tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-378441400441702936.post837674554784446245..comments2024-02-16T03:28:53.170-05:00Comments on Picture This!: Lists, The Rule of Three, and RepetitionRob Sandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05189999418618335098noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-378441400441702936.post-77088367447922272372011-05-29T12:49:03.168-04:002011-05-29T12:49:03.168-04:00Yes, Romelle . . purposeful and intentional. I jus...Yes, Romelle . . purposeful and intentional. I just wrote a critique about writing the story, then adding the crafts to the story . . . not letting the crafts drive your story or dictate to you, but that you intentionally use them to enhance your story. Good luck!Rob Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05189999418618335098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-378441400441702936.post-53716874773312676942011-05-29T00:45:37.203-04:002011-05-29T00:45:37.203-04:00Oh, definitely motivating--not to mention delightf...Oh, definitely motivating--not to mention delightful! Another fellow writer said she heard someone recommend that aspiring writers read one picture book a day. My response was, how can you possibly read only one, when they're so much fun? (Kinda like that old potato chip ad: betcha can't read just one!)Leslie Gorinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02874246243423705422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-378441400441702936.post-56315633935256202412011-05-28T23:51:54.685-04:002011-05-28T23:51:54.685-04:00Great topic! I've used the rule of 3's in...Great topic! I've used the rule of 3's in some of my mss. Some with success, some without (according to crits), but you wrote something that will echo in my mind the next time I use the rule of 3's: "Purposeful repetition. Not just repeating things willy-nilly, but with purpose and intent."Romellehttp://www.romellebroas.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-378441400441702936.post-90083957700889652002011-05-28T20:49:28.884-04:002011-05-28T20:49:28.884-04:00Leslie, aren't you amazed at the number of gre...Leslie, aren't you amazed at the number of great picture books out there? It can be intimidating, or motivating. I choose motivating . . . how about you?!Rob Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05189999418618335098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-378441400441702936.post-58285122479053465182011-05-28T17:41:08.197-04:002011-05-28T17:41:08.197-04:00Wonderful posts this week, Rob! I'm keeping m...Wonderful posts this week, Rob! I'm keeping my own lists every time you use a book for an example, and then checking them out of the library by the armload. (But only in groups of three, of course... :)<br /><br />Leslie G.Leslie Gorinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02874246243423705422noreply@blogger.com