Oct 26, 2024 · Writing concerns - Part 1 - Fear of writing a bad novel Discussion in ' General Writing ' started by Mish, Oct 26, 2024.

Jun 21, 2017 · Pacing and word count Discussion in ' Word Mechanics ' started by RWK, Jun 20, 2017. So my current project is sitting at 60k words; I try to keep my novels around the 100k mark, but it isn't …

Nov 28, 2009 · What do you do to relax? Discussion in ' The Lounge ' started by Blackwaltz, Nov 24, 2009. When I'm writing I tend to wind myself up and need to stop and take a breather before I can …

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 …

Nov 14, 2009 · How do I start a story? Ive written a few novellas and plenty of short stories, but every time I write a novella and I re-read the first chapter it is never all that good. I either don't introduce …

Jun 1, 2018 · Pacing is also an issue. Quieter scenes must balance out the "louder" scenes, but, as I mentioned above, those can be more difficult to pull off and make convincing.

Apr 16, 2020 · I've been doing chapters mainly based on pacing, but also trying to end each chapter on a significant note. My story has multiple main POV characters with independent but frequently …

Sep 1, 2022 · Think, and think and maybe do some pacing, and connections are made, bridges made. And it comes to you. You get over that horizon. You are able to say exactly what you wanted to say. …

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...

Sep 22, 2022 · HOWEVER, one of the betas said that the pacing works really well, and shes worried that adding in a few more scenes (or expanding on the past tense ones that were mentioned) may …