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  1. Writing concerns - Part 1 - Fear of writing a bad novel

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

  2. Pacing and word count | Creative Writing Forums - Writing Help, …

    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 …

  3. What do you do to relax? | Creative Writing Forums - Writing Help ...

    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 …

  4. Short Story - Short Story Syndrome | Creative Writing Forums

    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 …

  5. Failure of the Audience - Writing Forums

    May 21, 2019 · Based on the pacing so far, they should have taken, oh three more seasons to prepare the ground for where they are now. And in that context, I certainly blame the authors …

  6. Pacing worries | Creative Writing Forums - Writing Help, Writing ...

    Dec 19, 2020 · So basically, I'm writing a story where a regular boy, besides being kind of an outcast, lives a very normal life and sort of has a sort of character...

  7. How in God's Name do you Begin?; or, Pacing and Me, a Rocky ...

    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 …

  8. Writer's high | Creative Writing Forums - Writing Help, Writing ...

    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 …

  9. Novel - Chapter Length | Creative Writing Forums - Writing Help ...

    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 …

  10. Writing a story with more drama than action and need advice

    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.