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...