As we said last week, we're talking about pacing, and we've divided the concept into two parts. Last week we covered "sense of progress." This week we're talking about the passage of time. We discuss the tools we use, some of which are very mechanical (scene breaks, chapter breaks) and some of which are quite intricate, and require finesse to get right.

As we said last week, we're talking about pacing, and we've divided the concept into two parts. Last week we covered "sense of progress." This week we're talking about the passage of time. We discuss the tools we use, some of which are very mechanical (scene breaks, chapter breaks) and some of which are quite intricate, and require finesse to get right.

As we said last week, we're talking about pacing, and we've divided the concept into two parts. Last week we covered "sense of progress." This week we're talking about the passage of time. We discuss the tools we use, some of which are very mechanical (scene breaks, chapter breaks) and some of which are quite&nbsp;intricate, and require finesse to get right.

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Writing Excuses 10.32: How Do I Control the Speed of the Story?