tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post8505760973398582695..comments2023-09-06T05:28:26.542-06:00Comments on David Powers King: Aspiring Advice: Pacing Your ActionDavid P. Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-66996257598846038952011-04-29T18:15:28.875-06:002011-04-29T18:15:28.875-06:00Thanks, everyone, and thank you Joshua for the lin...Thanks, everyone, and thank you Joshua for the link and adding your thoughts on this topic in your recent post. Sharing ideas makes the blogging experience an enjoyable one.<br /><br />Steph and Madeleine - I'll have to check those books out. Thanks for the recommendation.David P. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-88666562439394268582011-04-29T12:22:09.215-06:002011-04-29T12:22:09.215-06:00Great advice. I think I'll link to this post i...Great advice. I think I'll link to this post in my blog and then add a thought or two about description and pacing/action. joshuajperkey.blogspot.comJoshua J. Perkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15862765298421160157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-28362256626344987492011-04-29T12:05:40.001-06:002011-04-29T12:05:40.001-06:00Great advice. (= Spreading out the descriptions so...Great advice. (= Spreading out the descriptions so they aren't all in one clump, using shorter sentences and concise words pick up the pace for action scenes.<br />I have read so many books that fail at this and I skim to the end like you mentioned.Jo Schafferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11514820971898568397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-53302128009477752552011-04-29T11:07:08.144-06:002011-04-29T11:07:08.144-06:00Pacing is so tricky I just found reading heavy act...Pacing is so tricky I just found reading heavy action novels to be super helpful. Seeing how masters did it like Jerry Pournelle with his John Falkenberg series made it easy to see that you can blend elements like you mentioned with sentence length and fight duration to make a better scene.Steph Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00975939582442193113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-90008309291654638072011-04-29T08:51:58.844-06:002011-04-29T08:51:58.844-06:00Those are great rules! Pace and action are so impo...Those are great rules! Pace and action are so important in a great book. =DCarolyn V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05847827662443861424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-63345651715235445282011-04-29T06:59:02.210-06:002011-04-29T06:59:02.210-06:00The pace in 'The Chaos Walking' trilogy ce...The pace in 'The Chaos Walking' trilogy certainly kept us on the edge of our seats! Good post :O)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com