Writing Problem: The Narrative Falls Into a Repetitive Pattern
Problem: The Narrative Falls Into a Repetitive Pattern
Solution: Does the story begin at the right point? Are the characters introduced in scenes where they exert the right influence? Are the novel's emotional beats consistent (or meaningful)? What's the tempo like? Is the pacing balanced and purposeful at the sentence level, scene level, and act level? Is the story's use of description unique and dynamic? What's the difference between the author voice, the narrator voice, and the character voice? Be as flexible or inflexible as needed, but above all, be willing to learn.
Writing Resources:
Never Lie Beyond What You're Capable of Selling (How to Fight Write)
How to Craft Your Protagonist's Inner and Outer Journeys (The Novel Smithy)
5 Ways to Keep Reader's Interest When They Know Something the Character Doesn't (Writing Questions Answered)
Variations on Story Structure: A List (September C. Fawkes)
8 Common Pacing Problems (September C. Fawkes)
How Structure Affects Pacing (September C. Fawkes)
Quick Plotting Tip: Write Your Story Backwards (bucketsiler; ahbwrites)
What Is Pacing in Writing? Mastering Pace (Now Novel)
โฏ โฏ Adapted from the writing masterpost series: 19 Things That Are Wrong With Your Novel (and How to Fix Them)