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How to Write a Novel in 3 Days!
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How to Write a Novel in 3 Days!

You’re Invited – Save the Date – Labour Day Weekend, 2025

Here's a little-known fact about Gifted Underachiever Pat—she's a two-time winner of the International 3-Day Novel Contest, held every Labour Day weekend since its 1977 genesis in a Vancouver bar.

In this snippet from our interview with Gifted Achiever Nadja Lubiw-Hazard (coming soon!), Nadja bravely commits to joining Pat and the international band of weirdos who enter the contest every year. If you’re looking for the thrill of a lifetime, join us this coming Labour Day Weekend to take the ride!

Questions for Listeners

(Hop on over to the segment web page to leave us your answers.)

  1. Did you know that plenty of novice or non-writers made the shortlist or won the 3-Day Novel contest?

  1. Are you considering it?!!!

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Segment Links

International 3-Day Novel Contest website (2025 registration is not yet open):

https://www.3daynovel.com/

Here’s an invitation to the 3DN participant Discord (not affiliated with the contest overlords): https://discord.gg/KFM89bubuf

If the above link has expired and you’d like to join, email pat at pat@patdobie.com to ask for a new link.

Mulligan’s 3-Day Novel tips:

Buy the most recent winner (by Pat):

Direct from the publisher: https://www.anvilpress.com/books/the-tenants

From indie bookstores, Canada: https://www.indiebookstores.ca/book/9781772142297/

From indie bookstores, USA: https://asterismbooks.com/product/the-tenants-pat-dobie

From the Antichrist: https://www.amazon.ca/Tenants-Pat-Dobie/dp/1772142298

Whose voice you are hearing in the GU Clubhouse: the delightful Nadja Lubiw-Hazard, author. Here’s her website, and you’ll learn more about Nadja when her interview airs!

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