Writing a novel: First act

In this post, I’m talking from a literary genre writer’s point of view.

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3 cookies, because 2 is too little, 4 is too much.

3 glasses of wine, because 2 is just not enough, 4 is a twenty-four hours headache waiting to happen (I’m not that young anymore, writer friends!).

I learned about the rule of 3 in school, back in the days. A lot of fairytale uses the rule of 3.
Peau d’âne have 3 magic dresses, the Three little piggies have 3 little houses, Boucle d’Or finds 3 bowls of oatmeal, then 3 beds.

And I used 3 examples to illustrate the rule of 3 !

The same rule applies to plays, screenplays and, of course, novels.

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