make me wait three months … Continue reading →

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Rejection sucks.

Posted on May 11, 2012 by 3by3 writing method

Yeah, rejection. Right out of the blocks. So, I get my book back from my technical editor. I get 20 pages corrected and decide to take a leap of faith, right off the cliff. This is one of the agents … Continue reading →

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oh technology, that time saving process that eats time

Posted on May 1, 2012 by 3by3 writing method

I am looking for some help. As you may know I am in the throes of polishing my novel, two and a half years in the making, My technical editor has informed me that my manuscript has thousands of apostrophes … Continue reading →

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Building a chest of drawers with words

Posted on April 19, 2012 by 3by3 writing method

I finished another draft of my novel. The front of the book is much more worn and rewritten than the back end, but that’s expected. The other day I realized during the last two weeks of intense (10 hours a … Continue reading →

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nasty words

Posted on April 11, 2012 by 3by3 writing method

I hit my word count goal last weekend. Five weeks ago one of my esteemed critique group members suggested writing in first person and that propelled me into frenzy (the good kind) and I wrote 25 thousand (and deleted 5 … Continue reading →

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