tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post7738662009592381037..comments2024-02-21T05:25:03.233-05:00Comments on Adventures in YA Publishing: Pacing: Racing vs. SpacingMartina Boonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-12734972850781817532011-01-07T15:01:22.160-05:002011-01-07T15:01:22.160-05:00What an insightful analysis of pacing, Charlie. I ...What an insightful analysis of pacing, Charlie. I especially appreciate the window into your own writing process. This will be helpful to fiction writers for all audiences, not just children and YA. Thank you.Joan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06423337694076541862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-8349070063172135922010-11-29T13:00:20.593-05:002010-11-29T13:00:20.593-05:00You've tackled a tricky topic here, Charlie, w...You've tackled a tricky topic here, Charlie, with your ever-poignant instruction. Interrogation reflects the road map you lay out in this blog and it's so helpful to hear the steps you took to pull that off. Congrats on another winner.writingmattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397670249122931866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-56013964232145303742010-11-23T23:18:28.937-05:002010-11-23T23:18:28.937-05:00"Yawn, want a soda, means speed up. Dizzy, be..."Yawn, want a soda, means speed up. Dizzy, bewildered, slow down." Eleven words that might have been the NUGGET to this whole post. If I can now incorporate that wisdom into my repertoire, I will be a much improved writer. Thanks for the wonderful post....Michael Morrellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-51763690694319982672010-11-23T16:49:13.618-05:002010-11-23T16:49:13.618-05:00Pacing is something I struggle with, and I like th...Pacing is something I struggle with, and I like the idea of measuring your own reactions as you're reading through your own work. If we're bored or hurried, other readers will be too. Thank you!Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-47176402255647359062010-11-23T13:28:59.973-05:002010-11-23T13:28:59.973-05:00That is great way to judge it. I think I'm a r...That is great way to judge it. I think I'm a racer sometimes LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-15465861457631587102010-11-23T13:03:01.382-05:002010-11-23T13:03:01.382-05:00The way you go through a manuscript and note your ...The way you go through a manuscript and note your reactions during revision is a great idea. Thanks for sharing that tip.Beth MacKinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14510201092365855223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-66318126903409837232010-11-23T11:40:18.509-05:002010-11-23T11:40:18.509-05:00Wonderful guest post! Great explanation of pacing...Wonderful guest post! Great explanation of pacing and a good a way to gauge it. Especially if you find your mind wandering or confusion setting in!Lisa Gail Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648323153868702165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-23232095146147382262010-11-23T11:07:06.744-05:002010-11-23T11:07:06.744-05:00Great description of an example of how to pace. I ...Great description of an example of how to pace. I see the action unfolding like a movie too. Good point about sometimes slowing down the pace so things won't get too frantic or hurried; I often think faster is always better, and that's not necessarily so!Carol Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092209912983783974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-6768133188142673242010-11-23T10:02:24.403-05:002010-11-23T10:02:24.403-05:00The story does sound interesting. As does your re...The story does sound interesting. As does your revision process. If you're reading comments, how do you pull the writer out of the reader, to be able to read your own story and pull out the "boring" parts?J.A. Soudershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460557430817566294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-70031324419818451542010-11-23T08:10:49.833-05:002010-11-23T08:10:49.833-05:00Sounds like an exciting story! Thanks for sharing....Sounds like an exciting story! Thanks for sharing.Laura Paulinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06503090226508079501noreply@blogger.com