7 Tips on Mastering Your Story's Pacing To Keep Readers Hooked

In this video, we cover 7 tips for having a better understanding of pacing an how it applies to your story. This video is mostly an introduction to pacing! Discover how pacing can make or break a story, and learn valuable tips on how to master it. Interested in submitting a topic, being interviewed, or suggesting an interviewee? Leave a comment or send me an email: Cameron (AT) Wrestling-with-words.com Interested in booking a 1-on-1 call to talk about your writing, stories, or publishing in general? You can book a call with me and I will review/critique up to 50 pages of your work: https://calendly.com/wrestling-with-w... ============================= Check Out These Articles: ============================= https://www.clareblackediting.com/blo... https://www.masterclass.com/articles/... https://www.redwoodink.com/resources/... (non-fiction, but still a good read) ============================= 🔴 Community Memberships:    / @wrestlingwithwords   🟠 Support me on Patreon!:   / wrestlingwithword   🟣 Join the Discord!:   / discord   ============================= ============================= Connect with me! ============================= 🐤 Twitter: ➡︎   / wrestling_words   📸 IG: ➡︎   / cameron_thomson_author   ============================= 📓Medium:   / wrestlingwithwords   🌲Linktree: https://linktr.ee/wrestling_with_words ============================= 📚Some of My Fiction (check out my Linktree for more!) ============================= -Static Love: https://tinyurl.com/474kaesf -Catatonic Cargo: https://tinyurl.com/bpa8jpbe -The One Who Did Not Go: https://tinyurl.com/sxkt285u -To Hold Something Like You: http://voicesdelaluna.org/ (Winter 2022 issue) ============================= Want to support the channel? ============================= ☕️ PayPal Tips: https://paypal.me/WrestlingWithWordsC... 🎥 Channel Membership:    / @wrestlingwithwords   ============================= My budget set up ============================= (*) Mic (Blue Yeti USB): https://amzn.to/3l7cvxz (*) Camera (but I also just use my phone): https://amzn.to/3QQzXu5 (*) Lighting: https://amzn.to/3HiEItw (*) Music and effects by Epidemic Sound: https://share.epidemicsound.com/n2bp50 Chapters: 00:00 Understanding Pacing 01:46 Part 1: Know where you're starting and where you're going 07:55 Part 2: Be in control of your dials 09:31 Part 3: Be selective about information (hooks) 11:50 Part 4: Introspection and response mechanisms 14:11 Part 5: Find story mechanisms to toggle the pacing 15:15 Part 6: Vary sentence length, paragraph length, and chapter length 15:58 Part 7: Start to really consider pacing after your first draft #writing #writingadvice #Wrestlingwithwordspodcast Some links with (*) above include affiliate commissions or referrals. I'm part of an affiliate network and I receive compensation from partner websites. #authortube #writers #writingtips #motivation