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What Is Good Pacing, and Why Does It Matter?

Jul 6 2018
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Good Afternoon, Pubcrawlers! If you’ve ever queried a manuscript or sold a book, then I think it’s safe to assume you’ve likely heard the word “pacing” in feedback for your project. Whether the pacing was too slow, too fast, or missing something, when I’m editing client projects or giving feedback on submissions, it’s one of the notes I give the most. When a novel is well-paced, it carries the reader through the story easily to […]

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What Comes Before Part Three: A Whole Lotta Character

Apr 4 2016
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Hello again, lovely Pubcrawlers! Hopefully by now you’ve spent some time considering your premise, story world, your character’s basic actions and, most importantly, their weakness and moral choice. Because now we’ll define some of the last few steps to fleshing out your character’s emotional and physical story arc. Settle in: this one is a bit longer than the last two. Just a reminder: This series is not an Outline How-to; this is more appropriately looked […]

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