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Here's a #WritingCraftMC thread I got a request for a while back: How to fix a soggy middle!
So often we have a great beginning for a book and an exciting ending, and then the middle chapters are just kind of...there?
The good news is that you can absolutely fix that!
So often we have a great beginning for a book and an exciting ending, and then the middle chapters are just kind of...there?
The good news is that you can absolutely fix that!
The bad news is that it's a lot of work. 😅
BUT HEY! Not being afraid of work is like one of the top 5 key things you need to be a published writer! And structural stuff is always a ton of work to fix and that's totally fine and normal and everyone has to do it. So let's go!
BUT HEY! Not being afraid of work is like one of the top 5 key things you need to be a published writer! And structural stuff is always a ton of work to fix and that's totally fine and normal and everyone has to do it. So let's go!
So there are multiple ways to wind up with a soggy middle, and the fix is different depending on what the issue is. I'm going to run down some common issues and suggest fixes for each.
I had a request for a thread on pacing, and specifically on how to figure out what's messing up your pacing when you can tell it's off. This is a great topic, so here we go!
#writingcraftmc thread!
#writingcraftmc thread!
There are a whole bunch of factors that contribute to good pacing, and sometimes you get that feeling that it's not what it should be but aren't sure why. (This still happens to me ALL THE TIME—I just spent a bunch of time fixing pacing in my WIP, in fact.) Some things to check:
STAKES. If you have a long stretch of low-stakes scenes, that'll often cause pacing to fall flat (or if you have so many super-high-stakes scenes in a row that readers get burned out; they need time to process). I find it helpful to make a stakes map: melissacaruso.net/2016/08/22/sta…
