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Writing Excuses 10.34: Q&A on Pacing

Writing Excuses

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How to Promise Something to Someone in the First Few Pages

Brent Weeks uses thriller pacing to make a 300,000-word book read like a thriller. Jim Butcher does this as well in his Codex Alera books. Brent Weeks' books are often one day or two days long. They use these things we've been talking about for fast pacing.

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