Pace and plot

A well-paced narrative that keeps a reader hooked from the opening sentences through to the closing pages of a book is a difficult but sought after skill. This collection of articles on pace and plot provide essential tips on how to keep your readers turning those pages.

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5 min read
20th October 2015
Edited
25th January 2021
William Ryan on the importance of drawing your reader into your story from the very first pages. For more free articles on the writing and publishing...
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7 min read
9th September 2015
Edited
23rd September 2020
How is a story born? From where do the ideas for novels come? Rebecca Mascull explores one of the most interesting questions we can ask of a story:...
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6 min read
26th February 2015
Edited
14th October 2020

Gone Girl, How to be Both, Instructions for a Heatwave: everyone’s at it - using dual or multiple narratives to interweave two or more stories...