pacing | pacing

Jun.17.2013 Pacing: Tortoise, Hare, or Both? Tomorrow is the last day to enter the Booklover’s Bench contest. I don’t think I need to say anything more. Life moves at its own pace. A minute is sixty seconds long; an hour sixty minutes long. However, we’ve all experienced situations...	Jan.04.2013 To Be Famous And A Best Seller - Write Like This! OK - I was prepared to dislike (and disagree) with this article. I thought of 'writer who sells soul for a writer who sells his soul', since it is by an author who "helps" James Patterson write some of his many books. Yes, I did gag on this particular sentence: "We are in the business of...
May.17.2012 Taking it Slow I’ve been trying to think of what to write about next, with little success - which is why you haven’t heard from me. After all, I’ve been writing this blog for 3 years now, and how much good advice does any one person have? So here’s a thought: how about if you suggest some topics? I did get one...	Sep.07.2011 A Glacial Pace Anna Karenina – Section Four, by Leo Tolstoy image via free-ebook-download.net The gulf between Anna and husband Alexéi Alexándrovich grows now. They are living in the same house but apart, their lives a tension that somehow has to be resolved. This tension is exacerbated by Anna’s pregnancy...
Aug.27.2011 At a Slower Pace My brain tells me that 87 degrees is not that hot. It's less hot than my body temperature and tolerable. Just try telling my body that. My body feels warm and uncomfortable and I'm considering another long cold shower. Anything to feel cooler, even for a few moments. Perception and reality don't...	Jan.12.2011 Only Trouble is Interesting One of the first lessons I learned when writing was "Only Trouble is Interesting." Conflict doesn't have to be earth-shattering, in-your-face, knock down drag-em-out. In fact, sometimes the best conflicts are the everyday events. They may not be "exciting" in terms of things...
Sep.20.2010 Character Arcs and Suspension of Disbelief My current writing obstacle: character arcs. A character has to change over the course of the book. My heroine begins as woman who’s fled her abusive husband, taking their son with her. Her ‘inciting incident’ happened before the book opened, when the husband started beating the son as well,...	Aug.05.2010 TIME LINE I am having as confused a time with my time line. I wish I could do as most sensible authors do, and fill this in later. But I just don't feel comfortable without an accurate depiction of the action. I also worry that if I make a mistake up front, it will not get rectified latter. Also, it has...
Apr.28.2010 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2 First, a quick personal update. We will have been in the house 2 nights when you read this. We're getting acquainted with how everything works, and spending a lot of time and money at places like Wal-Mart, Costco, and BB&B! I have some new pots and pans, but we're still using paper plates...	Oct.12.2008 My New Novel Needs a Stopwatch - Thoughts on Pacing I am - at heart - a creature somewhat prone to habitual behavior. In this instance, the habit I want to discuss has to do with the structure of novels, and how my most recent book is not fitting that format. I also have a thought or two on WHY this is happening, but all in due course. Over the...