To
develop uniqueness and feeling of the moment forward pace is reduced. Pace slows with silence and description of
sight, smell or touch as an event unfolds extending tension. Expand tension with characters inner thoughts
before their reaction, dialogue or scene description. Readers share terror, fear or joy in events and
the experiences of crowds or characters.
When characters thoughts of-and their circumstances are described, the
scene slows then feelings increase unique to the character. Scenes slow down the action. Sound and new setting description can direct,
set mood and pick up the pace. A
characters statement with opinion imagery can control scene pace, a contrast to
the previous scene. Action dialogue
scenes can pick up the pace. Narrative
information about key scenes brings the scene alive for the reader. Those scenes may be effective for chapter
openings or section transitions. Pick up the pace by condensing slow text and
summery also speeds up the pace. Create a
clear writing flow that makes the logical connections and is easier to read.
Slow
Pace:
J.R.R.
Tolkien’ The Hobbit (Middle-Earth Universe), this introduction to the hobbit
Bilbo Baggins, the wizard Gandalf, Gollum, and the spectacular world of
Middle-earth recounts of the adventures of a reluctant hero, a powerful and
dangerous ring, and the cruel dragon Smaug the Magnificent. The text in this
372-page paperback edition is based on that first published in Great Britain by
Collins Modern Classics (1998), and includes a note on the text by Douglas A.
Anderson (2001). Unforgettable!
Josephine
Tey’ The Daughter of Time, inspector Alan Grant of Scotland Yard, recuperating
from a broken leg, becomes fascinated with a contemporary portrait of Richard
III that bears no resemblance to the Wicked Uncle of history. Could such a
sensitive, noble face actually belong to one of the world’s most heinous
villains—a venomous hunchback who may have killed his brother’s children to
make his crown secure? Or could Richard have been the victim, turned into a
monster by the usurpers of England’s throne? Grant determines to find out once
and for all, with the help of the British Museum and an American scholar, what
kind of man Richard Plantagenet really was and who killed the Little Princes in
the Tower.
Paced:
Hakan
Nesser’ Hour of the Wolf, soon Chief Inspector Van Veeteren, now retired from
the Maardam police force, will face his greatest trial yet as someone close to
him is, inexplicably, murdered. Van Veeteren's former colleagues, desperate for
answers, struggle to decipher the clues to this appalling crime.
Elmore
Leonard’ Djibouti, they learn soon enough that almost no one in the Middle East
is who he seems to be. The most successful pirate, driving his Mercedes around
Djibouti, appears to be a good guy, but his pal, a cultured Saudi diplomat, has
dubious connections. Billy Wynn, a Texas billionaire, plays mysterious roles as
the mood strikes him. He's promised his girlfriend, Helene, a nifty fashion
model, that he'll marry her if she doesn't become seasick or bored while
circling the world on his yacht. And there's Jama Raisuli, a black al Qaeda
terrorist from Miami, who's vowed to blow up something big.
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