Pace and plot

A well-paced narrative that keeps a reader hooked from the opening sentences through to the closing pages of a book is a difficult but sought after skill. This collection of articles on pace and plot provide essential tips on how to keep your readers turning those pages.

Blog
3 min read
17th September 2021
Edited
5th January 2022

Look at a children’s book that you have enjoyed and is of similar length to the one you are writing.

See if you can take apart the...

Blog
2 min read
17th September 2021
Edited
25th May 2022

Although chapter summaries are more often used for writers of non-fiction when they are putting together their submission materials, writing a...

Article
6 min read
15th July 2021
Edited
11th August 2021
In this exclusive extract from the Writers' & Artists' Guide to How to Write, acclaimed author and W&A course leader, William Ryan, focusses...
Blog
5 min read
21st June 2021
Edited
22nd June 2021

Over the years I’ve struggled with this question, finding it impossible to judge my own work. Adept at knowing when someone else’s manuscript hits...