Time and pacing are always foremost thoughts in an author’s mind when they are plotting or writing.
Is it too slow?
Is it too fast?
What if I slow it down a bit, will people lose interest?
And then there comes the moment when the plot puzzle seems to not work together timewise. What do you do then?
This Writer Unboxed post offers some insight into how to deal with this conundrum. Happy reading!~
We’ve all had the experience of something being over in a flash and, in contrast, of time feeling endless. Time feels different, depending on where we are and what we want. It’s the same for our characters—and our readers. As writers, we juggle several kinds of time. I hadn’t really thought about this—not explicitly—until I…
Character Time and Reader Time — Writer Unboxed