tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post1059397481851285435..comments2023-10-26T06:33:50.775-05:00Comments on E.J. Wesley, Author: The Thoughtful Pause & Keeping PaceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273059558675234923noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-57833421524603151652015-09-29T23:35:59.788-05:002015-09-29T23:35:59.788-05:00I say many thanks to Mr. admin website I read this...I say many thanks to Mr. admin website I read this, because in this website I know a lot of information information that I did not know before his<br /><br /><a href="http://ow.ly/NaYYB" rel="nofollow">Pengobatan Penyakit Kulit Herbal</a> <br /><a href="http://ow.ly/Nb3vF" rel="nofollow">Obat Infeksi Kulit</a> <br /><a href="http://ow.ly/NaWwx" rel="nofollow">Cara Menghilangkan Flek Paru Paru</a>keishkaylaaazzalea@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01381564380919953330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-11494022185193678262011-09-17T12:36:23.248-05:002011-09-17T12:36:23.248-05:00It's interesting, since I myself prefer using ...It's interesting, since I myself prefer using longer sentences in writing, but verbally, I have clandestinely discovered, I speak in short stabs, so to speak.<br />I prefer reading that is a little more detailed, but without lagging behind. It's important to remember that one only has a certain amount of words before you start to lose your reader. Make them count.Germandt Geldenhuyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17930467405472608975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-14945534401949221972011-06-09T10:20:40.904-05:002011-06-09T10:20:40.904-05:00I channel George R.R. Martin...think about the one...I channel George R.R. Martin...think about the one thing I want to do in a chapter and save that until the end. Then load 22 pages of descriptive text of people inner monologuing about useless crap etc in front of that one good thing.<br /><br />I'm just kidding...I don't do that. But he does.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-50340990686911307132011-06-08T11:44:50.561-05:002011-06-08T11:44:50.561-05:00I don't have a trick. It just seems to come na...I don't have a trick. It just seems to come naturally.Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685538277690762655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-74999306301203156952011-06-08T11:21:12.363-05:002011-06-08T11:21:12.363-05:00Thanks for the great linkies! Good stuff to ponder...Thanks for the great linkies! Good stuff to ponder and apply to our stories. :) Even in a thriller novel, those "rests" can actually make the fast parts seem more breathless!Carol Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092209912983783974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-59818527266433021202011-06-08T08:42:21.025-05:002011-06-08T08:42:21.025-05:00I tend to just worry about getting the story down ...I tend to just worry about getting the story down when I write. Now I have to pay attention to pacing while I'm revising. <br /><br />:-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-67432595998014814592011-06-07T05:40:56.759-05:002011-06-07T05:40:56.759-05:00Yeah, that story I wrote and featured on the "...Yeah, that story I wrote and featured on the "Power of TEnsion" blogfest goes onto a scene that's not QUITE as dramatic, and I haven't yet decided whether or not that's okay - I mean, gotta let the reader catch their breath sometime don't I? heheTrishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-76850062480559695542011-06-07T03:54:36.564-05:002011-06-07T03:54:36.564-05:00I don't think too much about pace in the first...I don't think too much about pace in the first draft, although I might naturally do it without thinking sometimes (if I'm lucky). In the rewrites I spend a lot of time rereading stuff to try and make it sound right for the context.<br /><br />mood<br /><a href="http://moodywriting.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Moody Writing</a><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/mooderino" rel="nofollow">@mooderino</a>mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-88587078357954255332011-06-06T18:35:49.745-05:002011-06-06T18:35:49.745-05:00I think about pacing when in the editing phase. W...I think about pacing when in the editing phase. When I'm revising shorter pieces like picture book manuscripts and essays I usually read them out loud. I should try to read my longer stuff out loud too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226974782422398270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-79168081748249466732011-06-06T18:35:31.605-05:002011-06-06T18:35:31.605-05:00Great post! Mine is, like you mentioned, shortenin...Great post! Mine is, like you mentioned, shortening sentences to create tension or lengthening them to create confusion or lulling depending on the punctuation usage.<br /><br />I agree on Alex's take! ;)<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://elizabethmueller.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">♥.•*¨Elizabeth¨*•.♥</a><br />Can Alex save Winter from the darkness that hunts her?<br />YA Paranormal Romance, <a href="http://www.authorelizabethmueller.com/" rel="nofollow"><i>Darkspell</i></a> coming fall of 2011!Elizabeth Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06028099814857743134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-50985034686446006212011-06-06T17:58:36.607-05:002011-06-06T17:58:36.607-05:00@ Alex: It can be really hard to take your foot of...@ Alex: It can be really hard to take your foot off the gas when you're excited writing a scene!<br /><br />@Shelly: Via thoughts is interesting ... Now that I say that I I realize that I probably should have brought up the impact of POV on pacing. I think first person more easily allows for a fast pace, but maybe that's just me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273059558675234923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-15853869605516813992011-06-06T17:51:29.524-05:002011-06-06T17:51:29.524-05:00I pace when I edit. Sometimes I do it through the ...I pace when I edit. Sometimes I do it through the characters thoughts. Sometimes their actions. Alot, in dialogue.shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596621767297173021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-36503049361924508342011-06-06T17:49:24.518-05:002011-06-06T17:49:24.518-05:00I think of the pace at both times. I'm not rap...I think of the pace at both times. I'm not rapid fire, but it moves forward quickly. Even had to slow down the last big scene in the sequel to my book because it didn't provide a lot of breathing room.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com