tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post609749738296900249..comments2024-03-23T04:19:04.366-04:00Comments on Are we there yet?: Pacing For Pleasure - Where Are The Experienced Writers?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-54872044404812289732012-08-18T20:09:55.283-04:002012-08-18T20:09:55.283-04:00Awesome! I hope you find other helpful nuggets whi...Awesome! I hope you find other helpful nuggets while reading here. Feel free to add your feedback wherever you find the desire. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-80394655670850729532012-08-18T19:52:34.592-04:002012-08-18T19:52:34.592-04:00Stumbled across your blog while searching for writ...Stumbled across your blog while searching for writing advice, and I have to say it is really very helpful.Aiden Fitzpatricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-21804072737722659052012-05-18T09:04:22.190-04:002012-05-18T09:04:22.190-04:00Thanks Lena! Glad you enjoyed it.Thanks Lena! Glad you enjoyed it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-83909637217049705582012-05-18T09:00:45.797-04:002012-05-18T09:00:45.797-04:00Diane, thanks for the great advice! Right on the m...Diane, thanks for the great advice! Right on the money! Take care!Lena Winfrey Hayathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14897692630733792007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-63497791579772786752012-05-18T07:23:49.362-04:002012-05-18T07:23:49.362-04:00Thank you for stopping by, Anthony! Anything I can...Thank you for stopping by, Anthony! Anything I can share to improve my reading experience is a GOOD thing. I'm happy if writers find it helpful. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-90295476100899024272012-05-18T07:21:20.338-04:002012-05-18T07:21:20.338-04:00Wow, thank you Jane! I'm happy to share.Wow, thank you Jane! I'm happy to share.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-17250878283767752772012-05-18T01:15:51.202-04:002012-05-18T01:15:51.202-04:00Great post. This gives me so much to think about w...Great post. This gives me so much to think about with my writing. It's great to learn something new then go back and look at what I've written and see how much it helps. Thankyou so much.Anthonyhttp://www.unfoldingmyth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-45869355662701668662012-05-17T18:31:33.414-04:002012-05-17T18:31:33.414-04:00Excellent piece, Diane. After spending 25 years w...Excellent piece, Diane. After spending 25 years writing television scripts where "cut to the chase" means just that and the "chase" was the director's problem, I feel like I'm starting all over again as I dip my toe into the fiction genre. Interestingly, a lot of what you've said here transcends genres, but just requires different mechanics. Pacing, for instance. For me, I hear the pacing as a conductor might orchestrate a piece of music. While Character development and dialogue always go hand in hand. I will re-read this post over and over and share it far and wide. Yes, it's always nice when a writer/lover knows what they're doing. ;)injaynesworldhttp://injaynesworld.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-62267248059699969102012-05-17T11:01:27.531-04:002012-05-17T11:01:27.531-04:00At least you get something down on paper. Worry ab...At least you get something down on paper. Worry about the other stuff when revising. :)<br /><br />I'm always reading, so I don't have time to write. lol<br /><br />Also glad you enjoyed the pacing tips.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-41790132223286956932012-05-17T10:03:18.993-04:002012-05-17T10:03:18.993-04:00This is such a helpful post! I feel like I struggl...This is such a helpful post! I feel like I struggle with pacing all the time - I start giving too much background, or dialogue stretches too long because I'm failing to close the loop, or I'm just plain over-writing a scene. It's so hard to find the right balance sometimes.<br />Thanks for your insight as always!!Ashley Chappellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111538335871215137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-37583546207953849392012-05-17T09:41:11.759-04:002012-05-17T09:41:11.759-04:00Please feel free to link back here, randi. I'm...Please feel free to link back here, randi. I'm happy you enjoyed it. BTW:<br /><br />"the guy who was socked in the nose and then his nose shattered and the blood came out of his nose and that blood was blood-red and it was the bloodiest red blood that ever came out of someone's shattered nose."<br /><br />This got the attention of my colleagues when I laughed out loud. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-36683449191813977462012-05-17T09:38:50.227-04:002012-05-17T09:38:50.227-04:00Thanks Sharon! What about the long drawn out sex s...Thanks Sharon! What about the long drawn out sex scenes? Come on, I've seen those photos you post. :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-31398686970432908172012-05-17T09:38:11.030-04:002012-05-17T09:38:11.030-04:00I once skipped 29 chapters of a book. Yep, the fir...I once skipped 29 chapters of a book. Yep, the first chapter I recall was a chase that led nowhere. lolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-81700448323096353082012-05-17T09:37:26.497-04:002012-05-17T09:37:26.497-04:00Yeah, Eve. You have to care about the person you&#...Yeah, Eve. You have to care about the person you're reading about. If you haven't read it yet, David Copperfield by Charles Dickens was my favorite.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-39085994390652642242012-05-17T09:36:28.058-04:002012-05-17T09:36:28.058-04:00I have to buy that book. Thanks for stopping by, E...I have to buy that book. Thanks for stopping by, E!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-86672667529001314672012-05-17T09:35:48.412-04:002012-05-17T09:35:48.412-04:00I agree about the balance. In romance, I go with s...I agree about the balance. In romance, I go with slow, especially if it's filled with a lot of tension. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-14505321054935863572012-05-17T09:01:06.017-04:002012-05-17T09:01:06.017-04:00This is an *excellent* post and it's exactly w...This is an *excellent* post and it's exactly why I always run over to read your updates. You are so completely right-on all of your points here, and this post should be listed in a writing "how-to" manual somewhere.<br /><br />It drives me bonkers when a fight scene lasts eighteen paragraphs. The action should happen as quickly when you read it as it would happen in real life. There's no need to read about the guy who was socked in the nose and then his nose shattered and the blood came out of his nose and that blood was blood-red and it was the bloodiest red blood that ever came out of someone's shattered nose.<br /><br />Woah, talk about a ran! Anyway, you summed it up perfectly: short + snappy = good fight scene.<br /><br />I'm thinking my blog post this week is going to be about some of the great blog posts I've read this week! Mind if I mention yours? I think people will benefit from reading this post.randi leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14207001299508931034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-79414490448665092202012-05-17T07:48:31.212-04:002012-05-17T07:48:31.212-04:00you are sooooooooooo right about pacing in combat ...you are sooooooooooo right about pacing in combat scenes. The long drawn out detailed ones make me crazy. Great postSharon Stognerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732141088637958862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-54341115456234734942012-05-17T02:27:34.213-04:002012-05-17T02:27:34.213-04:00Awesome tips. I hate it when I start skipping line...Awesome tips. I hate it when I start skipping lines. that's when I give up on a book.magic minthttp://www.loneswing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-18847046087869114722012-05-17T01:31:28.889-04:002012-05-17T01:31:28.889-04:00I'm currently reading a book that won the Puli...I'm currently reading a book that won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and has fabulous character development and layered sequences with multiple plot points, great details etc. and yet, I'm actually bored to tears. I keep asking myself. "Who cares?" I think this is a great post Diane and everyone has a different idea of what or who is great when it comes to writing. Intangible Heartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05047040538015079182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-11228830314961545222012-05-16T22:49:44.862-04:002012-05-16T22:49:44.862-04:00Nice post! There is definitely something to be sa...Nice post! There is definitely something to be said for fast-paced novels! Perhaps not the best written piece of literature, but I could not put The DaVinci Code down. Just one more page...E.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08362521696011839816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-24057012777810250852012-05-16T22:27:43.753-04:002012-05-16T22:27:43.753-04:00Good post! It's something to take into conside...Good post! It's something to take into consideration as I write. And like Kelly, I tend to like fast paced novels. Sometimes that makes me concerned that my book is moving too quickly. But it's all about balancing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17973242728265092842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-36494397615131898402012-05-16T17:10:45.566-04:002012-05-16T17:10:45.566-04:00Thanks, Kelly! I like fast paced as well, especial...Thanks, Kelly! I like fast paced as well, especially if it's a suspense thriller. :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-16375213478906263162012-05-16T17:04:44.357-04:002012-05-16T17:04:44.357-04:00Great post. I tend to like fast paced novels. Slow...Great post. I tend to like fast paced novels. Slow ones lose me.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.com