Mar 17, 2020 · In my current story I'm writing, I have a situation where a third party candidate is elected into the presidency and then basically takes over the...

Jan 12, 2011 · Hey everyone, I am writing a novel and have quite a long plot line. My story should be very long, however I seem to be having trouble with pacing...

Aug 21, 2016 · It could be that I'll find myself fixing this pacing during re-writes and edits, without even thinking about it - almost organically and instinctively, but as I've never reached that stage before I …

Feb 26, 2014 · I think people who are drawn to turn-based combat like the strategic elements of the system while still retaining the things that makes real-time combat attractive: the pacing and the level …

Aug 17, 2017 · That will let you see what you really need. This is particularly true with pacing and how you weave plot points together. Writing is different to reading. It takes a very long time to write and …

Sep 2, 2011 · However, it could also drag down the pacing significantly, and with a pretty tight 3rd person POV on Dustin and Samus and no clear link between these other characters at the …

Oct 13, 2011 · While there does need to be catalysts and Incidents that drive the story, Dialogue naturally increases the pace, so broken up with description and narration to give us the sensation of …

Nov 15, 2023 · Yeah, there's a time and place for brevity and there's a time where it breeds ambiguity. Something can be verbose out of a desire for completeness or to simply run down the clock. I think a …

Jan 6, 2017 · Dumb question, If I upgrade to supporter status, can I post my stories for beta-readers to critique my story?

Mar 1, 2021 · A dog knight, a cat thief, and a frog witch walk into a bar... I have a story full of events, and I'm struggling with stringing it together, the pacing of it all and where to go next. The story follows the …