I am in the process of rewriting a picture book manuscript that I started a couple of years ago, and in doing so, i am re-thinking how I illustrated some of the characters for the older manuscript, Waking Up the Sun. Waking Up the Sun tells a story about how a farm is impacted the…
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Frances Gilbert Tweets about the Rule of 3s
“In storytelling, authors often create triplets or structures in three parts.” Wikipedia For instance: Rumpelstiltskin spins thrice for the heroine and lets her guess his name thrice over a period of three days. Wikipedia In Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, Marley’s Ghost tells Ebenezer Scrooge he will receive visits from three spirits: The Ghost of Christmas Past, The Ghost of Christmas Present, and…