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Tuning Your Ears--First Step in Developing the Right Pacing for Your Book

Tuning Your Ears--First Step in Developing the Right Pacing for Your Book

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Mary Carroll Moore
Jun 30, 2008
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My first visit to the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, I saw Puccini’s Turandot. There wasn’t a moment during Puccini’s music or story when my attention wandered.

That’s exactly what good pacing does. It doesn’t let the reader wander.

Start tuning your writer’s ears by re-reading books you love. Pick three in the genre of your book.

● To study how th…

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