Tag Archives: 3 Day Novel Contest

WIP Wednesday: Hildamay at the Market

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

I thought I would add my piece to the growing Work In Progress Wednesday digital tradition. This is an excerpt from Hildamay Humphrey’s Incredibly Boring Life, a children’s story that I am editing in preparation to pitch this summer. The … Continue reading →

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A Peak Around the Corner: My NaNoWriMo Reflections

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

It has been a difficult month since I first posted my Prewriting for NaNoWriMo and launched the challenge to write 50,000 words in 30 Days. I find autumn hard, the dying light, our world plunging into darkness. While most people … Continue reading →

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Prewriting for NaNoWriMo

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

I think for most of us the appearance of books in a bookstore is a completely magical process. We know that somewhere—perhaps in a building behind the store, or on a fantasy island with high speed wireless internet—authors are suffering … Continue reading →

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The Many Names of The Great Divorce: Finding that Elusive Title

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

I recently competed in the 3 Day Novel Contest, a literary marathon where one writes for 72 hours, hoping to finish an entire novel in that time. As midnight on the last day approached, I had completed my 150 page … Continue reading →

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Dayshift Werewolves and Weekend Writers: A Review of the 3 Day Novel Contest Genre

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

A slowly leaked secret of my life is that I am a 3 Day Novel Contest survivor. For those who don’t know, the 3DNC is a kind of literary boot camp, “the world’s most notorious literary marathon,” where each year … Continue reading →

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