tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post3133848831244311942..comments2023-12-26T18:33:04.681-08:00Comments on Writability: Pacing Tip: Contrast in PlotGabe (Ava Jae)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04778524723148508140noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-59643526959909411322013-10-11T20:27:46.565-07:002013-10-11T20:27:46.565-07:00Ah, yes. I definitely find that pre-plotting helps...Ah, yes. I definitely find that pre-plotting helps quite a bit.Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-77175409060945420552013-10-11T20:04:48.089-07:002013-10-11T20:04:48.089-07:00I've been getting the hang of it more since I ...I've been getting the hang of it more since I have been planning the stories more before hand recently.RoweMatthewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-63675985472565133502013-10-11T08:00:43.477-07:002013-10-11T08:00:43.477-07:00Thanks, Melissa! And excellent! :D Keeping the hig...Thanks, Melissa! And excellent! :D Keeping the high/low balance is important.Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-60227333197422612702013-10-11T07:38:42.202-07:002013-10-11T07:38:42.202-07:00Excellent post!
Yes! I try to keep things interes...Excellent post!<br /><br />Yes! I try to keep things interesting, while giving the reader a break from time to time.Melissa Maygrovehttp://melissamaygrove.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-31005205086044705592013-10-11T07:13:29.003-07:002013-10-11T07:13:29.003-07:00Thank you, Sarah! It sounds like you're on the...Thank you, Sarah! It sounds like you're on the right track. :)Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-33899266843905291172013-10-11T07:13:02.025-07:002013-10-11T07:13:02.025-07:00Thank you! Pacing is something that you have to st...Thank you! Pacing is something that you have to step away from your work to really see. When you're in the moment and writing that scene, the last thing you're going to be thinking about is whether the scene is paced correctly. It's yet another aspect, I think, that's best tweaked in revisions if you find it's not quite the way you want it to be.Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-73325488841737979612013-10-11T06:59:14.192-07:002013-10-11T06:59:14.192-07:00Great advice! I think I may actually have this dow...Great advice! I think I may actually have this down in my WIP. Things seem perfect at one point, then go horribly wrong, then get resolved, then go wrong again, then are temporarily fixed until the climax of the story.Sarah Anne Fosternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-74813894697253742232013-10-11T05:39:32.138-07:002013-10-11T05:39:32.138-07:00Great piece! Something well worth remembering. I o...Great piece! Something well worth remembering. I often find it hard to picture the pace of the scene I'm writing, the pace of the chapter and the pace of the novel as a whole. It's quite a handfulRoweMatthewnoreply@blogger.com