I’m working on a series on pacing. You can see other posts in the series here. … Here are the stages of the Hero’s Journey: Departure. Call to Adventure. Refusal of the Call. Supernatural Aid. Crossing the First Threshold. Belly of the Whale. Initiation. The Road of Trials. The Meeting with the Goddess. The Woman as […]
I’m working on a series on pacing. You can see other posts in the series here. … Now that we’ve looked at words, sentences, dialogue, and paragraphs…let’s look at plot. Plot has pacing, just like everything else in writing. The number and type of events in a plot add another layer to the pacing, beyond
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I’m working on a series on pacing. You can see other posts in the series here. … That damned cask of Amontillado. Does it even exist? Is it what Montressor toasted Fortunato with, at the very end of the story? No matter. We only ask ourselves questions of pacing today. All your questions shall be
I’m trying to look at books the way a librarian might, in order to help get me better at thinking from a reader’s point of view. Here are the other posts in the series. Haunted is a collection of short horror stories tied together by one story that threads together the others. I do not recommend
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I’m working on a series on pacing. You can see other posts in the series here. … It’s a big jump, going from “The Quick Brown Fox” to Edgar Allen Poe, but I think we’re ready. Take a moment to look at the story, here. Whatever you do, don’t stop to read it. Bah! Just skim
I’m working on a series on pacing. You can see other posts in the series here. … We’ve just looked at words. Now let’s look at phrases. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. Our phrases here are: The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog or however you want to slice
(public domain photo) The video “How Robin Williams Makes Us Smile” is from a solid YouTube series by Ryan Hollinger on movies, games, etc., and I particularly like the creator’s perspective on horror. This video explains just what the title says: how Robin Williams makes us smile. Hint: he’s honest about his emotions. As I was
I’m working on a series on pacing. You can see other posts in the series here. … All right, let’s get out a thesaurus and look up dog. pup, puppy, bitch, cur, doggy, hound, mongrel, mutt, pooch, stray, tyke, bowwow, fido, flea bag, man’s best friend, tail-wagger As well as a list of dog breeds. Affenpinscher,
I’m trying to look at books the way a librarian might, in order to help get me better at thinking from a reader’s point of view. Here are the other posts in the series. My Favorite Thing Is Monsters is another graphic novel. (I checked a stack of best-of graphic novels all out at once,
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I’m working on a series on pacing. You can see other posts in the series here. … Dear engineer types, I am a poet type. So I’m borrowing the metaphor from my spouse, who works in IT and does woodworking. Let’s agree to look at pacing as a woodworking project. We start with our raw
