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

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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


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