tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post7455329846207358650..comments2024-02-02T23:22:33.356-08:00Comments on From Sarah, With Joy: Slowing Down the PaceSarah Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-62199358450592343592011-10-26T03:40:37.461-07:002011-10-26T03:40:37.461-07:00About the only thing I can suggest is practice.
I...About the only thing I can suggest is practice.<br /><br />I uses to suffer the same thing way back in high school, in that I would write essays and quite frequently skip an important paragraph and mess up the entire essay.<br /><br />I still have the same problem with my writing, in that sometimes I'll jump ahead and forget a particular detail, which results in me going off on an unintended and unwanted path.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-65572915366146888242011-10-26T02:04:23.600-07:002011-10-26T02:04:23.600-07:00I tend to rush through everything in life especial...I tend to rush through everything in life especially a first draft at a very high speed. I often go back and use dialogue to slow the pace.Melissa Sugarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16268333458796847721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-43180851473830635562011-10-25T14:55:08.225-07:002011-10-25T14:55:08.225-07:00Thanks for visiting. Try my book. Stop by the bl...Thanks for visiting. Try my book. Stop by the blog again soon!Virginia Llorcahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08354795459855491623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-20311924947701880582011-10-25T14:01:48.177-07:002011-10-25T14:01:48.177-07:00Dialogue. Dialogue. Dialogue.Dialogue. Dialogue. Dialogue.shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596621767297173021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-39619850651889326952011-10-25T12:04:53.952-07:002011-10-25T12:04:53.952-07:00My M/C has internal dialogue that shows her confli...My M/C has internal dialogue that shows her conflict. Since she is a child, she is also a rambler and distractable. So that helps me in keeps from moving too quickly through the current event.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-15006392181344182982011-10-25T11:11:12.303-07:002011-10-25T11:11:12.303-07:00I rush through my manuscript to get it all down. T...I rush through my manuscript to get it all down. Then, I let it stew and simmer.<br />As I read back over it, I mark the places that need more. Then, I go back and take my time, playing each scene out in my head. <br />This is when the plot can change.<br />It's a long process, but I like the revision stage.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709337648526767821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-60320086740669049572011-10-25T10:29:48.803-07:002011-10-25T10:29:48.803-07:00I wish I had this problem. My writing tends to be ...I wish I had this problem. My writing tends to be very slow. But I will say that the best way I know how to pace things is by stepping back, reading it and seeing it as a whole. I can't make sense of the pacing until I can read the whole thing.Melissa Sarnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11215683401795724259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-29352932005639453842011-10-25T10:21:12.021-07:002011-10-25T10:21:12.021-07:00I'm fast-paced at everything I do, including w...I'm fast-paced at everything I do, including writing. I'm also impatient. I like instant results. The "nature sounds" you mention is one of the things I do. Walking in the woods on our farm, taking in world of nature, helps me to gear down and remember I am not really in so big a hurry. I enjoy your blog, and I like your writing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004357754933220469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-20081187771201219802011-10-25T10:15:37.610-07:002011-10-25T10:15:37.610-07:00First I would tell you "no". Your writi...First I would tell you "no". Your writing has a flow to it. If you rush from A to B, that's fine. Going back to edit will always be better than stopping and trying to edit now or change your style. As the cable guy says. Get-er-done! The more you write and the more you edit, you will start to incorporate this into your writing as you go on.<br /><br />For myself my main tools of slowing things down and filling in between scenes is: Dialogue, and the Ordinary World (I blogged about the ordinary world last week)<br /><br />For example, in my second book there is a LOT of traveling going on. Instead of skipping the travel and having the story pick up when the characters arrive. I use these lulls in the action to fill in back-story. It lets the reader catch their breath and they get to learn something new about a character or two.<br /><br />I have a good example of this I would like to cut and paste, but this isn't my blog. :)SBJoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457239074744509487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-57944209196631400572011-10-25T09:34:21.944-07:002011-10-25T09:34:21.944-07:00I tend not to write too much description and such ...I tend not to write too much description and such in the first draft. I do think adding descriptions, showing vs telling, etc. can affect pace. Speed it up or slow it down. You definitely don't want it to be too slow, but too fast can leave the readers confused. <br /><br />I haven't tried this, but I hear reading the manuscript aloud can help with pacing.Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-43262930132293730892011-10-25T08:04:18.733-07:002011-10-25T08:04:18.733-07:00I wish I could, but I rush everything too! :) My f...I wish I could, but I rush everything too! :) My first drafts are always the bare bones of the story, and I don't think there's anything wrong with that. I flesh out the characters, sub-plots and details later.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-47891015814486851072011-10-25T06:45:31.717-07:002011-10-25T06:45:31.717-07:00I rush through my manuscript too. Many times I get...I rush through my manuscript too. Many times I get little notes from my CPs like: [Too fast. Show me motivation, reaction, setting.]<br /><br />It's only after my CPs point out the rushed scenes that I can go back and tease out what the pov character is feeling and seeing, and how he should react.<br /><br />I know what the pov character is thinking, but my readers don't have ESP. I have to share what's already a known variable in my mind.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.com