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Do you have tips for how to keep readers turning pages in a slow-paced, homey story?
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Lisa
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Do you have any favorite books to recommend to writers that showcase great pacing?
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Jacqueline
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What are your tips for making slow paced books compelling?
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Do you think pacing and quick page turners are even more important in the digital space where users are used to clicking and swiping faster?
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What are your tips for slowing pacing down if it’s too fast without taking away from the story? What are some ways to tell pacing is too fast?
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how do you recommend incorporating world-building elements without bogging down the pacing of the novel?
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When you have a high-action, fast-paced book, what are some tips for keeping characters/emotions/arcs from falling to the side?
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How do you handle pacing for stories that have a lot of elements that you want to touch on? Character arcs, aspects of the world, etc? I don’t want the story to drag but I want to be able to reveal everything that I have on the table.
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Tamara
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What is the ideal pace for YA?
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Hannah
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What are some of the most common pitfalls of pacing in YA?
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Jennifer Bushroe
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How can an author be mindful of pacing when writing multiple POVs (3 or more)?
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What is your opinion of using longer sentences at the beginning of a novel, but shortening them as the story ramps up to accelerate the pace?
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Tamara
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Are there any resources that you like for planning effective pacing from the beginning of the writing process (while you’re brainstorming ideas, developing a synopsis or outline, etc.)?
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Suzi
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Marissa mentioned using Save the Cat. What other resources do you recommend for structure and pacing?
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how do you personally avoid the infamous “mushy middle” of a story?
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how do you keep track of the pacing in a multi-book series?
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